Piracy down, streaming up in the UK

Where are your lawsuits now, music industry? Piracy was down by roughly a third in the UK in 2008, but streaming was way up in the same period. Savvy UK teenagers are using sites like Pandora, YouTube, Grooveshark ... continue

RIAA smacks down Usenet.com in court

Usenet.com is preparing for what may amount to "hundreds of millions of dollars" in damages after losing a case brought by the RIAA in New York against the internet dinosaur. Ars Technica detailed the laundry list of grievances ... continue

German court hits Rapidshare with $34m fine

Rapidshare has been fined $34m and ordered by a German court to proactively seek out copyright infringement on its servers. German royalty collectors GEMA filed suit againist Rapidshare requesting that 5,000 tracks managed by GEMA be removed from ... continue

TrueAnthem Tunes In $2 Million

Internet-based music label TrueAnthem has raised $2 million in new funding. TrueAnthem -- only in its fourth month of existence -- focuses on delivering artists' music at no cost through its own TrueWidget platform. The ... continue

The Czar Is Coming

Next time you make an illegal download, the czar may be on your tail. The U.S. House of Representatives has just passed a bill called the Pro-IP Act with a whopping 410 to 10 vote. The bill ... continue