German Court Rules Ripping CDs Legal
zeropaid.com — Record industry trying to fight ability of music fans to make private digital copies of physical CDs. The German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe recently upheld provision 53 of that country’s copyright law against a legal challenge by the record industry whom have against the provision for allowing digital copying of CDs for private use. (Submitted by whiteblackninja) More...
Spanish Govt to Establish Anti-P2P Commission
zeropaid.com — Much to the chagrin of copyright holders and govt officials, Spanish courts have a long history of recognizing the difference between commercial and noncommercial file-sharing, and looks as though the former intends to change that. (Submitted by raustin) More...
UK Music Managers: 'Force Licensing Deals to Fight P2P'
zeropaid.com — Says that if copyright holders and ISPs can’t voluntarily agree to licensing agreements to create services that 'mimic' illegal file-sharing then the govt should impose solutions of of its own as it does with radio. (Submitted by raustin) More...
Billy Bragg: 'Better Way' to Fight P2P is Viable Alternative
zeropaid.com — Billy Bragg, English alternative rock musician and member of the Featured Artists' Coalition (FAC), which formed this past March to give artists an equal voice in the P2P debate, has written an op-ed in the UK’s Guardian that offers 'A Better Way to Sink Internet Pirates.' (Submitted by raustin) More...
Canadian Pirate Party Launches BitTorrent Tracker
zeropaid.com — Formed back in early July of this year, one of the main goals of the Pirate Party of Canada is to “reform copyright and facilitate access to culture,” and as part of that it wants to help music artists learn how to earn a living that’s not dependent on the sale of albums alone. (Submitted by raustin) More...
FAC Embraces Throttling for File-Sharers
zeropaid.com — The Featured Artists’ Coalition (FAC), which formed this past March to give artists an equal voice in the P2P debate, and has repeatedly voiced its objection to any legislation that would criminalize file-sharing by music fans, held an “urgent” summit yesterday to discuss illegal file-sharing. (Submitted by raustin) More...
French Parliament Adopts Final P2P 'Three-Strikes' Bill
zeropaid.com — The French Parliament has given its final approval to a 'three-strikes' bill that will allow authorities to disconnect illegal file-sharers from the Internet after the National Assembly approved it 258-131, a day after the Senate approved it 285-225. (Submitted by raustin) More...
Japanese Cellphones to Block Illegal Downloads
zeropaid.com — The Recording Industry Association of Japan is definitely stepping up its game in the fight against illegal downloading with news that mobile phones in that country will soon have embedded anti-piracy features that will prevent the playing of pirated, or unauthorized, music. (Submitted by raustin) More...
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