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The article focuses on the evolution of bootlegged audio recordings which started since the release of the vinyl record "The Great White Wonder" in New York in 1969 that bolstered the music industry. It says that bootlegs feature live and unreleased studio performances being released to fans and collectors without the knowledge and permission of its record labels. It adds that labels, publishers and artists are reaping the benefits of bootlegs that have evolved into a profitable enterprise.

The article focuses on the possibility of committing copyright infringement in the creation of a temporary music for movie trailers in the absence of the original tunes. It says that composers are worried on the thinning line between imitation and duplication in the replication of the music which are requested by executives at studios and movie trailer houses. Trailer music composer Veigar Margeirsson says that a studio or trailer company sometimes pushes to get close to duplication.

The article reports that the EMI Group Ltd. filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the BlueBeat.com, a Media Rights Technologies division. It states that BluBeat offers the sale of Beatles music digitally. It states that the sale of the material in the BlueBeat website became a subject of the argument between EMI and Apple Corps, the parent company of iTunes. It notes that BluBeat sells the materials in a price much lower than the price at iTunes.

Focuses on the increase number of counterfeit compact discs being seized in the U.S. Level of increase; Impact of the increase on the sound recording industry; Connection of organized crime to the practice and trade of music piracy.

This article reports that Vivendi Universal SA topper Jean-Rene Eourtou turned up in Gotham on December 15, 2004 for the U.S. launch of an international antipiracy and counterfeiting coalition, which drew a diverse corporate crowd repping everything from music and movies to Kate Spade handbags and Gillette razors. Coalition, dubbed the Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy, is an arm of the International Chamber of Commerce, which Fourtou chairs. Aim of the group, which first met in Paris on November 26, 2004 is to present a united front in raising worldwide awareness about the evils of piracy and counterfeiting, as well as to urge countries to enforce laws.

Reports on the move of the music industry to sign up universities and colleges to offer products and services to students at a discounted rates in the U.S. Feasibility of the move to draw students from piracy; Total number of schools enlisting in the program; Disclosure on the rate of discount.

Recording Industry Association of America Inc. (RIAA) is keeping up its furious pace of lawsuits against alleged music pirates, filing its third major round of lawsuits in as many months on March 23, 2004 against 532 individuals. New suits bring the total number of individuals sued by the RIAA on charges of piracy to nearly 2,000 and bring 89 college students into the mix, the first time the music organization has gone after alleged pirates at the U.S. Universities since it implemented its strategy of suing in September 2003.

Reports that singer/songwriter Don Henly is urging fellow musicians to take their political concern to the U.S. Congress for them to act on the devastating impact of online file-swapping and consolidation in the media and radio industries on artists. Efforts to strengthen the Recording Artists' Coalition's lobbying by opening an office in Washington, D.C.; Plan of the coalition to partner with the Recording Industry Association of America to share the lobbying efforts.

Reports on the lawsuits prepared by the Recording Industry Association of America against individuals suspected of using peer-to-peer networks illegally to swap music files on the Internet in the U.S. Chance given to the people to settle before filing the actual lawsuits; Encouragement for the individuals involved to consult an attorney about the matter; Congressional concerns that the tactics of the trade group are too heavy-handed.

Reports on the settlement between the Recording Industry Association of America and college students accused of setting up and running free file-swapping services of copyrighted songs on their schools' own internal network. Role in filing infringement suits against individual users of peer-to-peer networks; Details of the settlement; Implication for local area Napster netwworks.

Reports on a drop in world sales of recorded music. Perceived role of so-called home piracy in the decline; Cost of piracy to the recording industry; Sales of music in the U.S., Great Britain and France.

Reports on the imposition of an economic sanction against Ukraine by the United States government for its pirated music compact discs. Suspension of a special, duty-free status enjoyed by some Ukranian products; Citation of Ukraine as the largest producer and exporter of pirated compact discs; Account of the toll imposed to Ukrainian record companies and musicians.

Reports on the Recording Industry Association of America's claim that Napster's efforts to block copyrighted music files from its system have done little to stop users from accessing protected music. Results of a test of Napster's system; Recommendation of the group to improve the filtering process.

Presents details on a United States federal court decision which required Napster to stop its music swapping service. Procedure for recording companies to notify Napster on its use of their titles; Concessions of the court for both sides; Obligation of Napster to monitor its system.

