TruemorsStudent Joel Tenenbaum Fined $675,000 For Illegal KaZaA Downloads
PhD student Joel Tenenbaum was fined $675,000 after admitting to illegally downloading and distributing 30 songs using the file-sharing software KaZaA. Tenenbaum's attorney and Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson stated that the figure was "bankrupting". Tenenbaum...
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Eco-friendly claims go unchecked
"By Traci Watson • USA TODAY • June 22, 2009 WASHINGTON — The federal watchdog that's supposed to crack down on product labels that make false environmental claims has taken almost no enforcement action over the last decade, even as "green" marketing claims have... 
Has Anyone Seen Jessica Foster? It's Been Two Years Seven Months
" Name: Jessica Foster Classification: Endangered Missing Adult Alias / Nickname: Jessie, Jessica Taylor Date of Birth: 1984-05-27Date Missing: 2006-03-28 From City/State: North Las Vegas, NVMissing From...
Nokia launches mobile with unlimited music to challenge Apple
Nokia has launched its challenge to the iphone, a phone that has unlimited downloads. Rumors about the phone first broke last week."Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, is challenging Apple for mobile music supremacy by offering a pay as you go phone with...
Music labels trying new format: SanDisk's slotMusic mini flash memory cards
slotMusic cards are what they are called. It's an album in a mini flash memory card which is the new hope for the music industry. Since CDs are becoming extinct, they are hoping that these mini memory cards will...
RIAA pays File Sharer $107,951
That single mother who got sued by the Recortind Industry Association of America has won the battle, getting a rather large payout in the process. Though the RIAA won a few high-profile cases, it looks like the courts are souring on the whole sue-your-customers approach to...
Change We Can, Change We Shall says Maldives politician
"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...
Indonesian homemakers turn trash into fashion frills
Interesting way to do a business... " Used detergent labels and toothpaste tubes from Indonesia are going from landfills to fashion frills on bags and wallets sold in Singapore, Australia and the United States. ...
High fat level found in takeaways
There is bad news for Indian and Chinese food lovers in Britain. A new study has revealed that while Indian food is generally high in fat and Chinese food is high in Sugar. "Campaigners have called for better...
California Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $22 Million in Counte...
US Customs and Border Patrol"California Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $22 Million in Counterfeit Imported Merchandise (Tuesday, May 20, 2008) contacts for this news releaseOakland, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure of...
Olympic Wardrobe Malfunction
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIt is reported Canada imports all their clothing from China to the tune of 4.2 Billion dollars annually. That is some serious coin, especially when you take into...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Pirate Bay to Record Labels: “Bring It On!”
I love these guys, proud pirates that they are."“The record companies can go screw themselves,” said Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in response to a compensation and damages law suit filed against...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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50 Cent, Universal Sued for Pushing "Gangsta" Life
Is this a case of blaming the music or blaming the actual hip-hop gangsters that beat you up?"Hip hop mogul 50 Cent, Universal Music Group and several of its record labels were sued on Wednesday for promoting a...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Record Labels Seek $2.5 Million in Damages From Pirate Bay
No Joke, the swedish industry has put a price on Pirate Bay's activities. The response was, I guess, expected..."Record Labels Seek $2.5 Million in Damages From Pirate BayBy Eliot Van Buskirk EmailMarch 31, 2008 |...
Facebook Considers Music Service
Now that the massive social networking site is considering the introduction of an ad-supported free music service and online music store, I have to ask: is Facebook becoming the new MySpace?"Facebook is...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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