If there is any one person that a Rush fan should thank for reuniting the prog-rock giants after the band took a long hiatus in 1997, it’s Vertical Horizon’s frontman Matt Scanne... Full Article at PopMatters
PlayStation3 users will have access to high-def music videos when the new Vidzone service goes live tomorrow. Full Article at New Zealand Herald
12/09/09 - Living Legal - e-Sensei - 0 Comments Tags: music, copyright infringement, Recording Industry, hoist with your own petard, CRIA Not Rated - Rate This! Chet Baker was a leading jazz musician in the 1950s, playing trumpet and providing vocals. Full Article at Poe News
NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "In SONY BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, the Boston RIAA case in which the defendant, represented by Charles Nesson of Harvard Law School, admitted liability at his trial, the Court has entered judgment in favor of... Full Article at Slashdot
Warner Music Canada, Sony BMG Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, and Universal Music Canada could be liable for up to $6 billion for music piracy, according to Canadian Internet leg... Full Article at The Daily Swarm
p2pnet news view Advertising | Movies | Music:- “We’re trying to restore the premium luster around music.” “We’re trying to show brands that music builds a crowd and draws an audience like it has for thousands of years,” he said. Full Article at p2pnet.net
A copyright infringement lawsuit that’s been filed against major players in the Canadian Record Industry Association (CRIA) seeks up to $6 billion in compensation for the unlicensed use of their music. Full Article at Mediacaster Magazine
Baker: His estate is singing the ripped-off blues. Why don't they want us to know about the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement? Ugetsu on connecting the new to the past and Vancouver’s love of jazz. Full Article at The Tyee
By their own admission they owe musicians some $50 million in unpaid royalties but they could end up paying out $6 billion. Who is this ‘they’? Full Article at The Inquisitr
Canada's recording-industry giants face a massive class-action lawsuit, in what could be the largest copyright-infringement case in Canadian history. Full Article at Canada.com