Archive for January, 2008

IFPI Digital Music Report 08

January 29, 2008

The IFPI Digital Music Report 08 calls on the European Union to consider the French approach to ISP responsibilty for copyright infringers and action.
But what the report show more than anytihng is the phenomenal growth in digital content and how the music industry is leading the pack.
Some eye-watering stats include that in 2003 there were [...]

China bends online audio/video market in it’s favour

January 18, 2008

This article on Yahoo! News reports that the Chinese are struggling to deal with the huge increase in online piracy, purportedly having twice as many cases in 2007 than in 2005 and 2006 together.
It is notable that a senior official said that harsher punishments are required, but on reading on I noticed this which I must [...]