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British Phonographic Industry

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Name: British Phonographic Industry

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

UK ISPs Block Two More File Sharing Sites

MPA wins court order to block Movie 2K and Download4AllSix of the UK’s largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have started blocking access to two sites accused of copyright violations.BT, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Sky, EE and O2 are all believed to have ... [Published TechWeekEurope UK - May 21 2013]

Entities: File Sharing, United Kingdom, Motion Picture Association of America, Pirate Bay

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Google Inc

Google launches mobile music service

Internet giant Google has jumped into the world of mobile music streaming with a new service designed to rival those from the likes of Spotify and Pandora.The firm used the opening of its I/O developers conference in San Francisco to unveil its new Google ... [Published Top Up and Go - May 17 2013]

Entities: Google Inc, Spotify Ltd, British Phonographic Industry, Geoff Taylor

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

UK record labels launch unprecedented anti-Torrent campaign

Conflict, UK, Piracy, Internet, SanctionsThe third and biggest wave of sanctions aimed against Torrent and music file-sharing websites is sweeping the internet, with 25 online addresses set to be blocked by the British Recorded Music Industry trade b ... [Published Russia Today - May 16 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Grooveshark, British Recorded Music Industry Ltd, British Phonographic Industry

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Google 'go-between' claim rejected

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has denied accusations that he has acted as a "go-between" for internet search giant Google in disputes with the music and film industries over tackling online piracy.Appearing before MPs, Mr Vaizey insisted that his meetings ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 14 2013]

Entities: Ed Vaizey, Google Inc, Piracy, Intellectual Property, British Phonographic Industry

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Alamy

Sales of compilation albums soar for first time in a decade

Compilation albums are proving popular as digital downloads (Picture: Alamy)Sales of compilation albums have risen sharply for the first time in a decade – despite the challenge from streaming services such as Spotify and Deezer.According to new figures ... [Published Metro.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: British Phonographic Industry, Geoff Taylor, Alamy, Deezer

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Geoff Taylor

Sales of compilation albums rise

Sales of compilation albums have increased and make up a fifth of all UK albums sold, new figures show.Statistics from the Official Charts Company have revealed there was a 7.2% rise in 2012. £20.6m of compilation albums were sold during 2012.Growth has ... [Published BBC - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: British Phonographic Industry, Geoff Taylor, BBC British Broadcasting Corp

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

eBay Inc

Harrow pirater used eBay to sell counterfeit CDs

by Ian Proctor, Harrow ObserverA MUSIC pirater has been handed a suspended jail term for cheating the British music industry out of $40,000 in lost sales.Syed Ali, 46, of Abercorn Crescent, South Harrow, flogged counterfeit copies of copyright-protected ... [Published Harrow Observer - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Counterfeit, eBay Inc, Harrow Crown Court, Ian Proctor, British Phonographic Industry

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Online music players eye bigger slice of ad market

Spotify, YouTube, MySpace and a host of radio station brands are among the inaugural members of the IAB’s Audio Council as they each aim to enhance the value of the digital audio ad market.The IAB Audio Council will explore ways to educate advertisers ... [Published Marketing Week - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Interactive Advertising Bureau, Spotify Ltd, MySpace.com

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Twitter buys music firm We Are Hunted, preps soundtrack for 200m twits

What do you mean you don't like what EVERYONE ELSE is listening to...Twitter is set to finally make some noise as it prepares to launch a new music service.The microblogging behemoth has snapped up a music-search service called We Are Hunted which scours ... [Published The Register - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Twitter, British Phonographic Industry, Rumours, Ryan Seacrest

First reported Mar 12 2013 - Updated Mar 12 2013 - 1 reports

"Chasing the Saturdays" Showcases Architecture and Elegance...

Popular E! Network reality series lands UK sensation The Saturdays in penthouse suite at iconic Los Angeles luxury tower and follows the exploits of the five-girl band as they take on the American music industry in an effort to become a breakout hit across ... [Published PRWeb - Mar 12 2013]

Entities: Los Angeles, Architecture, Luxury

First reported Feb 28 2013 - Updated Mar 01 2013 - 4 reports

U.K. court forces ISPs to block three torrent sites

"A U.K. court has decided that three torrent sites should be blocked by the country's largest Internet service providers for alleged piracy. The U.K.'s High Court today ordered U.K. ISPs to block Kickass Torrents, H33T, and Fenopy after the country's ... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Feb 28 2013]

Entities: Sky Broadband, British Phonographic Industry, Piracy, Infringement, BBC British Broadcasting Corp

First reported Feb 19 2013 - Updated Feb 20 2013 - 1 reports

British music industry bids to block three more file-sharing sites

The British Phonographic Industry is seeking to block file-sharing sites Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents, the BPI said on Tuesday. ... [Published Computerworld Security News - Feb 19 2013]

Entities: File Sharing, British Phonographic Industry

Quotes

He added: "The entry of a player with the reach of Google will persuade many more consumers to experience having millions of songs to play instantly on their phone, tablet or PC."

