Warner Music Group wants ISP Tax for music download
Warner Music Group is said to be working on plans to get the ISPs in the US market to charge a small fee from every subscriber to get unlimited access to music online.
The music company is said to have hired the services of Jim Griffin to head [...]

EMI to continue supporting IFPI
EMI was the first music label to openly adopt the DRM free MP3 file format for selling digital music online.
The company has now said that they would continue to remain a member of international trade body IFPI provided they provide them with lesser funds to fight piracy.
EMI had earlier threatened to [...]

UK want laws to punish ISPs to allow illegal file sharing
UK government has said that they want to enact laws in the country which would require the internet service providers in the region to block sharing of illegal files on their networks.
They are for now considering statutory solutions to stop internet piracy in the country [...]

International Federation of Phonographic Industries sue Baidu, Sohu for piracy
International Federation of Phonographic Industries has now filed a fresh lawsuit against Chinese Internet companies Baidu and Sohu.
They are claiming in this lawsuit that the two Internet companies help web users find and download pirated digital media.
They are asking the courts to direct these companies to [...]

Google YouTube launches copy protection technology
Google has finally released their much awaited technology which aims to make it easier for content providers to block uploading of copyrighted media on the service by other users.
The search engine giant is facing a USD 1 billion lawsuit from Viacom which has blamed it for not being serious about [...]