Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Spotify sued in new $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit Spotify sued AGAIN for allegations of copyright infringement and deceptive trade practices. In August, we reported that Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style sued Spotify for billions, alleging the company infringed the copyright of 243 of the rapper’s works. Now, a new lawsuit has landed in the […]
Pirated Music study suggests your downloading guilt may be unnecessary A pirated music study sheds some light on the dark downloading domain. The best part about it is that the $430 000 study was ordered by the European Commission in 2013. It was carried out by an organization in the Netherlands called Ecorys, and they […]
YouTube-MP3.org agrees to shut down after getting sued by labels Say goodbye to the largest audio-ripping site, YouTube-MP3.org. A proposed final judgment has been reached between the site and record labels including Sony Music, UMG and Warner Bros. Although the document hasn’t received the Hancock from the judge, the decision tilts favour towards the labels […]
Jub Jub removes song from YouTube due to copyright infringement Jub Jub has had a song removed from the music video streaming site, YouTube due to copyright issues. The video that got taken down had his new song in it. He has done this specifically as he is about to relaunch himself into the South […]
MAPS is a new tool to tackle music piracy MAPS is a new tool developed by PRS for Music to tackle music piracy. Although only available to selected publishers for now, MAPS will work in association with The Publishers Association as a ‘notice and takedown system.’ “MAPS will deliver greater control and transparency to our […]
Machine that copies tracks 100 times per second created by Pirate Bay founder A machine that copies tracks 100 times per second has been created by the Pirate Bay founder. Peter Sunde, a hero to all who make use of torrent sites has put his ingenuity towards his latest endeavour. He owes record labels more […]
