Beyonce copyright claim rejected
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A claim of copyright infringement against pop star Beyonce Knowles is dismissed by a US court.
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Universal Music Group, the world's  biggest record company, is stepping up pressure against popular  online sites YouTube and MySpace, accusing them of infringing  the copyrights of its artists' music videos.
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The Supreme Court declines to hear the music industry's appeal of a case that forbade it from trying to force phone and internet companies from turning over the names of people suspected of copyright infringement over peer-to-peer networks. Michael Grebb reports from Washington, D.C.
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Grouper.com, the online video-sharing  company owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, has denied  charges in a Universal Music Group lawsuit that accuses the  company of allowing users to swap pirated music videos.
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Universal Music Group, the world's   biggest record company, is stepping up pressure against popular   online sites YouTube and MySpace, accusing them of infringing   the copyrights of its artists' music videos.
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Universal Music is accusing the Bank of America of copyright violations after a video of two of the bankÂs employees singing a version of U2Âs ÂOneÂ hit the Internet.
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The self-proclaimed legal file sharing service is either not so legal or not so sharing: None of the big four music labels have agreements with the service, according to news reports.
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A federal judge dismissed charges  against a New York record store owner on Friday who had been  selling unauthorized recordings of concerts, saying a law  against boot-legging was unconstitutional.
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The world's biggest music companies,  including Warner Music Group Corp and Sony BMG, denied that  they have agreed to license songs for a free download service  that was launched by Qtrax on Monday.
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A U.S. federal appeals court denied a petition from music webcaster associations for an emergency stay of new royalty rates.
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Microsoft&#39;s patent on the File Allocation Table disk format has been rejected by the US Patent Office, on the grounds that it should never have been granted in the first place.
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The Rolling Stones are refused permission to pursue a claim for unpaid royalties through the courts.
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Beyonce Knowles is feeling the "Baby" love. Jennifer Armour, not   so much.
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The British music industry is to sue 28 internet users it says are illegally swapping music online. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) says it is targeting &quot;major uploaders&quot; - those who make music available to share free with others.
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International Federation of Phonographic Industries says the site, controlled by Alibaba.com, lost its appeal in a piracy lawsuit it filed against the company.
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Beyonce tore a leg muscle rehearsing dance moves with Destiny's Child and her injury could delay some of the group's plan, a record company spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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Two tracks rejected by pop singer Kylie Minogue for her next album are briefly posted online.