The White House Labels SOPA Censorship And Refuses To Support It
In response to two online petitions the Obama administration called SOPA and PIPA censorship, and announced their opposition to the bills. Continue reading →
View ArticleCourtney Love does the math – Music – Salon.com
The controversial singer takes on record label profits, Napster and Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Target Isn’t Hollywood, MPAA, RIAA, Or MAFIAA: It’s The Policymakers –...
In reactions to my last column on TorrentFreak, concerning how we must go on the offensive for our freedom of speech, I saw many questions and emotions asking what it takes to get Big Monopoly - the...
View Article5000+ Artists Line Up For a Pirate Bay Promotion – TorrentFreak
Record labels and Hollywood have described The Pirate Bay as one of the biggest threats to their business, but thousands of artists clearly disagree with this view. In recent weeks more than 5000...
View ArticleRecord Labels Threaten the Open Internet, isoHunt Tells Court – TorrentFreak
In its case against 26 major record labels at British Columbia Supreme Court in Canada, BitTorrent index isoHunt has submitted a response to the copyright infringement allegations. The BitTorrent site...
View ArticleMusicians Realizing They Don’t Need Major Labels Anymore – Techdirt
Music reality TV has become a key feeding ground for the major labels lately. Shows like American Idol, the Voice, X Factor and the like seem to be where the labels have been picking up some of their...
View ArticleScience at Issue in Debate on Morning-After Pill – NYTimes.com
Some abortion opponents say emergency contraception pills may block fertilized eggs from implanting, but scientists say there is no evidence the pills work that way. Continue reading →
View ArticleRecord Labels Are Paying Students to Narc on Students Who Pirate Music
If you're still pirating music, stop. It's illegal and wrong and stealing and bad and yadda yadda. But it's also dangerous because you don't even know who you can trust anymore. There is no honor...
View ArticleJail For File-Sharing Not Enough, Labels Want ISP-Level Spying Regime –...
From October, knowingly uploading or simply downloading copyrighted material from the Internet will be a criminal offense subject to jail sentences in Japan. But despite now having the ultimate...
View ArticleMusic Labels Won’t Share Pirate Bay Loot With Artists – TorrentFreak
Earlier this year the sentences against the Pirate Bay defendants were made final. Aside from prison sentences, they will have to pay damages to the entertainment industries, including €550,000 to...
View ArticleGrooveshark CEO interview: Empowering musicians and beating the labels
This week we sat down with Sam Tarantino, co-founder and CEO of streaming music service Grooveshark to discuss the state of the music industry, streami Continue reading →
View ArticleRIAA Revenue Dwindles As Labels Cut Back – TorrentFreak
The latest RIAA tax filing shows that the revenue generated by the anti-piracy group has reached a new low. In just two years the membership dues from music labels have been cut in half and have now...
View ArticleT-Mobile MetroPCS merger analysis: T-Mobile now bargain carrier
When thinking about Deutsche Telekom's most recent attempts to merge T-Mobile with other carriers, consider the following three points. First, AT&T Continue reading →
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