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  • Online music piracy 'destroys local music'(oh noze! government help needed combat "cultural desert")

    01/27/2010 10:51:52 AM PST · by a fool in paradise · 25 replies · 515+ views
    BBC News ^ | Page last updated at 13:16 GMT, Thursday, 21 January 2010 | no byline
    ...The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) says that global government legislation is essential to the sector's survival. It cited Spain as an example of a country which does not have laws in place to prevent illegal downloads. The sales of albums by local artists there have fallen by 65% in five years. Federation chairman John Kennedy said the situation in Spain is now "almost irreversible". "Spain runs the risk of turning into a cultural desert," commented Rob Wells, Senior Vice President, Digital, at Universal Music Group.... "Drastic action needs to be taken in order to save the Spanish...
  • Music, movie lobbyists push to spy on your Net traffic

    08/21/2008 11:07:47 AM PDT · by weegee · 27 replies · 352+ views
    cnet news ^ | August 18, 2008 3:33 PM PDT | Posted by Declan McCullagh
    ASPEN, Colo.--Recording industry and motion picture lobbyists are renewing their push to convince broadband providers to monitor customers and detect copyright infringements, claiming the concept is working abroad and should be adopted in the United States. A representative of the recording industry said on Monday that her companies would prefer to enter into voluntary "partnerships" with Internet service providers, but pointedly noted that some governments are mandating such surveillance "if you don't work something out." "Despite our best efforts, we can't do this alone," said Shira Perlmutter, a vice president for global legal policy at the International Federation of the...
  • EMI looking to slash funding for RIAA, IFPI

    11/29/2007 6:43:15 AM PST · by steve-b · 12 replies · 327+ views
    Ars Technica ^ | 11/28/07 | Eric Bangeman
    One of the Big Four labels is apparently unhappy with its return on investment when it comes to funding industry trade groups such as the IFPI and RIAA. British label EMI, which was recently purchased by a private equity fund, is reportedly considering a significant cut to the amount of money it provides the trade groups on an annual basis. According to figures seen by Reuters, each of the Big Four contributes approximately $132.3 million to fund the operations of the IFPI, RIAA, and other national recording industry trade groups. That money is used in part to fund the industry's...
  • Music industry targets workplace downloaders

    02/13/2003 12:37:50 PM PST · by GeneD · 13 replies · 362+ views
    Reuters via digitalMASS.com ^ | 02/13/2003 | Bernhard Warner
    <p>LONDON, Feb 13 — The recording industry directed its anti-piracy campaign at large companies in the United States, Europe and Asia on Thursday, warning them that employees are illegally downloading music on company time.</p> <p>The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a global trade group representing the major music labels, said it had begun issuing brochures to thousands of companies spelling out the legal and technological dangers of giving employees access to online file-sharing networks.</p>