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BPI bests CD Wow in 'grey imports' row
News The legal battle between music industry body the BPI and CD Wow over 'grey imports' ended at the High Court today with the e-tailer convicted of copyright infringement. The pair have been facing off... [20 Mar 2007]
CD Wow hits out at music industry 'paranoia'
News CD Wow has hit out at music industry body the BPI, which is pushing for a case against the retailer over parallel importing - where CDs licensed for one region are sold in another. The... [22 Feb 2007]
CD Wow in court over 'grey CD imports'
News Music industry trade body the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) is seeking a contempt of court order against e-tailer CD Wow, after the company was accused by the BPI of continuing... [21 Feb 2007]
Radioactive: Crazy Frog's legacy - it's boomtime for ringtones
Comment According to the BPI, CD singles sales in the UK dropped 19.1 per cent to only 21.4 million units in 2005. Forty percent of this same age-group do not see the CD as good value, claims... [16 Jan 2006]
UK online music hobbled by high prices
News According to research from analyst house JupiterResearch, one-third of households now own MP3 players, while figures from music industry trade body BPI show that UK music fans have downloaded 13 million tracks already... [29 Sep 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.06.05
Round-Up However, the BPI - the record industry’s trade association - has little sympathy in this case and nor does it believe any dispensation should be made on the grounds of the offender's age. In fact, 90 per cent of the... [24 Jun 2005]
Teen music pirate to see mum in court
News Emily Price was caught in the third wave of anti-piracy action by music industry trade body the BPI and landed with a £2,500 bill for her file-sharing habit, according to reports. According to a BPI... [21 Jun 2005]
Piracy fears sidelined as Brits rediscover love for the CD
News Trade association the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has discovered that sales of CD singles have shown their first rise in five years, while albums are also showing some upward movement. The... [23 Aug 2004]
Tech pirates targeted in government's fraud crackdown
News DVD and CD pirating are both on the increase, with FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) reporting that piracy cost the UK over £9bn in 2002 and the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) saying illegal... [11 Aug 2004]
Cheap CD seller slapped with injunction over pricing blame
News The wrangling between CD-Wow and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has taken a new turn, with the industry body taking the CD and games seller to court over claims it misled... [04 Feb 2004]
'Grey imports' win for industry hits CD prices
News The row over so-called 'grey imports' of CDs took a major step towards being settled this week, with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and CD-WOW settling their differences out of court, and the... [22 Jan 2004]
Leader: 'Grey import' row smacks of desperation
Leader The BPI is already investigating CD Wow and Play.com and its attempt to now finger Amazon for supposedly undercutting exorbitant UK prices with cheap imports smacks just a little of desperation. What is... [09 Jan 2004]
Amazon.com under spotlight over 'grey' CD imports
News Two other e-tailers, Play.com and CD Wow, have also been investigated by the BPI. Next month, the BPI will tell the High Court that Hong Kong-based CD Wow is breaking... [07 Jan 2004]
Update: BT accused of being the 'music pirates' friend'
News The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which blames file-sharing for falling CD sales, was quoted on the BBC saying that BT has consistently refused to discuss the phenomenon of file-sharing and the... [20 Mar 2003]
Music piracy fight - coming to an office near you
Comment The individuals are to blame but the RIAA and BPI realise there is little chance of ever prosecuting individuals. It has never been proven that Napster dented CD sales - many suggest its 'try before you... [18 Mar 2003]
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