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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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Archive for May 2008

Radiohead to Prince: Unblock 'Creep' cover videos

After word spread that Prince covered Radiohead's "Creep" at Coachella, the tens of thousands who couldn't be there ran to YouTube for a peek. Everyone was quickly denied — even Radiohead. All videos of Prince's unique rendition of Radiohead's early hit were quickly taken down, leaving only a message that his label, NPG Records, had removed the clips, claiming a copyright violation. But the posted videos were shot by fans and, obviously, the song isn't Prince's.

Yahoo, 2008, May 30th | Language: EN | 538 words

Kinepolis verklaart oorlog aan filmpiraten

Bioscoopgroep Kinepolis bindt de strijd aan met internetpiraten die films opnemen in de filmzaal. Een spotje moet de bezoekers aanzetten om piraten te verklikken via sms. Als beloning worden vijf dvd's gegeven. Kinepolis looft zelfs een beloning uit voor het personeel dat een piraat snapt: het complex waar de held werkt, krijgt dan 500 euro die kan gebruikt worden voor leuke groepsactiviteiten.

De Standaard, 2008, May 26th | Language: NL | 333 words

The music biz's digital flops - a short history

Since the record industry first noticed that some of the kids were using the internet in the mid-90s, it's flopped from one puddle to the next. Despite a desperate need to evolve - guys, the pond is drying up, do try to breathe - recording industry strategy has flopped from one muddy puddle to the next, and a muddy puddle is quite a good metaphor for the latest survival strategy: advertising supported music which 'feels like free' to the consumer.

The Register, 2008, May 26th | Language: EN | 2001 words

Michael Jackson in aanval tegen piraterij

Met de steun van andere celebrities is de King of Pop in de tegenaanval van de muziekpiraterij gegaan. Hij eist 100 miljoen dollar schadevergoeding van de populaire site 'The Pirate Bay' voor schending van auteursrechten. (...) Michael Jackson werkt hard aan zijn comeback en heeft daarbij misschien een lucratieve vondst gedaan: auteursrechten.

M24, 2008, May 23rd | Language: NL | 229 words

Napster verkoopt onbeveiligde mp3's

De Amerikaanse muziekdownloaddienst Napster is gisteren begonnen met de verkoop van onbeveiligde muziekbestanden in mp3-formaat. Met die maatregel wil Napster, dat eind jaren 90 ontstond uit de allereerste illegale downloaddienst en na een rechtszaak en een overname van de merknaam legitiem werd, de concurrentie aangaan met elektronicagigant Apple.

De Morgen, 2008, May 20th | Language: NL | 182 words

First Music Download Trial May Go Back To Court

The trial against Thomas, who was fined $222,000 for sharing 24 songs, may go back to court in Duluth, Minn. (The original complaint had 1,702 songs, but only 24 were brought up at trial). Thomas's case was the first time a defendant had taken a music download case all the way to trial.

Silicon Alley Insider, 2008, May 16th | Language: EN | 200 words

Kate Ryan scoort grootste hit in Zweedse ultratop

Ella elle l'a, de nieuwste single van Kate Ryan, is in de Zweedse hitparade opgeklommen naar de tweede plaats. Opmerkelijk is dat het liedje in Zweden nog niet op single uitgebracht werd. Dat betekent dat Kate, die vorige week nog op 12 stond, haar succes te danken heeft aan louter legale downloads.

De Standaard, 2008, May 16th | Language: NL | 156 words

Een vierde van software op Belgische computers is illegaal

Het gebruik van illegale software op pc's is in België tussen 2006 en 2007 met 2 procentpunt gedaald tot 25 procent. België volgt hiermee de algemene trend waarbij de piraterij in de meeste West-Europese landen afneemt. Erger is het echter gesteld in de rest van de wereld waar de snelle pc-groei in opkomende markten hand in hand gaat met toenemende piraterij. Wereldwijd is er dus allerminst sprake van een daling van de piraterij.

