Founder Of World’s Largest Torrent Site Arrested
On Wednesday, Artem Vaulin, the founder of Kickass Torrents (KAT), was arrested for his BitTorrent distribution operation.
Vaulin was charged with one count...
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Four Tet Is The Latest Producer To Get Fed Up With SoundCloud
At this point, you can't even count on both hands the amount of producers who have decried Soundcloud. With deadmau5 and Ookay being the most recent examples, t...
Ed Sheeran Sued For $20 Million Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
It has come out that Ed Sheeran could face a $20 million lawsuit over his hit song "Photograph." The lawsuit, brought forth by Martin Harrington and Thomas Leo...
The Conspiracy Behind OMFG That Led To The “Hello” Takedown
The story behind the artist known as OMFG is an interesting one.
In November of 2014, the artist OMFG posted a track on Soundcloud called "Hello" that quite...
Pirate Bay Founder Builds Machine That Copies Tracks 100 Times Per Second [Video]
Peter Sunde, the co-founder of notorious torrenting website Pirate Bay, knows a thing or two about copyright law. After being on the run for two years and spend...
Soundcloud Finally Goes Too Far, Removes Silent Track For Copyright Infringement
Just when you thought Soundcloud couldn't get any worse, they strike again harder than ever. Now reaching an all time low, Soundcloud has removed a track that i...
The Pirate Bay Beats Out Major Record Labels In Lawsuit
Major record labels Universal, Warner and Sony - alongside the Swedish Film Industry and Nordisk Film - experienced a loss this week after attempting to file su...
Majestic Casual Brought Down by YouTube for Copyright Infringement
Rest in peace Majestic Casual... for now, anyway. The big time YouTube channel and music collective fell earlier today and was slapped with full-blown terminati...
Taylor Swift Being Sued For Allegedly Stealing Lyrics
The music industry is a tricky place when it comes to copyright and licensing; that's why megastars like Robin Thicke and Taylor Swift have a team of lawyers at...
Hardwell Joins Long List Of Producers To Voice Their Complains At Soundcloud
Popular music streaming service Soundcloud has been under continual fire for months now, following the highly contested change of copyright policies and unfair ...
Soundcloud Is About To Be Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuits
Okay but seriously, this really is the end of Soundcloud y'all. After years of operation without any massive reproach, Soundcloud is about to come under fire b...
YouTube Updates Their Copyright System to Aid Content Creators
As any avid user of YouTube knows, the site has a fairly lenient stance on copyrighted music. Anyone that wants to upload a video is free to incorporate any n...