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DROITS AFFERANT A LA MUSIQUE NUMÉRISÉE
RIGHTS TO DIGITAL MUSIC
ARTICLES BY/PAR DANIEL ARTHUR LAPRES
Whales Get Beached, Don't They? An Essay on the Law and Economics of Copyrights in Music, Lex Electronica, vol. 9, n°3, Été 2004,
Balles
neuves, service aux pirates, Novembre 2005.
BASIC REFERENCES - REFERENCES DE BASE
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Hyperdossier sur le droit d'auteur et les droits voisins dans la société de l'information par Lionel Thoumyre
Webliography
on multimedia law by Daniel Arthur Laprès, 09.2006
JURISDICTION
The Cloud and US Cross-Border Risks
PRICES
Yahoo
hikes prices on music service
Yamaha
faces music over alleged price-fixing
SA
says Europeans pay double tax on net music
EMI,
Bertlelsman join forces on download service
Cable
programming available on i Tunes
MPAA
sues Newsgroup and P2P search sites
Yahoo
sells Jessica Simpson single without DRM
FRANCE DIGITAL COPYRIGHT REFORM
Law with respect to copyrights and neighboring
rights in the information society
Law
n°2006-961 of August 1, 2006, JO 3 août 2006, Dossier
Circulaire
du Ministère de la Justice de France du 3 janvier 2007 de présentation
et de commentaire des dispositions pénales portant sur la loi n°
2006-961 relative au droit d'auteur et les droits voisins dans la société
de l'information et d'action publique dans le domaine de la lutte contre
les atteintes à la propriété intellectuelle au moyen
des nouvelles technologies informatiques
France
to ban illegal downloaders from using the internet under three-strikes
rule
French Supreme
Court reverses private copying of DVDs ruling
[Cour De Cassation]
France
backs down on iTunes DRM stance.
French
demosntrators fight copyright proposals.
French law
offers Apple a Loophole[Washington Post]
NAPSTER
MusicNet,
Napster agree to royalties deal
Best
Buy to acquire Napster for $126.8 million
Napster
denies business problems
[USA Today]Napster
switches to ad-suppported business model.
COPYRIGHT ROYALTIES
Court
Sets Royalty Fees To Be Paid to ASCAP
Music
groups reach accord on royalties
COPYRIGHT LAW REFORM
EU
musicians oppose Europe-wide online royalties; outcome could affect iTunes
Bush
administration opposes RIAA-based copyright bill
Copyright
crusaders to launch cyber campaign
Canadian
Government study challenges music industry assumptions.
EC Commissionner
calls for copyright balance.
Sir
Cliff Richard pins hopes on law that will keep cash rolling in until he's
113
EU
to introduce new music rights system despite lobby
Lawmakers
wary of enhancing fair use Copyright Law
Congress
readies new digital copyright bill.
Canadian
musicians demand voice in copyright reform.
LEGAL ACTIONS
Woman
can sue over YouTube clip de-posting
RIAA
reveals how it tracks college file sharing
The
Pirate Bay faces massive damages claim
Court
records: MPAA sought info on PirateBay founders
July
24, 2008 2:25 PM PDT Court records: MPAA sought info on PirateBay founders
Thousands
of file-sharers face legal action in Britain
Labels
urge judge to uphold decision in 1st piracy trial
Dutch
court rules against law that allowed file downloading Ruling made in STOBI
versus SONT case
Judge
orders Youtube to turn over user data
Man
who posted unreleased Guns N' Roses songs online is charged
Net
P2P users sill face stiffer punishment
Court
allows RIAA P2P suit to proceed.
French
music retailer fined 600,000 Euros for piracy.
Recording
industry sues file sharing Limewire.
iTUNES
Commentary:
Should the Music Stop for iTunes?
Apple
holds on to U.S. retail music lead
Apple
says P2P is top competitor for iTunes
iTunes
becomes top ten seller of music
NBC
news programs offered on i Tunes
P2P
Apple
says P2P is top competitor for iTunes
P2P
service designed to facilitate acadamic file sharing
File
sharing services feeling heat from labels
Report
questions UK file sharing claims.
UK
music industry blames file sharing.
File-swaping
leaders nearing decision day.
DIGITAL DOWLOAD SERVICES
Sony
BMG releases more DRM-free music
EFF:
Yahoo Music should compensate customers
European
music service suspends service under label pressure
EMI
says download sales jump by 150%.
TECHNOLOGY
NBC
finds formula for fighting piracy
Recording
indutry executive says CDs are dead
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