Reports that the music industry is facing losses of more than three billions as a result of piracy over the next five years as a result of piracy according to a report released by Internet analyst firm Forrester Research. Claim of Forrester analyst Eric Scheirer that neither digital security nor lawsuits will stop Internet theft of content; Forecast financial hit on the book publishing industry.

Focuses on the growing piracy of unreleased motion picture music worldwide. Examples of pirated musical scores that major motion picture studios have had to deal with; Private tape trading among collectors; High level of demand for rejected scores; Losses suffered by studios and composers from bootlegging activity.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America against entertainment site Scour.com. Allegation that Scour.com allows the illegal downloading and copying of both music and movie files over the Internet; Site's offer of a free betaversion download of an application called Scout Exchange which features a search to find MP3 files, video, images and more.

The article reports that performer Beastie Boys has filed a copyright suit at the U.S. District Court of New York on August 7, 2012 against Monster Energy Corp. due to its unpermitted use of the group's compositions and recording for Web promotional campaign.

The article reports that an overall decline of 5.6% for album sales in Great Britain in 2011 has been driven by piracy.

The article reports that the Italian authorities has ordered the Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to the Pirate Bay, a largest site in indexing pirated movies and music. Pirate Bay is based in Sweden and is using BitTorrent Technology. Italy's antifraud police has issued a formal command and posted an official "access denied" seals on its ISPs. The block was motivated by Fimi, a music industry federation in Italy.

The article reports on the effort of police in Great Britain and the Netherlands to stop the operation of an online pirate pre-release club known as OiNK. As part of the operations, the Interpol and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the British Phonographic Industry arrests a 24-year-old man. The said club distributes albums leaked onto the Internet prior to their official release.

The article reports that a U.S. federal judge has ordered Capitol Records Inc. to pay about $70,000 to cover the attorney fees and litigation costs of woman the company has unsuccessfully sued for illegal downloading. The ruling issued by District Court in Oklahoma is an indication of the first reimbursement of expenses to a defendant in the music industry's lawsuit against alleged online pirates. In 2004, Capitol sued Deborah Foster for alleged copyright violation via unauthorized downloading.

The article reports on the settlement of Sharman Networks Ltd. and sound recording companies. As part of the deal, the company has agreed to pay record companies $115 million. Moreover, the company will install software filters to keep out pirated content. In respond to the settlement deal, Mitch Bainwol of the Recording Industry Association of America, claims that the move will aid in the development of the digital marketplace.

Reports on the plan of U.S. anti-piracy enforcer Chris Israel to focus his anti-piracy campaign on China. Strategy of the campaign.

Reports on the amount of pirated music CD sold globally according to the International Federation of Phonographic Industries. Number of countries where fake recordings outsell legal ones; Similarity of the value of the global pirate market for music with the legitimate markets of Great Britain, the Netherlands and Spain combined; Identification of China as a world's largest pirate market.

The article reports on the rise in the growth of Warner Music Group Inc. The company's revenues grew across music publishing and recorded music, with digital sales providing a particular kick. But Warner Music couldn't brag about the financial performance since it remains in a mandatory quiet period. Revenues from digital sales topped out at $35 million in the last quarter, compared to $25 million in the previous quarter and $32 million for the full fiscal year 2004. Digital drove growth at the recorded music group, which saw revenue climb nearly 5% to $621 million.

Profiles Darcy Antonellis, senior vice president for anti-piracy operations at Warner Bros. Inc. Efforts of Antonellis in preventing the piracy of motion pictures and television programs produced by the company; Appointment of Antonellis to the newly-established antipiracy unit in the company; Role of Antonellis in overseeing the way the studio protects its content from production.

Reports that action against illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers has started in Great Britain, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany and Italy. Launch of trade organization British Phonographic Industry's program of legal action; Damages and injunctions to stop the illegal uploading of recordings onto file-sharing networks; Legal actions filed by the International Federation of Phonographic Industry.

Reports on the arrest of fourteen compact discs pirates at a market in Great Britain.

Reports on the progress of the campaign of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry against music piracy in Great Britain. Decline in the global Internet piracy worldwide; Strategy of the organization for its campaign; Projected status of the industry by 2004.

