The RIAA, The IFPI, And The BPI File Lawsuit Against Top YouTube to MP3 Site

Just say No to MP3 ripping. In a joint effort, The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) have taken Youtube-mp3.org to court. The RIAA announced the action against the service on their own website today. The lawsuit was filed in a […]

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BPI and IFPI Say Google’s Fight Piracy Report is ‘Greenwash’

Is Google’s ‘fight piracy’ Report just a load of greenwash? The BPI and IFPI have long been at war with the tech giant over their lack of concern over inflating DMCA takedown requests and the ineffectiveness of the content ID system. So, when they released a report highlighting just how successful they have been at paying content creators and reducing […]

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UK music business remains bullish over international relations following Brexit outcome

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Britain Exits EU, What Does The Music Industry Have To Say?

Music Industry speaks up on Britain’s planned exit from EU… Last night, after 43 long years of being part of the European Union, Britain voted itself out. 52% voted to leave the EU, with the remainder voting to stay. Below are responses from trade bodies, IFPI, and BPI in the music industry. Frances Moore, CEO of International Federation […]

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BPI lambasts Google for dismissing ‘notice and stay down’ request

Geoff Taylor: ‘It’s become clear that stronger Government action will be needed.’

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Google Faces Government Scrutiny Over ‘Take Down, Stay Down’ Refusals

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is insisting that Google reforms its ‘notice and take down’ procedure. The BPI claims that it has reported 200 million links to infringing content on Google since July 2011.  The links were reported via Google’s ‘Notice And Take Down’ policy but were quickly replaced by other pirate links, often the same […]

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