US Objects To Chinese Music Download Restrictions

The United States wants to discuss Chinese rules on music downloading and cinema rights that appear to discriminate against foreign sound recordings and films in a WTO complaint. Hollywood studios and U.S. Internet music providers such as Apple’s iTunes store could be among the groups that suffer from “less favorable distribution opportunities” for imported films and foreign suppliers of music recordings in China,...

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EU Court Supports Music File-Sharers In Civil Cases

Advocate General Juliane Kokott, an adviser to the European Union’s top court, has drawn a line in the sand. In her decision, Kokott stated that European ISPs and telcoms are not required to hand over information on clients believed to be running music-sharing websites in civil cases. Kokott believes that it is compatible with European Union law for European countries to exclude communication of personal data in the context of a...

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