Just a few weeks ago I was reporting that Universal Studios was receiving it’s share from every Zune player sold and asked my readers to consider this before buying a Zune player because it could very well be the precedent of something that Universal, and other movie studios, wanted: A share of every media player that is being sold. Apparently they were quick to act.
Why you should not buy a Zune player
Before you judge the article by looking at the title read on and you might understand why I suggest that no one buys a Zune. It has nothing to do because it is produced by Microsoft – I really do not care about that. It also has nothing to do with the features or hardware [...]
RIAA droped some cases recently
The guys at techdirt.com are reporting that the RIAA dropped to cases recently where the defendant claimed that it was not him using the IP to download copyrighted files. The only evidence the RIAA lawyers can gather when opening a case is the IP address that did the download. Every IP address in use can be traced back to a person who was given that IP at the time of the downloads.
Music Industry lobbys for Copyright Shift
Nonsense. That was my thought when I first read the articles ” Music industry demands the right to sue ISPs” from the Independent Online Edition and “Indie Labels want copyright shift” from the BBC Online. Several trade organisations including the Association of Independent Music (AIM), the Musicians’ Union and the MCPS-PRS Alliance proposed that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should be liable for illegal filesharing by their users. (which means that it would be possible to sue ISPs because of this liability)
How to boycott the Music Industry and still enjoy music
The Music Industry (from now on only called MI) is putting a lot of pressure on the consumers. They release copy protected media but fail to realise that this is a punishment for the people who buy music. Even if you don´t download music from the internet you most likely know sources where to get that music for free, without DRM and in high quality. The commercial pirates as well don´t care about copy protection.
Ripping purchased music not fair use ?
That´s at least what the RIAA is saying according to an article posted at the electronic frontier foundations deeplinks subsite.
Artists take a stance
Good news for the first real post on the new server. It seems that more and more artists are beginning to take a stance against the practice of major music industry players like Sony BMG. Well known bands like Foo Fighters and The Dave Matthew´s Band already spoke out against selling copy protected music CDs to consumers.
