17.02.12
The European Court of Justice has ruled that social network operators cannot be forced to filter out content such as copyrighted music. The court said the owner of an online…
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05.01.12
Ralli has successfully conducted another case in the London Patents County Court involving downloading copyrighted material from the internet with the claimant abandoning its claim and having to pay costs….
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16.09.11
The Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has told the Royal Television Festival (RTF) in Cambridge that the UK might ask search engines and ISPs to play more of a part in…
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13.09.11
by Josh Halliday, Guardian Thousands of music performers, from little-known session musicians to Sir Cliff Richard, will receive royalties from songs released in the 60s for an extra 20 years,…
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12.11.10
Phonographic Performance Ltd and PRS for Music have announced new arrangements for charities and not-for-profit organisations, which means that these organisations will be obliged to pay royalties in respect of…
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18.10.10
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling may have to defend herself at the High Court against an allegation of copying her ideas from an earlier obscure children’s writer. Mr Justice Kitchin…
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15.09.10
Rights-holders will bear the brunt of the costs for tackling copyright infringers, the UK government has said. The music and film industry will pay three-quarters of the costs of pursuing…
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26.10.09
In the latest twist in the ongoing battle between Musicians, the Entertainment Industry, Internet Service Providers, the Government and the General Public, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw announced last week that…
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