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 December 2007

Beijing court reportedly sides with Baidu in music piracy case

A Beijing appeals court has found top Chinese search engine Baidu.com not guilty of property rights infringement for posting links to websites offering illegal music downloads, state media said Monday. The ruling issued Sunday by the People's High Court of Beijing brings to an end a case brought by several major international music labels, including EMI, Sony BMG, Warner Music and Universal Music, Xinhua news agency reported.

Market Watch From Dow Jones, 2007, December 31st | Language: EN | 256 words

stichting brein

5 illegale p2p-sites offline na sommatie BREIN

In de laatste dagen van 2007 haalde BREIN opnieuw diverse illegale Bittorrent sites offline na sommatie aan de sitehouders en/of hun providers. 5 websites, waaronder fear-torrents.org, magic-tracker.org en retegoed.org werden afgesloten. De sites waren samen goed voor zo'n 1600 torrentlinks naar illegale bestanden en ruim 13.000 geregistreerde gebruikers. In totaal werden tot op heden 211 illegale p2p-websites met ruim 8 miljoen geregistreerde gebruikers en honderdduizenden links naar illegale bestanden afgesloten.

Stichting Brein, 2007, December 31st | Language: NL | 264 words

Recording Industry Targets Man For Copying Legally Purchased Music from CD to PC

The Scottsdale, Arizona resident is being targeted by the recording industry for keeping his collection of about 2,000 songs on his computer. He bought them on CD and transferred them to his computer, which the RIAA says is illegal. The case is not new (Howell was first brought into the file-sharing legal mix in 2006), but the RIAA has filed a supplemental brief that says ripping music from legally purchased CDs is illegal. On page 15 of the document, it reads: "It is undisputed that Defendant possessed unauthorized copies of Plaintiffs' copyrighted sound recordings on his computer...Virtually all of the sound recordings on Exhibit B are in the ".mp3" format...Defendant admitted that he converted these sound recordings from their original format to the .mp3 format for his and his wife's use."

Digital Journal, 2007, December 30th | Language: EN | 732 words

Warner Music deal fortifies Apple rival

One of the strongest rivals to Apple Inc.'s iTunes Store got stronger Thursday when Warner Music Group said it would sell digital songs without anti-piracy protection through Amazon.com Inc. The move is an about-face for Warner Music, which became the third of the big four record labels to start selling digital downloads in the unencrypted MP3 format that lets songs be played on any portable device and copied onto multiple computers.

Los Angeles Times, 2007, December 28th | Language: EN | 817 words

Recordjaar voor dvd

Een gemiddeld Nederlands huishouden kocht in 2007 vier nieuwe dvd's. Het totaal aantal verkochte dvd's in 2007 komt daarmee uit op 31 miljoen stuks, goed voor een omzet van 339 miljoen euro. Daarmee is 2007 een nieuw recordjaar voor de videobranche. Dit blijkt uit voorlopige cijfers van branchevereniging NVPI en marktonderzoeksbureau GfK Benelux Marketing Services.

Nvpi, 2007, December 28th | Language: NL | 265 words

How to curb piracy

In the latest version of what has become a biennial ritual, Hollywood studios and major record labels are pressing Congress to crack down on copyright infringement. In particular, they want the Justice Department to prosecute more cases, local police and sheriffs deputies to launch more investigations, and lawmakers to provide tougher penalties for civil and criminal infringers.

Los Angeles Times, 2007, December 23rd | Language: EN | 709 words

Music group reports court victory in Yahoo China music piracy lawsuit

A Beijing appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling against Yahoo China over its search engine's links to outside Web sites that carried illegally copied music, the International Federation of Phonographic Industries said.

International Herald Tribune, 2007, December 21st | Language: EN | 463 words

Botswana: Are Batswana Artistes Perpetrators of Music Piracy?

But while many local musicians are complaining about the Chinese and Zimbabweans pirating their music, there are reports that Batswana artistes are also "pirating" their own music. CDs from such artistes go as cheaply as P20 a copy, which others say is killing the music industry. Kwasa kwasa maestro Alfred Mosimanegape has always complained that some desperate musicians were charging extremely low fees for their music, thus making it difficult for those insisting on commercial rates to sell.

Allafrica.com, 2007, December 20th | Language: EN | 547 words

Odyssey to create online community for Filipino music

Asked about her take on music piracy in the Philippines, MacArthur said that at the current state of economic development, "piracy is an unmistakable reality." "We, however, feel that you can make strides against it by offering the music fan convenience, assortment and value. If the music listening and purchasing environment is easy, intuitive, impressive and priced properly, we think that a good amount of fans will give it a shot," she said.

