Music piracy - archive for May 2007
Music piracy ('muziekpiraterij' in dutch) is a very complex phenomenon to comprehend. These pages wishes to address all of you who are interested in music piracy in a broad sense. You'll find articles related to music and video piracy (with special attention to articles from Belgium and the Netherlands).
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Music piracy - ten inconvenient truths
1. Pirate Bay, one of the flagships of the anti-copyright movement, makes thousands of euros from advertising on its site, while maintaining its anti-establishment "free music" rhetoric. 2. Allofmp3.com, the well-known Russian website, has not been licensed by a single IFPI member, has been disowned by right holder groups worldwide and is facing criminal proceedings in Russia. (...)
Date: 2007, May 30 | Source (EN): IFPI
Pirates still have all the best tunes
The idea of private equity getting involved with the topsy-turvy world of the music business surprised observers. But the attraction of EMI for Hands is that about 60 per cent of a music company's income is derived from publishing. The publishing arm collects royalties when a track by one of the firm's artists is played live, on the radio or via any other medium, offering private equity a reliable stream of revenue. EMI has an enviable roster of artists including the Beatles, Robbie Williams, Norah Jones and Coldplay.
Date: 2007, May 27 | Source (EN): The Observer
Finnish court rules CSS protection used in DVDs "ineffective"
In an unanimous decision released today, Helsinki District Court ruled that Content Scrambling System (CSS) used in DVD movies is "ineffective". The decision is the first in Europe to interpret new copyright law amendments that ban the circumvention of "effective technological measures".
Date: 2007, May 25 | Source (EN): Turre
BSA: Jongeren downloaden steeds minder 'illegaal'
In de afgelopen drie jaar is er sprake van een daling van 24 procent, zo blijkt uit onderzoek van de Business Software Alliance (BSA). Van de ondervraagden gaf 36 procent toe weleens bestanden te downloaden zonder ervoor te betalen.
Date: 2007, May 23 | Source (NL): Webwereld
Tilburger gepakt met 2.500 dvd-kopieën
In het Nederlandse Tilburg heeft de politie bij een huiszoeking onverwachts 2.500 gekopieerde dvd's gevonden. De woning werd gisterochtend doorzocht op gestolen goederen, waarbij de politie de dvd's en professionele kopieerapparatuur aantrof. De 46-jarige bewoner van het huis is opgepakt. Hem hangt maximaal zes jaar cel boven het hoofd.
Date: 2007, May 22 | Source (NL): Het Laatste Nieuws
Illegal Downloading In Decline Among Youth
Based on surprising survey results released on Tuesday, the Business Software Alliance concluded that illegal downloading among people ages eight to 18 has dropped significantly in the last three years. The percent of kids who participated in any form of piracy went from 60 percent in 2004, to 36 percent in the latest 2007 survey. (...) "This study indicates that parents represent a growing and effective influence on the online practices of youth," said Diane Smiroldo, vice president of public affairs for BSA, in a statement.
Date: 2007, May 22 | Source (EN): Digital Trends
MP3 site's voucher system closes
An online voucher system which allowed customers to buy music from the Russian website allofmp3.com has been closed following a police raid in London. Earlier this month police swooped on an address in Bow and arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of fraud.
Date: 2007, May 21 | Source (EN): Bbc
Music giant EMI agrees takeover
UK music business EMI Group has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Terra Firma for £3.2bn including debt. The group, whose artists include Robbie Williams and the Beatles, has been the subject of bid speculation for the past year as its business has struggled. It previously rejected a takeover bid from US industry rival Warner Music. The firm has seen sales decline dramatically in recent months and said on Thursday that it had made a £260m loss in the past year.
Date: 2007, May 21 | Source (EN): Bbc
Fixkes breekt Ultratoprecord
'Kvraagetaan' van Fixkes staat vandaag voor de twaalfde opeenvolgende week op nummer één in de hitparade. Fixkes evenaart met zijn twaalfde week op één het record van 'Crazy frog' van Axel F en 'The ketchup song' van Las Ketchup. Het is de eerste maal dat een Belgisch nummer zo lang op de eerste plaats staat. (...) Ongeveer zestig procent is als download via het internet verkocht - downloads worden sinds 2005 meegeteld bij het vastleggen van de Ultratop.
Date: 2007, May 19 | Source (NL): De Standaard
FBI's Software Piracy Crackdown Operation Nets 50th Conviction
Christopher E. Eaves, 31, of Iowa Park, Texas, pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for his involvement in the pre-release music group, known as the Apocalypse Crew, before U.S. District Court Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in Alexandria, Va. Eaves will be sentenced on August 10. He faces up to five years of in prison, a fine of $250,000, and three years of supervised release. (...) As a pre-release music group, Apocalypse Crew sought to acquire digital copies of songs and albums before their commercial release in the United States. The supply of such pre-release music was often provided by music industry insiders, such as radio DJs, employees of music magazine publishers, or workers at compact disc manufacturing plants, who frequently receive advance copies of songs prior to their commercial release.