Google launches mobile music service [Published Top Up and Go - May 17 2013]

But Labour committee member Jim Sheridan said: "The problem is Google has just become too big, too powerful and too influential not just on the UKUK Government but on the US government."

Google 'go-between' claim rejected [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 14 2013]

Geoff Taylor, British Phonographic Industry (BPI) Chief Executive, said: "Despite the availability of tracks as individual downloads, compilations - led by the Now series - are confounding expectations and performing better than ever." Dance albums have helped the genre grab more than a quarter (25.5%) share of the compilations market for the first time in six years. 1...

Sales of compilation albums rise [Published BBC - Apr 29 2013]

American Idol host Ryan Seacrest tipped off the world to the existence of the new service with a tweet on Thursday which said: "Playing with @twitter's new music app (yes it's real!)... there's a serious dance party happening at idol right now."

Twitter buys music firm We Are Hunted, preps soundtrack for 200m twits [Published The Register - Apr 15 2013]

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UK ISPs Block Two More File Sharing Sites [Published TechWeekEurope UK - May 21 2013]
Google launches mobile music service [Published Top Up and Go - May 17 2013]
UK record labels launch unprecedented anti-Torr... [Published Russia Today - May 16 2013]
UK Music Industry to Block Tens of BitTorrent a... [Published Softpedia - May 15 2013]
BPI is still blocking sites, despite the fact t... [Published KitGuru.net - May 15 2013]
Google 'go-between' claim rejected [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 14 2013]
Sales of compilation albums soar for first time... [Published Metro.co.uk - Apr 30 2013]
Sales of compilation albums rise [Published BBC - Apr 29 2013]
Harrow pirater used eBay to sell counterfeit CDs [Published Harrow Observer - Apr 24 2013]
Online music players eye bigger slice of ad market [Published Marketing Week - Apr 17 2013]
Twitter buys music firm We Are Hunted, preps so... [Published The Register - Apr 15 2013]
"Chasing the Saturdays" Showcases Architecture ... [Published PRWeb - Mar 12 2013]
U.K. court forces ISPs to block three torrent s... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Feb 28 2013]
UK court orders block on 3 file-sharing sites [Published Telecompaper - Feb 28 2013]
Online piracy: ISPs ordered to block access to ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Feb 28 2013]
Buckling to industry pressure, UK High Court ru... [Published The Next Web - Feb 28 2013]
British music industry bids to block three more... [Published Computerworld Security News - Feb 19 2013]
Fast-forward: BPI touts connected cars, 4G and ... [Published The Next Web - Feb 07 2013]
The Day Pirate Bay Went Down, Proxies Down Too [Published SiliconANGLE - Jan 10 2013]
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 3 J... [Published The First Post: Latest - Jan 03 2013]
Music by numbers: Digital drives a successful 2... [Published The Next Web - Jan 02 2013]
Pirate Party Proxy Server Shutdown By BPI [Published SiliconANGLE - Dec 19 2012]
Pirate Bay-Backed Promo Bay Block Has Been Lifted [Published SiliconANGLE - Dec 06 2012]
BPI requests UK Pirate Party shut down Pirate B... [Published Ars Technica - Dec 01 2012]
UK Record Industry Tells Pirate Party To Shut D... [Published WebProNews Feed - Nov 30 2012]
Court Documents Reveal Operation Payback Cost P... [Published SiliconANGLE - Nov 26 2012]
UK ISPs urged to block three more BitTorrent we... [Published Techworld.com - Oct 23 2012]
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U.K. court forces ISPs to block three torrent s... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Feb 28 2013] "A U.K. court has decided that three torrent sites should be blocked by the country's largest Internet service providers for alleged piracy. The U.K.'s High Court today ordered U.K. ISPs to block Kickass Torrents, H33T, and Fenopy after the country's ...
Buckling to industry pressure, UK High Court ru... [Published The Next Web - Feb 28 2013] First it was pirate link-sharing site Newzbin 2 , then it was the Pirate Bay , then the Promo Bay …now another three file-sharing sites have been added to UK ISPs’ block lists. While we knew it was probably coming , the BBC has just confirmed ...
British music industry bids to block three more... [Published Computerworld Security News - Feb 19 2013] The British Phonographic Industry is seeking to block file-sharing sites Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents, the BPI said on Tuesday. ...
Fast-forward: BPI touts connected cars, 4G and ... [Published The Next Web - Feb 07 2013] The British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ), the UK’s record industry’s trade association, has revealed some interesting nuggets and foresights around some of the country’s music-listening habits. With the digital music revolution now in full swing, ...
The Day Pirate Bay Went Down, Proxies Down Too [Published SiliconANGLE - Jan 10 2013] Last Sunday, The Pirate Bay, renowned file sharing website, went down for almost 18 hours due to some technical glitches. Though there was hype on the internet that this was a shutdown, The Pirate Bay informed that this happened because of some technical ...