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RSS ifpiControversial piracy legislation gets EU thumbs-up
News Organisations such as the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) had lobbied for the addition of criminal penalties to the legislation, but were rebuffed. [10 Mar 2004]
'Draconian' anti-piracy heads for EU vote
News When the IP enforcement proposal was first introduced in January 2003, it drew a "dismayed" reaction from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and other copyright-holder lobbyists, which... [20 Feb 2004]
'Untraceable' Japanese P2P network users arrested
News In Taiwan, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has sued three P2P users who are said to have shared files on the locally-popular Kuro and Ezpeer networks. Japanese peer-to-peer (P2P)... [03 Dec 2003]
Green light for controversial European patent law
News When the proposal was first introduced in January, it drew a "dismayed" reaction from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and other copyright-holder lobbyists, which called for the measures... [28 Nov 2003]
Vote on EU intellectual property law delayed by opponents
News When the proposal was first introduced in January, it drew a "dismayed" reaction from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and other copyright-holder lobbyists, which called for the measures... [19 Nov 2003]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.10.03
Round-Up The IFPI alleges that in some countries (Canada, Germany, Japan and the US) the uptake of illegally distributed MP3s has reached and in some cases outstripped legitimate album sales. The latest figures from the global... [03 Oct 2003]
EU anti-piracy law under fire
News Since January, the music industry, via the IFPI, the organisation representing the international recording industry, has said that it finds the measures to be too weak on pirates. Since then, other group have rushed to... [15 Sep 2003]
EU digital copyright vote delayed again
News When the proposal on enforcement of intellectual property rights was first introduced in January, it drew a "dismayed" reaction from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and other copyright... [12 Sep 2003]
ISPs drawn into illegal file sharing blame game
News According to a statement from the IFPI, the trade association representing the international recording industry: "Just using the word 'caching' doesn't mean that the service is automatically exempt from copyright liability. [21 Jul 2003]
The Ovum View: DRM - protecting content and revenues
Comment The International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) estimates, in its June 2002 report, that the pirate market for music was worth $4.3bn and that this figure is conservative. People have long trumpeted... [10 Jul 2003]
Brussels reconsiders IPR enforcement
News This approach hit a flat note with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), however, which in January issued a "dismayed" statement calling for the proposed measures to be beefed up. [16 May 2003]
Universal Music: The right purchase for Apple?
Comment Worldwide sales of music CDs, records and cassettes fell for the third year in a row last year, with a seven per cent drop in global music sales and a 10 per cent fall in units sold in the US, according to figures for 2002 released... [14 Apr 2003]
Are there content pirates at your workplace?
News The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) are jointly distributing a brochure warning of... [14 Feb 2003]
Music industry attacks European copyright proposal
News This approach has hit a flat note with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), however, which issued a "dismayed" statement calling for the proposed measures to be beefed up. [03 Feb 2003]
EasyInternetCafe faces gag in CD-burning row
News We hadn't heard anything, until two days ago when a letter arrived from lawyers 'acting on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment UK and others' - basically, the IFPI - saying they're applying for an injunction to gag us,"... [20 Sep 2002]
