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Record Labels Put The Brakes On CD Copy Locks
News Fearful of consumer backlash, major record labels in the United States have slowed controversial plans for making CDs more difficult to copy, even as tension over online music piracy mounts. Now major record labels themselves have put the brakes on...
[September 3, 2002, 13:28]
Record Labels Win Round Against File-swapping Students
News Sydney University can't hide behind claims that file-swapping data sought by record labels was deleted from its system, an Australian federal judge has ruled. In addition, the record industry's representative argued that it takes several...
[July 31, 2003, 9:40]
Record Labels Targeted In Napster Suit
News Prompted by arguments presented by Napster's legal team, US District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel grilled music industry lawyers about antitrust concerns related to MusicNet and Pressplay, joint ventures between two groups of major record labels to...
[October 11, 2001, 12:01]
Record Labels Win Round Against File-swapping Students
Talkback They will do this by generating such massive animosity between music consumers and record labels and their artists that consumers may boycott any individual or business represented by RIAA. RIAA really want to kill off the music business.
[July 31, 2003, 12:55]
Kazaa Firm Banned From Suing Record Labels
News Sharman Networks, the company behind the popular Kazaa file-swapping software, cannot pursue a suit accusing record labels and movie studios of antitrust violations, a federal judge has ruled. Movie studios and record labels filed a lawsuit...
[July 8, 2003, 14:56]
MP3 Launches Email Marketing For Record Labels
News MP3.com has launched a marketing service for record labels, sending emails to fans touting new music. But it demonstrates the increasing thaw in the relationship between the online music site and major labels.
[August 31, 2000, 13:44]
The Record Labels' New Target: Users
News Record labels hell-bent on strangling unauthorised music copying on the Internet are considering widening their legal efforts to include lawsuits against individuals, according to industry sources. The move toward suing individuals, first reported...
[July 4, 2002, 8:12]
Record Labels Win Round Against File-swapping Students
Talkback You make me laugh. Every business will lock up their customer if the customers steal from them. Why don't you try to pirate DirectTV signal or the Cable company and see how fast they sue you when they catch you.
[November 4, 2003, 21:39]
Justice Dept Ends Scrutiny Of Record Labels
News After more than two years of quiet investigation, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday that it is closing its antitrust scrutiny of the major record labels' online activities, without filing charges.
[December 24, 2003, 7:55]
Kazaa Firm Banned From Suing Record Labels
Talkback Wow what a smart move Kazza and Sharman have a ruling which says that they are incidental to any copyright breaches so that effectively rules them out of being sued in future - business as usual for them I think
[October 21, 2003, 18:35]
Napster Signs Up Record Labels
News Capping a day of speculation, Napster announced a deal on Tuesday that should allow it to sell music from three of the five major music labels as part of its proposed subscription service. As a part of this deal, Napster is barred from striking any...
[June 6, 2001, 9:13]
EFF Files Free Speech Lawsuit Against Record Labels
News The paper, which discusses weaknesses in some watermarking technology that record companies were considering as protection for their music, was quashed in April after the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI ) and the Recording Industry...
[June 7, 2001, 8:32]
Verizon, Record Labels Fight Over 'pirate'
News Attorneys for Verizon Communications and the music industry sparred in court on Friday over whether to disclose the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has asked a federal judge in...
[October 7, 2002, 8:00]
Music Labels Are Not Taking Napster's Bait
News Now the record labels have confirmed that view. Analysts had already suggested that the record labels were unlikely to accept Napster's offer, because it would mean handing over the distribution of their music over the Internet -- something that...
[February 21, 2001, 15:34]
Trade Group: P2P Not Illegal Or Immoral
News After months of making low-key complaints, a consumer electronics maker trade group on Tuesday launched a bitter attack on record labels' and movie studios' anti-piracy campaigns. He also warned policymakers against passing new legislation without...
[September 18, 2002, 8:02]
Report Confirms MP3 Is Here To Stay
News Jupiter analyst Lucas Graves advised record labels to embrace MP3 or "pay the price" when downloadable music goes mainstream. According to Graves music labels' obsession with rights-enabled formats means they are missing the opportunity presented...
[July 7, 1999, 13:33]
Listen.com Signs Up Big Players
News Listen.com has signed music distribution deals with two major record labels, giving it a long-awaited power boost in the race to create the perfect online jukebox. Like many other online companies, Listen.com has been seeking distribution rights...
[January 8, 2002, 15:33]
No Olive Branch For Napster
News Napster and the Big Five record labels are headed back to court after a month of court-sanctioned settlement talks closed without agreement. Napster has been negotiating with each of the Big Five record labels, hoping both for an end to the lawsuit...
[February 20, 2002, 11:54]
GoodNoise Changes Tune To EMusic
News The move comes as digital, downloadable music -- and in particular, the MP3 format -- is gaining increased attention from record labels and major technology companies. Most major record labels have also announced plans for selling downloadable tunes.
[June 3, 1999, 9:23]
Kazaa, Morpheus Conceding Defeat
News A legal fight that has pitted file-swapping software companies Kazaa and StreamCast Networks against big record labels and movie studios is collapsing as the small companies run out of funds. The differences between Kazaa's and Napster's...
[May 23, 2002, 9:19]
