Report: Illegal Music Downloading Isn’t In Decline Despite New Legal Sites
A survey for The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) revealed one in three consumers are using illegal sites.
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How Downloading Has Altered Music Collecting
“This is not a Luddite’s lament, or a cri de coeur about the significantly reduced audio quality of those compressed MP3 files. I love having more music at arm’s reach than ever before, I love taking it with me wherever I go. But I do find myself wondering why, exactly, collecting music now means so … Continue reading “How Downloading Has Altered Music Collecting”
How Downloading Is Changing Music
“Digital downloading and distribution, illegally or otherwise, has had a greater effect on the recording industry than anything in its history. As the legal variety grows rapidly, driven most significantly by iTunes, so those old-school players are having to adopt radical new business plans to compete in the brave new world of music.”
EU To Give Teeniest Tiniest Protection To Those Accused Of Illegally Downloading Media
“Some members of the European Parliament felt nobody should lose their connection until after they had been prosecuted in a court for illegally downloading content. The new rules take the form of an amendment to a much wider revision of all Europe’s telecoms regulations.”
France Debates Harsh Penalties For Illegal Downloading
“The Culture Ministry has estimated that 1,000 French Internet users a day could be taken offline under the bill. Pirates who ignore email warnings and a registered letter could see their Internet connections cut for up to a year, and they could also face up to $435,000 in fines or jail time.”
Downloading Music Is The Greener Path, Study Says
“The study, which was financed by both Microsoft and Intel and written by two academics at Carnegie Mellon University and a third affiliated with Stanford University, found that buying an album digitally reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 40 to 80 percent relative to a best-case scenario for purchasing a CD.”
A Confusing Report On Kids And Downloading Music
“Kids, it seems, like unlicensed services because they are free. But the report also acknowledges their usefulness in finding more obscure music and letting them listen to a band before they buy, so closing them down may actually make it harder for new artists to break through.”
For Tech-Evangelist Lawyer, Downloading Defeat Is A Blow
“As co-founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at the Harvard Law School, Professor [Charles] Nesson is renowned for his early interest in bridging technology, law and culture, and his ability to inspire generations of students to see the Internet as a force for positive change, not just cables and computers. But when … Continue reading “For Tech-Evangelist Lawyer, Downloading Defeat Is A Blow”
Jury Orders Student To Pay $675,000 For Downloading Music
“Jurors ordered Tenenbaum to pay $22,500 for each incident of copyright infringement, effectively finding that his actions were willful. Under federal law, the recording companies were entitled to $750 to $30,000 per infringement. But the law allows as much as $150,000 per track if the jury finds the infringements were willful. The maximum jurors could … Continue reading “Jury Orders Student To Pay $675,000 For Downloading Music”
File-DownLoading Mom Loses Big In Court
A woman has been ordered to pay $1.9 million (£1.2m) in the only file-sharing case to go to trial in the US.