The teenager's mom, Patricia Santangelo, was one of the few parents of file-sharers who refused to settle out of court after being sued by the Recording Industry Association of America. She took her case to the national media, and the RIAA dropped it. But less than a month later, the RIAA "won a default judgment against her 20-year-old daughter," the Associated Press reports. "Federal Judge … [Read more...] about Judge orders teen file-sharer to pay
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eDonkey bites the dust – sort of
Another file-sharing service - by which people can download free but copyrighted music and other media - settled this week. "The firm behind popular online file-sharing software eDonkey has agreed to pay $30 million to avoid potential copyright infringement lawsuits from the recording industry," the Associated Press reports. The company, MetaMachine, Inc., agreed to stop distributing its eDonkey, … [Read more...] about eDonkey bites the dust – sort of
How legal is it?
That probably sounds like a strange question just about everywhere but in the world of digital entertainment. The Los Angeles Times takes a sweeping snapshot of current thinking on the part of music consumers and copyright law experts. For example, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll found that "among teens ages 12 to 17 who were polled, 69% said they believed it was legal to copy a CD from a … [Read more...] about How legal is it?
France’s teen tech lobbyist
The US social-networking scene (not to mention the music file-sharing one) needs an Aziz Ridouan, 18. The New York Times quotes the economic director of one of France's largest consumer advocacy groups as saying Aziz "may still be in high school, but [he] has a more profound understanding of copyright law than most lawyers and members of Parliament." I'm sure, actually, that we have a lot of … [Read more...] about France’s teen tech lobbyist
99-cent tunes
The price holds. After a long negotiation, "Apple Computer and four major record labels have renewed their deals to sell songs on iTunes for 99 cents," CNET reports. "Record labels would like to charge different prices for more popular or newer songs," CNET says, but "a New York investigation into whether record labels have worked together to set the prices for digital music is expected to keep … [Read more...] about 99-cent tunes