A report from the University of Amsterdam states what we already know: EU legislation will have no effect because most of our spam comes from further afield.

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Echoing Compuserve’s GIF ruckus in the 90s, Forgent go after royalties on a compression algorithm they claim to own.

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Some file sharers are moving to ripping online radio streams as the record labels get more litigious.

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“The most far-reaching and aggressive enforcement action ever” nets 200 computers in 11 countries – but no arrests yet.

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The British launch of the Napster music sharing system has hit licensing problems, a day after Apple confirms its intention to launch iTunes in Europe this year.

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The Recording Industry of America has decided to ditch their much-criticised amnesty programme, declaring it now unnecessary.

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Online music retailers and royalties agencies are in a spat over who gets to collect the money for artists.

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Los Angles police have arrested two men, one attempting to record “The Passion of the Christ” and the other at a showing “The Alamo” in cinemas.

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Redmond software giant Microsoft ties up even more old business with a payment to InterTrust.

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Draft legislation in California declares the service an invasion of privacy.

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