Inquirer, 2007, December 16th | Language: EN | 593 words

bbc

Gates: Digital locks too complex

Microsoft boss Bill Gates has told a group of influential bloggers that copy protection for digital music and video is too complex for consumers. Mr Gates was speaking to an invited party of bloggers and web developers at Microsoft's Seattle headquarters. Digital Rights Management (DRM), which is used to stop copying, is a big issue for some people who feel it limits what they can do with legally bought files.

Bbc, 2007, December 15th | Language: EN | 504 words

Piracy hits Canada hard

If the British Columbia video game industry doesn't have enough problems with a robust Canadian dollar, cheap Asian labour and tax credits offered in other provinces, it can add video game piracy to the list. Though not as widespread as piracy of movies and DVDs and illegal downloads of music, piracy of video games is a growing concern.

The Vancouver Sun, 2007, December 14th | Language: EN | 590 words

Is Piracy Killing Independent Music?

We have all seen the lady in the subway, selling DVDs of Ratatouille or Ocean's Thirteen while the movie is still in theaters. Another guy sells anthologies of classic bossa nova and seventies soul music on the street, saying it is his freedom of speech to make and sell such CDs. Piracy is an everyday feature of the New York landscape.

The Brooklyn Rail, 2007, December 14th | Language: EN | 1777 words

RIAA: Those CD rips of yours are still "unauthorized"

Those MP3 and AAC files that you've ripped from your CD collection are still "unauthorized copies" in the eyes of the recording industry. In a brief filed late last week, the RIAA said that the MP3 files on a PC owned by a file-sharing defendant who had admitted to ripping them himself were "unauthorized copies."

Ars Technica, 2007, December 13th | Language: EN | 494 words

bbc

The DRM maze for consumers

The last few years in the history of digital content are littered with examples of Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions that have been accused of being over complex and consumer unfriendly.

Bbc, 2007, December 11th | Language: EN | 1237 words

De Standaard

Wie een multimediatoestel uit Nokia's N-serie koopt, kan een jaar lang onbeperkt muziek downloaden.

De nieuwe dienst wordt in de tweede helft van volgend jaar gelanceerd en komt erop neer dat je, bij aankoop van een multimediatoestel uit Nokia's N-serie, een jaar lang zoveel muziek mag downloaden als je wilt. Comes with Music wordt een belangrijke aanvulling op de onlinemuziekwinkel die Nokia in de loop van volgend jaar overal gaat lanceren -in Nederland gebeurt dat in het tweede kwartaal, in BelgiÃ" wellicht kort daarna.

De Standaard, 2007, December 5th | Language: NL | 522 words

Bush Administration Wants Judge to Uphold $222,000 Penalty Against Music Pirate

The Department of Justice is defending its $222,000 damage award in a music copyright infringement case that saw Jammie Thomas become the first music pirate in the U.S. to go before a jury. The feds say the penalty is constitutional.

Digital Journal, 2007, December 5th | Language: EN | 421 words

Mobile music's $11b future

With Nokia, Vodafone and others making moves into the mobile music scene, and the introduction of the Apple iPhone, a recent report claiming that mobiles will account for 30 per cent of music's retail value by 2011 underlines what's to play for in the emerging space. New industry analysis from researchers, Understanding & Solutions, observes that music delivered to mobile phones using operators' own networks is becoming more popular, currently representing around 13 per cent of global recorded music retail value.

Mac World Uk, 2007, December 5th | Language: EN | 361 words

Oregon Challenges RIAA's Tactics in Music Piracy Claim

Oregon is fast becoming Ground Zero in the contentious battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the tens of thousands of consumers it accuses of illegal music sharing. The state Attorney General's office this week filed an appeal in U.S. District Court in Oregon calling for an immediate investigation of the evidence presented by the RIAA when it subpoenaed the identities of 17 students at the University of Oregon who allegedly infringed music copyrights. It is the second time in a month that Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers has resisted attempts by the RIAA to force the university to turn over the names of individuals it says shared music illegally.

Pc World, 2007, December 2nd | Language: EN | 838 words

Artiesten eisen vergoeding voor kopiëren films en muziek

Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin van Justitie is door musici en acteurs voor de rechter gedaagd omdat ze vergoeding eisen voor gekopieerde films op een computerschijf en gekopieerde muziek op een MP3-speler.

Nu, 2007, December 1st | Language: NL | 172 words

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