Music studios have gained the upper hand in their legal battle with a “stream ripping” service known as YouTube-MP3, which allowed people to obtain pirated versions of songs simply by pasting a YouTube link into a website. In a proposed settlement filed…
Piracy
Vivian Campbell Reveals the ‘Upside of Music Piracy’ for Def Leppard: Exclusive Interview
It’s now been 25 years since Vivian Campbell joined Def Leppard, stepping in after the death of original guitarist Steve Clark. Campbell spoke to Ultimate Classic Rock as the band was wrapping up a summer tour with Poison and a new album from his pre-Leppard project Riverdogs celebrates the…
Why Are So Many Heritage Artists on the Road Again? This Explains Everything.
When Glenn Frey died, Don Henley said that the Eagles would never play live again. So much for that promise. Why is Rogers Waters still touring at age 73? Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey would rather they never have to…
Nigeria Grants Tax Break to Music, Movie Producers, Others in Creative Industry
The federal government has granted ‘Pioneer Status’ to the creative industry, in a landmark move aimed at transforming the industry to a creative economy and creating jobs. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and…
Universal Music Sued for Piracy
Music publishers are usually the ones initiating piracy lawsuits, not on the receiving end of one. But Universal finds itself in that situation due to its use of fonts. In news that’s sure to make a few people smile, Universal…
Google Is About to Kill Every Single Torrent Site
With Google’s upcoming ad-block feature, torrent sites are about suffer a serious revenue choke. Several weeks ago, Google unveiled plans to roll-out a built-in ad blocker in its Chrome browser. The move will help internet users navigate safely without facing…
Movie and TV industries launch global anti-piracy group
The worldwide movie and TV industries yesterday formed a new global coalition to campaign against online piracy. The coalition brings together 30 major movie studios and TV networks with a plan to speak out on piracy issues on a global…
Piracy Is Killing Music, Film Industries- Musician
Former Big Brother Africa star, Mimi Abu Andani, has expressed dissatisfaction with the way legal systems in Africa tackle the issues of piracy, saying the systems do not pay much attention to the menace. Mrs Andani, who is also the…
CD piracy soon a thing of the past, says Guitarman
Renowned musician, Olugbemiro Akigbogun, on Thursday said that piracy was gradually becoming a thing of the past, because of alternative means of listening to songs. Akigbogun, who is popularly known as “GT the Guitar man’’, said in Lagos that the music…
Record labels win fight to block music piracy websites
Record labels have won against internet service providers to have piracy website KickassTorrent blocked but will have to pay $50 per name to have the website’s domain names blocked. In Friday’s ruling, Justice Stephen Burley ordered ISPs including TPG, iiNet, Optus and Telstra to block…
