Private File-Sharing In Spain Approved By Judge

A judge ruled in Spanish Court that file-sharing is permissible for private and personal use. Judge Paz Aldecoa of the No. 3 Penal Court of Santander dismissed a case against an unnamed male defendant who had been accused of sharing music online. Aldecoa noted that the defendant was merely engaging in a “widely practiced” and “socially accepted” behavior without profit interests in mind. The decision, issued...

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MySpace Enlists Gracenote To Block Copyrighted Music

MySpace announced that it will use Gracenote audio identification filtering software to block copyrighted music hosted without permission on members’ pages. It will permanently delete the accounts of people who upload tunes a specified number of times. MySpace will use the to identify audio recordings uploaded by its members. Once identified, copyrighted music uploaded without permission will be blocked. “MySpace is...

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