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… and the rest must follow before the end of May. The music companies who asked for the blockade hope it will decrease piracy …
The case of the RIAA vs. Joel Tenenbaum – aka the case that will not die – took another turn today. Although not an entirely unexpected one. The Supreme Court has refused to hear his case. While this is not the be-all-and-end-all for the case, it …
… the country’s ISPs to begin censoring a pair of sites the music industry says are infringing their copyrights on a grand scale. The … there. The first site to be censored is Ellinadiko.com, a music sharing forum that was once very popular with locals. We’re referring to …
… case stand out. One, this is the first time sharers of music have been sued since the RIAA ended its infamous campaign. Two, the suing … and I are in agreement (as is their lawyer) that SUING MUSIC FANS SURE ISN’T IT,” Downey told TorrentFreak. But of course, when …
… a decade researchers have been looking into the effects of music piracy on the revenues of the record industry, with mixed results. … titled “Profit Leak? Pre-Release File Sharing and the Music Industry” Hammond published his findings. Between May 2010 and January …
… Duritz, explaining why the band decided to share their music on BitTorrent. While the singer doesn’t endorse people simply taking … he realizes that BitTorrent can do a lot of good for musicians. “I can dwell on the negatives, but I don’t want to miss out on …
… software giants and the major music labels see BitTorrent as one of the largest threats to their business. …
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