Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Apple, Google, Amazon sued for alleged music piracy operation The lawsuit makes 216 claims across 148 pages against this ‘massive music piracy operation.’ A lawsuit has been filed by the estate of Harold Arlen, the man who composed Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, and many other classics. The estate is suing Apple, […]
Music piracy unaffected by legal threats Music piracy is unaffected by legal threats, this is not too surprising but a recent study has found this to be true. After almost twenty years of threats surrounding the illegal download of music, music piracy continues to thrive. The music industry managed to harness the benefits of sites […]
Google Music Piracy role said to be bigger than expected Google Music Piracy is said to be bigger than expected. According to a MUSO report, torrenting was only responsible for 28.3% of total global music piracy visits last year. MUSO investigates piracy activity on a country by country and a month by month basis. A […]
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 […]
Traxsource partners Audiolock in a bid to combat piracy Traxsource – a leading online music store dedicated to dance music and particularly popular with deep house fans in South Africa, recently announced their partnership with Audiolock in a bid to combat file sharing. In other words – music piracy! They are hoping this will boost sales […]
