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  | Japan eyes adding copyright fee to iPod price Found at 5/8/2008 via www.infoworld.com
Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency has proposed adding a fee to the price of Apple iPods and other digital music and video devices to partially compensate rights holders for revenues lost to piracy. The proposal represents an extension of an existing program that adds the fee to the price of blank recordable media and products such as MiniDisc recorders. Consumers end up paying an ... More...
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| Japan eyes adding copyright fee to iPod price Found at 5/8/2008 via www.itworld.com
Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency has proposed adding a fee to the price of Apple iPods and other digital music and video devices to partially compensate rights holders for revenues lost to piracy. More...
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| Japan Eyes Adding Copyright Fee to IPod Price Found at 5/8/2008 via www.pcworld.com
Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency has proposed adding a fee to the price of Apple iPods and other digital music and video... More...
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| Judge Allows Counterattack In Music-File-Sharing Case Found at 5/7/2008 via www2.tbo.com
TAMPA ? A federal judge has refused to dismiss a counterclaim filed in federal court by a Dade City lawyer who is accusing the recording industry of using deceptive tactics against college students named in music downloading lawsuits. More...
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| Japan to tax MP3 players Found at 5/7/2008 via go.theregister.com
Price hike to compensate copyright holders MP3 players and DVRs could soon become more expensive in Japan, if the country?s government successfully introduces a levy on sales of these devices.? More...
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| Japan plots 'iPod tax' Found at 5/6/2008 via www.macworld.co.uk
Japan may impose an ?iPod tax?, levying a charge to compensate copyright owners for notional piracy of their content. The proposals will begin to go through the Japanese government this week. More...
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| Judge disputes key RIAA file-sharing argument Found at 5/1/2008 via www.tgdaily.com
A federal judge has struck down a key RIAA file-sharing argument and as a result reversed an earlier judgment against an Arizona couple accused of illegally sharing music files. In the case of Atlantic v. Howell, US District Court Judge Wake said that the RIAA has not proven the couple actually distributed music files. The RIAA claimed that the couple made the files available to other peer to ... More...
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| Judge Rejects RIAA's Music Copyright Infringement, Distribution Claims Found at 4/30/2008 via www.informationweek.com
Merely making copies of music available does not equal distribution, or primary copyright infringement, the judge said. More...
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| Judge Puts Brakes on RIAA's "Making Available Argument" Found at 4/30/2008 via www.gigalaw.com
The recording industry's music piracy fight was dealt a setback when a federal judge rejected the RIAA's "making available" argument in a lawsuit against a husband and wife accused of copyright infringement. More...
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| Judge says Marshall must ID students in downloading case Found at 4/15/2008 via www.dailymail.com
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A federal judge says Marshall University must identify seven students who the music industry claims have illegally downloaded music from the Internet. More...
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| Jury Tells Microsoft To Pay Alcatel $367m Found at 4/14/2008 via www.sys-con.com
Remember that swat of 15 infringement complaints that Lucent made in 2003 against Dell and Gateway? A couple of which, concerning MP3 audio technology in the Windows Media Player, resulted in a record $1.5 billion decision against Microsoft that subsequently got overturned? Well, the court has been working its way through the charges and on Friday a San Diego jury awarded the French company ... More...
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| Jonathan Handel: Is Content Worthless? Found at 4/11/2008 via www.huffingtonpost.com
"Content is king," many people believe, meaning that films, television shows, music, news and information are more profitable assets than the technology used to deliver... More...
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| Judge rules BU can't turn over names of music downloaders Found at 4/4/2008 via www.whdh.com
BOSTON -- A federal judge has ruled that Boston University can't turn over the names of students targeted in a suit over illegally downloading music. More...
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| Judge: BU Can't Give Music Downloaders' Names Found at 4/4/2008 via www.thebostonchannel.com
A federal judge has ruled that Boston University can't turn over the names of students targeted in a suit over illegally downloading music. More...
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| Judge rules BU can't turn over names of music downloaders Found at 4/4/2008 via wbz.com
A federal judge has ruled that Boston University can't turn over the names of students targeted in a suit over illegally downloading music. U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner said she needs to do a more in-depth review of the case, brought by severalmajor record companies. The ruling at least temporarily stops efforts to hold the students liable for copyright infringement. More...
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