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Court Sides With MobiTV Over ASCAP in Streaming Fee Dispute
San Francisco
- A federal court has rejected a proposed licensing structure from performing
rights organization ASCAP that would have greatly increased royalties paid by
MobiTV for...
Pakistan Blocks Facebook Over Page With Images of Muhammad
Lahore, Pakistan - The Pakistani government
has ordered Internet service providers in the country to block Facebook, over a
page on the site that encourages users...
Canadian Court Exempts 30-Second Song Samples From Royalties
Los Angeles - Canada's federal
appellate court has ruled that online music services do not have to pay
performance royalties on 30-second streaming song samples, Billboard...
Sweden's Pirate Party Becomes Web Host for The Pirate Bay
Stockholm, Sweden - File-sharing hub The Pirate Bay is back
online Tuesday with an unusual new hosting provider -- Sweden's Pirate Party, TorrentFreak
reported. The site...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to "Must-Carry" Cable TV Rule
Washington
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal on
"must-carry" cable TV system rules, letting stand a lower court's
decision upholding the...
German Court Rules Wi-Fi Nets Must Be Password-Protected
Berlin
- A German court ruled last week that Internet users in the country must secure
their Wi-Fi networks with passwords, and will be liable for...
The Pirate Bay Offline Following Injunction Against ISP
Los Angeles - Notorious
file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay has been knocked offline by its Internet
service provider, following a court ruling in Germany last week...
MonkeyMedia Sues Apple Over User Interface Patents
Austin
- MonkeyMedia, a studio that designs user interfaces, announced on Friday that it
has filed a patent lawsuit against Apple (NASD: AAPL).
The suit alleges infringement of...
TiVo Shares Plunge on Court Decision to Rehear EchoStar Case
Washington
- Shares of TiVo (NASD: TIVO) plummeted as much as 36% on Friday, after the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided to...
German Court Orders Web Host to Disconnect The Pirate Bay
Hamburg,
Germany - A
German court has granted a preliminary injunction against the current
Germany-based Web hosts of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, TorrentFreak
reported.
Studio lobby group the...
