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Judge Sentences Pirate Bay Employees
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The founding employees of The Pirate Bay, a company which was accused of enabling downloading of copyrighted material, have been sentenced as Swedish Judge Thomas Nordstrom announced his judgment today charging the four men with allowing file-sharing and infringing on copyrighted material. Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi, and Carl Lundstrom must each serve one year in jail and pay $4.5 million to several copyright owners including Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Bros and Columbia Pictures, according to the 107-page judgement.
Bono: Radio Should Pay for Songs, Like Web Does
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Should traditional radio stations have to pay the same royalty fees that are imposed on Internet and satellite radio stations? If pending legislation is successful, that could become a reality, but the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is hitting back at the bill's high-profile supporters to make sure that doesn't happen.
Griffin Intros 2007 Line Up
Griffin Technology today announced their 2007 lineup that will debut next week at the MacWorld Conference & Expo.
The Eight Thousand Dollar Piano-Shaped ipod Table
The Concerto Table, a piano-shaped table designed by Nicholas Lovegrove & Demian Repucci, has to be one of the most expensive and exclusive iPod accessories yet.
German GEMA in talks with YouTube on video dispute
(Reuters)
Reuters - German music authors' society GEMA said on Thursday it was in talks with Google Inc's YouTube to resolve a dispute over royalty payments and the conditions under which music videos are made available online.
YouTube, Universal Music Group form music venture
(AP)
AP - YouTube and Universal Music Group are teaming up on an online music video venture that will launch later this year with Universal's entire catalog of nearly 10,000 music videos.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Kid-friendly Ribbit MP3 Player in Time for Easter
If you're looking for an alternative gift to give for Easter, then the Nextar Ribbit MA589 MP3 player may be worth a look. This cute portable, in the shape...
New Sony boombox looks like a saucer
The boombox, despite ever popular MP3 players such as the Apple iPod, will continue to remain a favorite for at least some. That is why Sony continues to trickle new...
Music Industry Celebrates 'Major' Pirate Bay Victory
The founders of one of the biggest P2P file sharing websites on the Internet are facing a prison sentence after being found guilty of copyright infringement. The Pirate Bay is...
Free Music Sampler From NIN/JA 2009
The NIN/JA 2009 tour website is offering a set of free music tracks which make up their tour sampler. There are 6 exclusive free tracks to listen to from Jane's...
New netbook can double as touchscreen portable media player
Netbooks – smaller, inexpensive laptop computers primarily designed for light functions such as Web browsing and checking email – are becoming extremely popular, especially in this downtrodden economy. Innovation is...
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