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Will The House Of Lords Block The Digital Economy Act?
Last week I had tea with Lord Lucas in the House of Lords (I know – whodathought?). He wanted to have a chat about what the Lords could do to help artists and music creators. As soon as we sat down, he brought up the Digital Economy Act, a subject that had been discussed at [...]
Swings, Roundabouts and Lashings of Legislative Lamenting
Daniel Legere takes a closer look at the DEA 2010 and the possible complications of putting it into practice.
ISP Music Levy, Legal P2P Back On Royalty Agenda
Robert Andrews comments on the debate that ISPs should pay for copyrighted material that their networks transfer without authorisation
PRINCE AND THE YAWN OF DIGITAL
It’s time to pack your bags people, the internet’s over. Yes, that’s right, according to Prince. In some ways it’s probably one of the most refreshing things that’s been said of late. The whole argument of whether the future of music is in X or Y digital model, whilst having substantial import, has become tiresome. Whether [...]
THE ROLE PLAYED BY SEARCH ENGINES IN ENABLING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Jakomi Mathews gives his opinion on the BPI’s recent copyright complaint against Google.
Google Needs To Decide Which Side Of The Music Industry Fence It Is On
Mark Mulligan from Forester Research provides some dynamic insight into Google’s musical ambitions…
Playing The System
Since I’m currently in Australia I thought it apt to write about a new Australian-based upstart to the music industry, which is causing waves of consternation on a global level. The company in question is called Chartfixer , and as the name suggests, it has come up with a new way to ‘game’ the ARIA [...]
TRYING TO GET A BITE OF THE APPLE
Wayne Rosso analyses possible outcomes in terms of the recent investigation into Apple’s sales practices by the US Department of Justice
EXCLUSIVE: YouTuber CLAIMS SUMNER REDSTONE GUILTY OF INFRINGEMENT
Wayne Rosso provides some exclusive news on the YouTube/Viacom lawsuit. Some serious allegations here…
The Big Hurt
Ted Cohen wades into the ongoing battle against BitTorrents and recent legal judgements…







Apple’s iTunes Store gave labels much-needed succour after its launch in 2003, slowing down big losses by replicating physical’s per-track purchase paradigm in digital. But now, even after many such services have abandoned copy locks, growth in downloads has largely flatlined, or even worse. The new promised land lays in...