Reports on the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) goal to make lawsuits for illegal downloading of music off the Internet as common as parking or speeding tickets. RIAA president, Mitch Bainwol's assessment that consumers are already are getting lawsuits and antipiracy message; Criticism of RIAA from Jason Schultz of Electronic Frontier Foundation, who made the observation that millions of Americans are downloading music off the Internet.

Reports that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has hired the director of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bradley Buckles, as head of its antipiracy unit. Lawsuits filed by RIAA against online music file-swappers.

Reports on the move of the New York Police Department in response to music piracy in New York City. Contribution of the Recording Industry Association of America in raiding several locations; Number of CD-R and DVD burners uncovered by the Organized Crime Investigation Division of the Department; Battle of law enforcement officials to the illegal sale of counterfeit copyrighted works.

Reports on the number of pirated digital videodisks, video compact disks, and compact disks seized by personnel from the Army, Presidential Security Group, and police Special Action Force in Manila, Philippines.

Reports on the increase in the global sale of pirated compact discs (CD). Total estimate value of the international business of piracy as of July 2003; Number of CD uncovered in raids in London, England; Reputation of China as the worst country for music piracy; Other countries were music piracy is rampant; Remarks of International Federation of the Pornographic Industry, Jay Berman, on the fight against CD piracy.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by singer-songwriter Aimee Mann against UMG Recordings and Universal Music Video Distribution for allegedly releasing an unauthorized collection of her songs in 2001. Impact of the release on the album's sales; Copies sold by the record; Refusal of a Universal Music Group representative to comment on any pending litigation.

Reports that a jury error during the damages phase of TVT Records' copyright infringement case against MP3.com has resulted in a mistrial. How mistakes made by the jury in calculating the damages to be assessed against MP3 could not be easily corrected; Universal Music's integration of litigation risks into its due diligence prior to its acquisition of MP3.com.

Highlights the growth of unit sales of pirate music discs by 25 percent in 2000. Total value of the pirated music industry.

Reports on the United States entertainment industry's approval of U.S. President George W. Bush's threat to impose economic sanctions if Ukraine does not live up to its promise to crack down on music piracy within six months of May 2001. Recording Industry Association of America's identification of Ukraine as the top piracy offender in 2000; Countries elevated to the red-alert list of nations with widespread movie piracy.

Focuses on a decline in the number of users accessing songs via Internet-based file-sharing service of Napster. Result of blocking of more than a million copyrighted music files from the service; Court mandated filters; Napster's plan to acquire 'certain assets' of Gigabeat.

Reports on the arrest of 15 persons in two major raids on compact disc counterfeiting operations in New York City's Manhattan district conducted with the help of the Anti-Piracy Unit of the Recording Industry Association of America. Number of illegally copied recordings seized during the raids; Increase in sidewalk sales of knock-off music and videotapes in Manhattan.

Reports on a lawsuit filed by MP3Board.com, charging merger partners Time Warner and America Online with contributing to online music piracy. Development of the Gnutella file-sharing software by AOL and Time Warner; Recording Industry Association of America's copyright infringement suit against MP3Board.

Reports on BMG Entertainment chief executive officer Thomas Stein's statement on costs incurred from lost revenues by German record companies from the illegal trade of music on the Internet in 1999. Popularity of music-download services on the Internet such as Napster and Mojo National; Sales of compact disc burners and MP3 players.

Reports on the status of the Recording Industry Association of America's lawsuit against Napster. Request for preliminary injunction to block all major-label content from being traded on Napster; Mechanics of Napster's operation; Concerns over copyright infringement.

Reports that three years of legal battles for `Shine' movie producer Jane Scott have ended after a court in Paris, France dismissed a copyright and moral rights case brought by composer Serge Rachmaninoff's grandson, Alexandre.

Reports on the rise in MP3.com's stocks following the news that the online company is close to settling its copyright infringement suits with United States-based music label groups. Amount of damages that will be paid by MP3; Licensing agreement between the music site and the recording studios.

Reports on music publisher Harry Fox Agency's filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit against online music distributor MP3.com Inc. Number of music publishing firms represented by Harry Fox Agency; Amount in damages being sought.

Reports that singer Paul McCartney's publishing firm, MPL Communications, has joined the recording industry's battle against digital music company MP3.com's controversial database of copyrighted music. MPL Communications' filing of a lawsuit accusing MP3.com of copyright infringement stemming from its my.mp3.com service; Details of how computer users can gain access to copyrighted music through MP3.com.