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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...

China's Hurray Sells Stake in Huayi Music for $5 Million

Beijing - Hurray Holding Co. (NASD: HRAY), a provider of artist development, music production, wireless music distribution and operator of an online video portal in China, announced...

Echo Nest, Play.me Offer Music App Developers Free Tunes

Cambridge, Mass. - The Echo Nest, a "music intelligence" firm founded by MIT Media Lab alums, on Thursday announced a deal with Dada Entertainment's Play.me service, which...

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...

Court Finds LimeWire, Founder Guilty of Copyright Infringement

Los Angeles - A federal judge has granted summary judgment for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), finding the LimeWire file-sharing service and founder Mark Groton...

Jelli Lands $7 Million for Interactive Crowdsourced Radio

San Mateo, Calif. - Jelli, the operator of a crowdsourced, hybrid online and on-air radio format, announced on Thursday that it has raised $7 million in its...

Tapulous Releases "Nirvana Revenge" iPhone Game

Palo Alto, Calif. - Mobile game publisher Tapulous on Wednesday announced the release of a Nirvana-themed iteration of its popular "Tap Tap Revenge" iPhone game. Available for...

Warner, Universal Settle Project Playlist Copyright Suits

Los Angeles - Project Playlist, the operator of a site that lets users create playlists from streaming songs available online, has settled copyright infringement lawsuits with major...

Pirate Bay Appeal Judges Cleared of Bias Charges

Stockholm, Sweden - Several judges with ties to copyright lobby groups have been cleared of bias charges and approved to preside over the appeal of convictions for...

Event Ticketing Firm Ticketfly Lands $3 Million

New York - Ticketfly, a provider of online ticketing services, has raised $3 million in its first round of financing. Investors included High Peaks Venture Partners, Contour Venture...