Date: 2007, May 16 | Source (EN): Ahn
Amazon to Sell DRM-Free Music
Amazon this morning announced plans to launch an online music store filled with mp3 tracks that are free of anti-piracy software. The store won't launch until later this year and, as of now, it looks as if only one of the big record labels - EMI - will make its tracks available. (...) The only format that's guaranteed to play on all music players is DRM-free mp3 tracks.
Date: 2007, May 16 | Source (EN): Washington Post
Brits aim to stigmatise movie, music piracy
With almost one in three people in the UK now said to be acquiring or viewing illegal content, British home entertainment companies are launching a major campaign to change consumer attitudes toward copyright theft.
Date: 2007, May 15 | Source (EN): Abc Online
België bij beste leerlingen van de klas piraterij
Piraterij heeft vorig jaar in België minder inkomsten gekost aan de softwarefabrikanten op lokaal niveau dan het jaar voordien. (...) De piraterijgraad daalde in ons land van 28 naar 27 procent. Het verlies aan inkomsten voor softwarefabrikanten op lokaal niveau werd becijferd op 220 miljoen dollar, een daling met 35 miljoen dollar.
Date: 2007, May 15 | Source (NL): Het Laatste Nieuws
Bertelsmann maakt verlies door schikkingen Napster
De Duitse mediagroep Bertelsmann heeft in de eerste drie maanden van dit jaar een verlies van 70 miljoen euro geleden. (...) Oorzaak van de rode cijfers dit jaar zijn de miljoenenschikkingen rond het conflict over de online muziekuitwisseldienst Napster.
Date: 2007, May 15 | Source (NL): De Morgen
Australian police seizes 5000 disks in antipiracy sting
Police in the Australian state of New South Wales has seized more than 5000 optical disks in a piracy raid in Ballina on the state's north coast. Two brothers were allegedly producing counterfeit copies of Microsoft Windows and Office software, games and music, reselling them nationwide via the internet.
Date: 2007, May 14 | Source (EN): Computer World
De verborgen miljoenen van De Thuiskopie
Voor de meeste mensen is het innen en verdelen van auteursrechten een onbekende wereld. Maar er gaan miljoenen in om. Stichting De Thuiskopie kwam onlangs nog in het nieuws omdat de organisatie een banksaldo zou hebben van 57 miljoen euro omdat er veel thuiskopiegelden nog niet zijn uitgekeerd. "We worden gestraft voor het feit dat we te voorzichtig zijn geweest met het verdelen van de thuiskopievergoedingen", verdedigt Andre Beemsterboer zich.
Date: 2007, May 14 | Source (NL): Webwereld
Music Piracy Crackdown Nets College Kids
At first, Sarah Barg thought the e-mail was a scam. Some group called the Recording Industry Association of America was accusing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore of illegally downloading 381 songs using the school's computer network and a program called Ares. The letter said she might be sued but offered her the chance to settle out of court.
Date: 2007, May 13 | Source (EN): Forbes
NVPI eist wettelijk verbod op 'illegaal downloaden'
De NVPI, de brancheorganisatie van de entertainmentindustrie, roept het kabinet Balkenende op om het intellectueel eigendom beter te beschermen. De regering zou het 'illegaal downloaden' strafbaar moeten stellen. (...) Alleen het recht op een thuiskopie, afkomstig van een legaal origineel, zou volgens de brancheorganisatie toelaatbaar zijn.
Date: 2007, May 11 | Source (NL): Tweakers.net
Police Seize £2 Million Worth Of Pirate DVDs
Police have seized 800,000 pirated DVDs with a street value of £2 million in the largest ever bust of its kind in the UK. Five people were arrested during swoops on four addresses in Dudley, West Midlands, and anti-piracy campaigners believe a major distribution network has been smashed. The stockpile of DVDs including everything from Spiderman 3, which was only released last week, to series of The Simpsons had been laid out into sections like a wholesale video store.
Date: 2007, May 09 | Source (EN): Life Style Extra
Semu controleert partituren
Kopiëren van bladmuziek en liedteksten kan enkel met de toestemming van de eigenaar of de auteursrechthebbende. Zonder toelating wordt het nemen van een kopie strafrechtelijk en burgerrechtelijk vervolgbaar. Dat heet dan piraterij. Wie toch bijvoorbeeld partituren wil kopiëren, kan hiervoor bij beheersvennootschap Semu een licentie afsluiten. Voor het deeltijds kunstonderwijs kost zo’n licentie tot zeven euro per leerling per jaar.
Date: 2007, May 08 | Source (NL): Gazet Van Antwerpen
Bush Administration Targets Nations for Piracy
The Bush administration has targeted 12 nations for failing to protect American producers of copyrighted material from recurrent piracy. This action may lead the administration to bring trade cases before the World Trade Organization. The countries targeted include China, Russia, Egypt, India, Argentina, Chile, Israel, Lebanon, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela.
Date: 2007, May 01 | Source (EN): Associated Content