Music Ally

Big news in New Zealand, where a new copyright reform bill has taken a liberal approach towards anti-circumvention. The bill allows consumers to bypass DRM if their intended use is legitimate – for example time-shifting and format-shifting (the latter includes ripping music from CD to other devices). “The (more…)

Thinking of launching a streaming mobile music service in China? You better brush up on your administration skills then: new rules for webcasting in the country mean you’ll have to get permits from two separate Chinese government agencies before you can begin. Meanwhile, ownership and control of webcasting operations have (more…)

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…)