Music piracy research - news archive

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 2721 articles related to music and video piracy (with special attention to articles from Belgium and the Netherlands) originating from 526 unique (web)sources. I started archiving news articles about music and video piracy since 1999. In 2001 I wrote a scientific dissertation about music piracy for my Master's degree in Communication Sciences at the K.U.Leuven. This dissertation incluced a survey among 1500 individuals.

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Jan Verkoyen

Archive for June 2007

Scottish police probe music filesharing at Honeywell

Police in Scotland are investigating allegations of illegal music filesharing by staff at a unit of U.S. controls and sensors maker Honeywell International Inc. Police visited the Strathclyde offices of the company on Thursday and executed warrants as part of a probe by the BPI, the British record industry's trade association.

Reuters, 2007, June 29th | Language: EN | 229 words

Grote illegale bittorrent site Demonoid offline na dagvaarding BREIN

BREIN maakte eind vorige week naar aanleiding van de uitspraak in het Kort Geding over Everlasting bekend dat zij de hosting provider Leaseweb ook gedagvaard had met betrekking tot een grote internationale bittorent website. (...) BREIN heeft een door TNO ontworpen steekproef van het aanbod op Demonoid genomen. Daaruit blijkt dat gemiddeld 93.8% van de toegankelijke bestanden als illegaal zijn aan te merken. Uit de controle van de inhoud bleek dat minstens 92,4% van de als illegaal aangemerkte bestanden daadwerkelijk bruikbaar was. Geen van deze bruikbare werken bevatte andere content dan de titel van de torrent aangaf.

Stichting Brein, 2007, June 28th | Language: NL | 519 words

Brown refuses to mention the Beatles

Incoming British prime minister GORDON BROWN has refused to tell reporters he listens to BEATLES mp3s - for fear of being accused of music piracy. (...) "The last time I was asked this, I mentioned the Beatles and some people tried to get me prosecuted for illegally downloading their albums so I won't mention them!"

Contact Music, 2007, June 27th | Language: EN | 122 words

Report: Video game spending to surpass music spending this year

The video gaming industry is poised to overtake the music industry in the US, with global spending on video games surpassing music spending as soon as this year, according to consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. (...) The information not only reflects the gaming industry's strong trajectory but also serves as a painful reminder that the music industry continues to suffer.

Ars Technica, 2007, June 23rd | Language: EN | 365 words

Apple now third-largest U.S. music retailer: survey

Apple Inc.'s digital music store iTunes is now the third-largest music retailer in the United States with 10 percent market share, overtaking Amazon.com in the first quarter (...) Apple's iTunes is third behind market leader Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with a 15.8 percent share, and Best Buy Co Inc. with a 13.8 percent share, according to the survey of 40,000 people aged 13 and older.

Reuters, 2007, June 22nd | Language: EN | 405 words

Cd-piraat moet anderhalf miljoen boete betalen in Nederland

Een veronderstelde cd-piraat moet de Staat anderhalf miljoen euro betalen. Dat heeft de rechtbank in Utrecht bepaald. De man is vorige week veroordeeld voor het fabriceren en verkopen van illegale cd's en dvd's.

Het Laatste Nieuws, 2007, June 20th | Language: NL | 178 words

Music Piracy Bust

On Tuesday June 19th, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department ended a seven month music piracy investigation by crushing 40,000 counterfeit CD's. (...) The Fresno County District Attorney's office said the store owners who bought the CD's will not likely be charged because they thought they were selling a legal product.

CBS 47, 2007, June 19th | Language: EN | 206 words

ASCAP, i-SAFE Educational Program on Music Piracy Showing Success in Changing Attitudes About Downloading

ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and i-SAFE, the leader in Internet safety education, have partnered to create the nation's first comprehensive educational program addressing why personal piracy of music and other creative content is harmful. Titled "The Donny the Downloader Experience," this new program is being presented in schools across the U.S. (...) - 67 percent have a better understanding of what is legal to download - 66 percent believe that someone is harmed if they download music without paying for it - 60 percent said they were now more likely to use legal online stores for downloading music - 67 percent said they were less likely to accept illegally downloaded music from friends

Ascap, 2007, June 18th | Language: EN | 1049 words

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.

Abc News Online, 2007, June 15th | Language: EN | 225 words

Maker Twilight- en CrazyBites-cd's veroordeeld

Deze week is in Utrecht de maker van de Twilight- en Crazybites-cd's veroordeeld tot 1,5 miljoen euro boete wegens 'beroepsmatig uitoefenen van opzettelijk inbreuk maken op het auteursrecht'. De Nederlander verkocht in de periode van januari 1998 tot en met 16 juni 2001 talloze cd's waarmee verschillende gekraakte softwarepakketten illegaal verspreid werden. In totaal zou de piraat volgens berekeningen van de rechtbank daarmee 3.698.300 gulden verdiend hebben, omgerekend 1.678.215 euro.

Tweakers.net, 2007, June 14th | Language: NL | 256 words

AT&T to Block Pirated Content

AT&T on Wednesday became the first major U.S. telecommunications carrier to announce that it was taking steps to curb Internet piracy on its network. The move marks a surprising reversal for AT&T, given that telecoms and cable companies have traditionally stood behind legal protections to avoid responsibility for copyrighted movies and music flowing through their pipes.

Red Herring, 2007, June 13th | Language: EN | 530 words

BREIN ontvangt MPA's APO Award voor prestaties in 2006-2007

BREIN heeft van de Motion Picture Association, de brancheorganisatie van Hollywood filmstudio's, de EMEA anti-piracy award gewonnen voor de prestaties over de afgelopen anderhalf jaar. (...) BREIN kreeg de prijs voor haar civiele handhaving op met name Internetgebied. Deze had afgelopen jaar vonnissen tot gevolg waarin werd bepaald dat ISP's naam en adres gegevens van inbreukmakers af behoren te geven en illegale sites ontoegankelijk dienen te maken.

Stichting Brein, 2007, June 11th | Language: NL | 293 words

Apple criticized for embedding names, e-mails in songs

Nowadays, the secrets buried in digital music are way too easy to find, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The consumer watchdog group, which focuses on the Web, is taking issue with Apple's practice of embedding customer information within iTunes music. Apple includes customer names and e-mail addresses within song files purchased from iTunes, according to Fred von Lohmann, an EFF attorney.

Cnet, 2007, June 1st | Language: EN | 339 words

IFPI statement on European Commission's publication of 2006 Customs seizures of counterfeit and pirate goods

Over 23 million pirate CDs and DVDs were seized by customs at European borders in 2006, according to the latest figures from the European Commission yesterday. The 139% increase in the seizures of discs (audio, games, film, software) compared to 2005-2006 points to the increasing damage that piracy is doing to the creative industries in Europe and the European economy. (...) China remains the world's number one source of counterfeit and pirate product. An overwhelming 93% of the CDs and DVDs seized were of Chinese origin, compared to 51% in 2005.

IFPI, 2007, June 1st | Language: EN | 229 words

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