Canadian Recording Industry Association Takes Out BitTorrent Site Demonoid.com

Demonoid.com, a popular Canadian BitTorrent site has been shuttered after the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) threatened to deliver them a legal beating. “The CRIA threatened the company renting the servers to us, and because of this it is not possible to keep the site online. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding.” This is all that is left of Demonoid.com…for the moment. Six...

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EMI Sues Michael Robertson For Copyright Infringement

It Was Only A Matter Of Time… EMI, the beleaguered major, has filed a copyright infringement against Michael Robertson, CEO of MP3tunes.com, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. This is not a surprise to most industry watchers, including FutureMusic who predicted a bevy of lawsuits against Robertson and Sideload.com in a March 21, 2006 article. Several EMI-owned labels and publishers have sued...

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