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EU throws out Sony BMG merger annulment

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Bear with us on this one: the European Court of Justice has thrown out a lower court ruling that annulled the European Commission’s approval of the merger between Sony Music and BMG. (more…)

European Parliament opposed to three-strikes file-sharing punishment

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Getting ISPs to disconnect customers who are repeatedly caught sharing music illegally is the hot new theory when it comes to copyright protection, although ISPs’ willingness to do it varies. However, the European Parliament has now weighed in, narrowly voting to signal its opposition to the idea (by 314-297 votes). (more…)