Gibson, TC Group Cancel Merger
After much fanfare at the 2008 NAMM show in January, Gibson and TC Group have cancelled their planned merger. No details as to why the coupling disintegrated. TC Group, the holding company behind Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, TC Electronic, TC-Helicon and TC Applied Technologies, and Gibson, litigation-happy guitar manufacturer, issued an identical press statement, which noted that the decision followed “an intensive effort by both...
New Zealand Overhauls Copyright Law – ISPs Now Liable For Infringement
New Zealand’s New Technologies and Performers’ Rights Copyright Amendment Bill is a complete overhaul of their copyright law. The bill was passed on April 8th and is designed to clarify how copyright applies to new technologies in today’s digital environment. New Zealand’s last copyright legislation was drafted almost 20 years ago. Campbell Smith, Chief Executive of the Recording Industry Association of New...






