"...A 46% drop in the sale of record singles in the United States last year underlined the effects of Internet downloads as the International Federation...

"...The European Commission has welcomed the adoption by the EU’s Council of Ministers on 9 April of the Directive establishing pan-EU rules on copyright and...

"...Redirecting its legal energies momentarily from the assault against online file-sharer Napster, the Recording Industry Assn. of America said Thursday it has helped to bust...

"...The Bush administration on Tuesday threatened to impose trade sanctions against Ukraine unless the country makes a greater effort to control what American companies claim...

"...While the music industry may consider U.S. court rulings against Napster's music-swapping bonanza to be landmarks in Internet age copyright law, most European artists don't...

"...Is code published on the Web protected by the First Amendment? A pair from MIT claims it is as they release a seven-line program for...

"...TTR Technologies today announced that a major record label has completed an initial beta test of its SafeAudio Toolkit for CD-audio copy-protection. This test was...

"...Twenty-seven international companies have signed an "Anti-Piracy Covenant" as part of an Antipiracy Compliance Program initiated by the Optical Media Manufacturers Association (OMMA) to combat...

"...Recording industry officials have brought forth new evidence in their attempt to prove that Napster has cut into their business. Shipments of CD singles sank...

"...The record industry poured a little more fuel on the online piracy wars Friday, blaming a steep decrease in CD singles sales in 2000 on...