The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) won't be ratified in the EU just yet: it's been sent to the European Court of Justice to check if it's constitutionally sound.
February 17th, 2012 by Music Ally
Belgian music body Sabam has failed in its bid to force local website Netlog to actively monitor music and videos posted by its users to ensure they're not infringing copyright.
April 1st, 2011 by Music Ally
The EU has appointed Maria Martin-Prat as its new 'copyright tsar', sparking complaints from consumer groups due to her past role as director of legal policy at the IFPI. She'll be in charge of overhauling...
June 24th, 2010 by Music Ally
A panel on mobile rights and multi-platform content at the MEM conference yesterday focused mainly on music - unsurprisingly given the presence on the panel of PRS for Music's Will Page, manager Pete Jenner,...
May 12th, 2010 by Music Ally
EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes has re-stressed the importance to break down the barriers for digital content sales between European countries. "We have effectively allowed illegal file-sharing...
January 11th, 2010 by Music Ally
TV, film and radio industry groups and trade unions have launched a new coalition to lobby the EU to take a harder line on online piracy. The catchily-named European Audiovisual Social Dialogue Committee...
November 5th, 2009 by Music Ally
Europhobes here in the UK are getting hot under the collar about the fact that the Lisbon Treaty has now been signed by all EU member states, but now there’s a reason for the creative industries...
October 30th, 2009 by Music Ally
More legal headaches for the men behind The Pirate Bay. Co-founders Gottfrid Svartholm and Fredrik Neij have been banned from operating the site by the Stockholm District Court - and if they continue,...
May 18th, 2009 by Music Ally
The EU has chosen its satellite broadband providers, but it seems UK telecoms and media regulator Ofcom is still undecided about how to regulate the service at UK street level.
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