Taiwan protests U.S. 'Bullying' on CD piracy
Taiwan's outspoken justice minister, under pressure at home for his crackdown on CD piracy, has aimed a rare diplomatic kick at the politically isolated island's...
Public asks copyright office to allow common CD/DVD uses...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today announced that it helped 245 consumers submit comments to the Librarian of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office requesting...
Under U.S. pressure, Taiwan cracks down CD pirates
Taiwan's cabinet has ordered a crackdown on factories producing pirated compact discs in a bid to safeguard relations with key ally and trade partner, the...
Anti-piracy efforts could increase iPod, MP3 player prices
If the Canadian Copyright Board anti-piracy plan goes through, the price of iPods would increase by 33 percent, according to a BusinessWeek Online article. The...
Big Music's broken record...
It's the busy season for number-crunchers at the Recording Industry Association of America [RIAA]. By the end of February, the industry trade association will release...
Royalty rates for recordable DVD and CD discs at Germany!!!
The collecting societies in the Central Organisation for Private Copying Rights (ZPά) have reached a mutual agreement with the Recording Media Information Group (IM Informationskreis...
U.S. official lashes Philippine pirates
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce William Lash paid surprise visits to commercial centers in Manila known for openly selling pirated VCDs and DVDs, and wound...
Pirated 'Lord of the Rings' DVDs seized
British authorities have seized more than 10,000 pirated DVD copies of the movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" in recent weeks, a...
Ukrainian government proposes tougher laws on CD piracy!
The Ukrainian government has proposed tougher laws to rein in rampant copyright piracy and help get costly U.S. trade sanctions lifted, the government reported Tuesday...
Finland kills EUCD - For now...
The Finnish parliament returns the national copyright law proposal back to the ministry, which originally drafted it. The proposal was based on the European Union...
