Belgian Court Deputizes ISPs
According to a recent ruling by the Brussels-based Court of First Instance, Belgian ISPs now have to police their networks for illegal file-sharing. The decision mandates that ISPs must install filtering technologies to prevent illegal trading of copyrighted works. The ruling will most likely influence other cases pending throughout Europe. “This is a decision that we hope will set the mold for government policy and for courts...
Latest Music Sales Numbers Confirm Current Trends: CDs Down – Downloads Up
According to the latest Nielsen SoundScan figures, 229.8 million albums were sold in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and July 1, a 15 percent decrease over the same period last year. Meanwhile digital tracks sales increased 49 percent to 417.3 million this year. However, the decrease in album sales becomes only 9.2 percent when digital singles are bundled together and counted as albums. Television continues to sell music. Former American Idol...
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