by Metal Insider | Jul 15, 2009 | Legal Woes, Piracy
The Los Angeles blogger who leaked new Chinese Democracy songs before their release was sentenced to two months of home confinement on Tuesday. Kevin Cogill also received one year’s probation and must appear in an anti-piracy commercial, expected to air during...
by Metal Insider | Jul 2, 2009 | Legal Woes, Piracy
Well this story should continue to unfold swimmingly. Global Gaming Factory X, the company that plans to purchase the massively popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, is now under investigation for insider trading.
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 26, 2009 | Legal Woes
In a case that may have legal implications stateside, TechCrunch reports that file hosting service Rapidshare has been fined by the Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany. The ruling could cost the company up to $34 million. The suit, brought by copyright protection...
by Metal Insider | Jun 23, 2009 | Legal Woes
Fear Factory continues canceling planned European dates, the latest being UK’s Bloodstock. This time, the cancellation was accompanied by an announcement insisting the legal battle over the band’s name has nothing to do with it: These particular dates are...
by Metal Insider | Jun 22, 2009 | Legal Woes
The “new” version of Fear Factory (I guess this would be 3.0?) featuring the reunion of Burton C. Bell and Dino Cazares without the other two original members has now reportedly canceled their debut gig and entire German tour with no official announcement...
by Metal Insider | Jun 19, 2009 | Legal Woes
A re-trial, new jury and new lawyer was not enough for Jammie Thomas-Rasset, as the verdict was handed down yesterday in the fiery case of Captiol v. Thomas-Rasset: guilty to the tune of $1.92 million. A penalty of $80,000 per song damage was awarded for 24 cases of...