Het Laatste Nieuws, 2008, May 14th | Language: NL | 380 words

Fiji easy target for piracy

Fiji is one of the target destinations for an organized video and audio piracy gang who have been shipping fake audio and video discs into the Pacific and the Asian region say Police. The Australian Federal Police and Australia's Music Industry Piracy Organisation (MIPI) last week busted a music piracy ring that had been selling stolen music into the Pacific.

Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd, 2008, May 14th | Language: EN | 361 words

Music Industry Downfall: The Rise of Social Streaming

If any industry has felt the brunt of the internet as a disruptive technology, it's the music industry, which has been dealt a heavy blow by the onset of digital music distribution. On the April 28, the RIAA again confirmed this state of affairs when reporting that CD sales, the mainstay of the business for the last 15 years, were down a whopping 20.5% in 2007. Then on May 2, a Federal Court ordered AOL (TWX), Real Networks (RNWK) and Yahoo! (YHOO) to pay $100M to music artists as back payment for streaming their music online, proving that it's not just the Big Four labels who have been affected by this disruptive shift.

Seeking Alpha, 2008, May 13th | Language: EN | 583 words

Dancing to the digital tune

Yes, 2008 marks the 10th birthday of the MP3 player, the device that has transformed the way we listen to music. When Saehan Information Systems unveiled its F10 at the Cebit consumer show in Hanover, few could have predicted its impact. The blocky gadget boasted a piffling 32MB of storage - enough for eight songs - and had to be hooked up to a computer via the serial port to load music at a tortuously slow speed. Saehan declared the format "audio for the new millennium" and boasted that its MPMan was "smaller than a floppy disk". It cost $250, and went on sale in Europe in the summer of that year.

Telegraph Newspaper Online, 2008, May 9th | Language: EN | 1307 words

Bittorrent site moet 110 miljoen dollar betalen

De Amerikaanse District Court heeft de p2p-site Torrentspy veroordeeld om 110 miljoen dollar schadevergoeding te betalen. De site was aangeklaagd door de filmstudios die verenigd zijn in Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Eind vorig jaar beval de rechter de site al om te sluiten. Daarna hebben rechthebbenden hun vordering tot schadevergoeding doorgezet. Torrentspy was een zogenaamde bittorrent site, vergelijkbaar met het Nederlandse Mininova, die haar gebruikers toegang verschafte tot voornamelijk ongeautoriseerde bestanden van films, muziek, games en andere content.

Stichting Brein, 2008, May 8th | Language: NL | 275 words

Rwanda: Papy John - "Piracy is Discouraging Musicians"

In the local music scene, Papy John is a familiar face behind the keyboards. Yet he is also a singer in his own right, and a writer. Although he advises talented young people to be passionate about music, he sometimes feels frustrated because of music piracy, and the bad image people have of musicians. "People should give music the respect it deserves," he says.

Allafrica.com, 2008, May 5th | Language: EN | 825 words

In 2012 zal derde van verkochte songs via kassa van iTunes passeren

Volgens een onderzoek van analysebureau InStat zal in 2012 40 procent van alle muziek die wereldwijd verkocht wordt digitaal van eigenaar verwisselen. Als Apple erin slaagt zijn huidige marktaandeel te bewaren, zal één op de drie van alle verkochte nummers via iTunes verhandeld worden.

De Morgen, 2008, May 2nd | Language: NL | 164 words

Musician 'duped' into anti-piracy video

An artist featured in a new campaign pushed by the Australian music industry to discourage illegal file sharing and change the public's perception that musicians live like royalty says he was duped into joining an anti-piracy "witch hunt". Frenzal Rhomb guitarist Lindsay McDougall, also a radio presenter at Triple J, told the Herald he was furious at being "lumped in with this witch hunt" and that he had been "completely taken out of context and defamed" by the Australian music industry, which funded the video. He said he was told the 10-minute film, which is being distributed for free to all high schools in Australia, was about trying to survive as an Australian musician and no one mentioned the video would be used as part of an anti-piracy campaign.

Sydney Morning Herald, 2008, May 1st | Language: EN | 669 words

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