Read more illegal downloading stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21422/illegal-downloading.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:09:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69691/to-save-the-music-industry-ban-music-and-whistling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe music industry wants royalties for the 30-second previews on iTunes—which is "bullshit," writes Nicholas DeLeon for TechGear. It's yet another foolish move in the battle to save the music industry, complains DeLeon. Luckily, he has a "foolproof" way to do just that: Ban music, "shut the whole damn...http://www.newser.com/story/69691/to-save-the-music-industry-ban-music-and-whistling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 9:38:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65808/student-must-pay-675k-for-illegal-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Boston graduate student must pay $675,000 to the music industry for illegally downloading 30 songs, a federal jury ordered today. Joel Tenenbaum, 25, essentially admitted yesterday to grabbing the music via file-sharing network KaZaA. The fine averages out to $22,500 per song—significantly less than the $80,...http://www.newser.com/story/65808/student-must-pay-675k-for-illegal-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 17:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62287/minnesota-mom-fined-19m-for-illegal-music-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Minnesota woman has been fined $80,000 per song for each of 24 music files she illegally downloaded, CNN reports. The court ordered Jammie Thomas to pay $1.92 million to the Recording Industry of America. Her original trial—America's first for music file-sharing—granted the RIAA just $220,...http://www.newser.com/story/62287/minnesota-mom-fined-19m-for-illegal-music-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 4:12:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59364/danger-mouses-latest-album-a-blank-cd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLegal wrangling reportedly led to the shelving of Danger Mouse’s latest album; now, instead of dropping Dark Night Of The Soul , the producer behind acclaimed Beatles/Jay-Z mash-up the Grey Album is releasing a book of photographs by director David Lynch—with a blank CD enclosed, XXL reports. “For Legal Reasons,...http://www.newser.com/story/59364/danger-mouses-latest-album-a-blank-cd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 14:22:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55772/assembly-votes-surprise-non-on-french-web-piracy-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe French legislature has put a stop—for now—to an anti-piracy law that would deny Internet access to repeat offenders, AFP reports. The law, a pet of President Nicolas Sarkozy, would deal the ultimate blow to illegal downloaders after three strikes, and replace the current regime of fines and...http://www.newser.com/story/55772/assembly-votes-surprise-non-on-french-web-piracy-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 14:40:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55697/france-plans-to-monitor-foil-illegal-downloaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrance is poised to enact a far-reaching crackdown on those who illegally download music and movies, the New York Times reports. A new law expected to be approved tomorrow allows the music and film industry to monitor the downloads of individual users and report any violations to a new copyright...http://www.newser.com/story/55697/france-plans-to-monitor-foil-illegal-downloaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 20:35:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55616/pirated-wolverine-already-viewed-by-1m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCanned Fox columnist Roger Friedman is in very good company—the unfinished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine has been downloaded more than a million downloads since it was leaked online, TorrentFreak reports. Execs are panicked by the leak—described by Gawker as the "biggest Hollywood crime of the decade"—although...http://www.newser.com/story/55616/pirated-wolverine-already-viewed-by-1m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 6:27:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51753/to-combat-digital-piracy-try-stealing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Hollywood composer wants you to stop illegally downloading music, and he's willing to put his freedom in jeopardy to make his point. Because the public doesn't seem to equate swapping digital files with stealing, Richard Gibbs is pushing for people to swipe other products in a nationwide "day of...http://www.newser.com/story/51753/to-combat-digital-piracy-try-stealing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Feb 2009 11:47:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49940/streaming-sites-thwart-studios-piracy-crackdowns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe rise of video streaming sites has defeated movie studios' toughest anti-piracy efforts, the New York Times reports. Consumers can watch copyrighted material online—often from sites hosted in countries with slack anti-piracy rules—more easily than ever. The industry estimates "digital theft" now accounts for 40% of all its...http://www.newser.com/story/49940/streaming-sites-thwart-studios-piracy-crackdowns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Feb 2009 6:17:41 CST