by Zach Shaw | Jun 20, 2011 | Legal Woes
As if labels weren’t doing bad enough these days. According to The Associated Press, a former payroll manager at Roadrunner Records has been accused of embezzling nearly $421,000 U.S. through falsified business records. New York prosecutors are claiming that...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 3, 2011 | Digital Media, Legal Woes
I for one always love to take pictures at concerts, but an additional plus with having a smart phone is being able to upload those photos online within seconds of taking it. Well it looks like future iPhone owners might not even be able to take pictures or video of...
by Zach Shaw | May 16, 2011 | Legal Woes
The labels and RIAA have finally won their five year battle against LimeWire last week when it was announced that the peer-to-peer file-sharing website would pay $105 million for damages they caused the industry. Though it took a while for the case to finally come to...
by Zach Shaw | May 13, 2011 | Legal Woes, Who Do I Make This Check Out To?
The RIAA and labels gained a big victory back in October of 2010 when LimeWire, the onetime king of peer-to-peer file-sharing websites, was forced to shut down. Now, about 8 months after the “permanent injunction” and five years of litigation, LimeWire and the four...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 12, 2011 | Legal Woes
So next time you see Ozzy Osbourne appearing on another crappy reality show with his family, you’ll know that financial motives were behind it (as if that was ever questionable). According to the NY Daily News and TMZ, the Prince Of Darkness and wife/manager Sharon...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 17, 2011 | Legal Woes, Radio
This past Tuesday, President Obama’s administration made numerous recommendations to Congress regarding online piracy, counterfeiting, and on-air broadcasting. Among their recommendations was support for the Performance Rights Act, the highly debated legislation that...