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Music
Warner Music Doesn’t Much Care For This “Free Internet Music”
9:47AM John Herrman | Warner Music, one of the four largest record labels, is upset with just how free their music is online, and they’re not talking about piracy: They’re worried about legit, ad-supported services like Last.fm, Spotify and Pandora. Uh oh. More »
Entertainment
Man Sent To Jail For Six Months For Pirating, Uh, The Love Guru
8:00AM Adam Frucci | This is embarassing. Jack Yates has been sentenced to six months in jail for pirating the horrible Mike Myers movie The Love Guru. It might have been worth it for Star Trek, but come on, The Love Guru? More »
Online
Court Orders File-Sharer To Pay $80,000 Per Song To RIAA
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | A delusional Minnesota court has ordered Jammie Thomas, wanton criminal Kazaa user, to pay a total of $US1.92 million for sharing 24 songs. As my own little protest, I’m going to illegally download Metallica’s entire discography. And I hate Metallica. More »
Networks
Man Charged $US62,000 for Downloading Wall-E While In Mexico
1:00AM Dan Nosowitz | While on vacation in Mexico, Alberto downloaded Wall-E over his wireless carrier’s network, only to be slapped with an insane $US62,000 bill. More »
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