More than a third of all CDs purchased worldwide are pirated, according to a record label report released this week. Australia, however, has one of the lowest levels of music piracy at less than 10 per cent of all music discs sold.

Sharman to appeal while record labels celebrate

Sharman Networks has announced it will appeal a Federal Court ruling that several respondents associated with the company had authorised infringment of music industry copyright and that it must introduce filters to the Kazaa file-sharing software.

Stanford using iTunes to take lectures global

Universities are using the download service to reach students and alumni. Stanford is going a step further.

US Supreme Court rules against file swapping

The US Supreme Court has handed movie studios and record labels a sweeping victory against file swapping, ruling that peer-to-peer companies such as Grokster could be held responsible for the copyright piracy on their networks.

All Kennedy, Music News