After raids on its offices in Tokyo (reported here yesterday), Microsoft has revised controversial provisions in its contracts with Japanese PC manufacturers.

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Japan’s Fair Trade Commission raided Microsoft’s offices in Tokyo a few hours ago as part of an investigation into the software giant’s contracts with PC suppliers.

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With an unusual twist on the usual music downloads/piracy story, rap artist Eminem is suing Apple Computer for using the lyrics from his song “Lose Yourself” in their TV advertising campaign for iTunes.

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In his concluding article on Midem 2004, media lawyer Paul Hosford focuses on the outstanding answered questions in bringing digital music to mobile devices over cellular networks, including the next evolution of ring-tones, Hi-Fi tones.

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MidemNet 2004 is discussing the future of digital music. Paul Hosford, partner of London-based music and IP practice, New Media Law, reports.

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Since concerns of Oscar voters leaking their recordings of the films to file sharing networks last year, there has been some changes in their release. This year they think they have identified a leak this year.

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As TiVo file for patent infringement against EchoStar for their supply of PVR-devices to their customer, is it just EchoStar they are trying to worry?

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After years of legal wrangling, Norwegian state prosecutor, ØKOKRIM, have declared they will not appeal against a not guilty ruling for deCSS author Jon Lech Johansen, otherwise know as DVD-Jon.

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Causing more than a little surprise, Canada’s Copyright Board has announced that downloading music from peer-to-peer networks is not wrong. They have also announced a levy on MP3 players.

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Microsoft announce their intention to charge for use of the filing structure that most digital consumer electronics devices use to store their files.

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