Press releases and announcements - 2009

RIAA - Federal Court hands record companies decisive verdict in Usenet.com lawsuit

01/07/09

Man arrested as part of pre-release music uploading investigation

22/06/09

Milan court orders website operators to forfeit more than €2.4 m for online music piracy

18/06/09

Police raids hit four pirate gangs in Turkey

17/06/09

Two arrested as Hong Kong topsite is closed down by customs officials

16/06/09

IFPI welcomes groundbreaking Virgin Media/Universal Music digital music service

15/06/09

Music sector urges Czech Presidency to deliver an EU proposal that will impact the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of artists in Europe

12/06/09

Italian police arrest uploaders of earthquake charity single

26/05/09

Judge warns of jail term as jury convicts music & movie pirate in Australian first

26/05/09

RIAA commends report citing countries for inadequate intellectual property protections

21/05/09

Illegal CD replicating factory raided in Malaysia

15/05/09

RIAA commends report citing countries for inadequate intellectual property protections

21/05/09

IFPI statement on the adoption of French "Creation and Internet Law"

13/05/09

Canada placed on USTR Watchlist - IFPI statement

30/04/09

20 individuals sentenced to jail time for selling pirate CDs on eBay

29/04/09

The Pirate Bay verdict – full English translation

27/04/09

Andria Vidler appointed president of EMI Music UK and Ireland

23/04/09

European recording artists and performers call for fairness on term of protection

22/04/09

International & Swedish music industry welcomes Pirate Bay judgment

17/04/09

BPI involved in two major operations

16/04/09

BPI: UK must not fall behind in dealing with P2P problem

09/04/09

The Guardian – U2 Manager: “Why France has the solution to online piracy”

07/04/09

Francis Keeling appointed Vice President, Digital, at Universal Music Group International

06/04/09

International recording industry welcomes new French law to protect artists & creators

03/04/09

Largest music community trading illegal file links in Brazil shut down

31/03/09

Recording industry welcomes launch of new music service in China

30/03/09

Sydney Morning Herald - Piracy: An Australian film maker speaks out

26/03/09

RIANZ welcomes NZ Government’s further commitment to tackling online piracy

24/03/09

Major copyright infringing forum shut in Argentina

17/03/09

France: Over 10,000 creators and artists back “Creation and Internet” law

11/03/09

New report says tackling piracy would boost UK GDP by £310m

11/03/09

IFPI statement on the French Assembly debate on the Creation and Internet Law

10/03/09

Major raid against organised crime in Mexico

06/03/09

Copyright owners, in Sweden and internationally, comment on The Pirate Bay trial

03/03/09

The Pirate Bay trial – Counsel for the record company plaintiffs sums up

02/03/09

The Pirate Bay trial – IFPI Chairman John Kennedy outlines the damage to the music industry

25/02/09

Three CD pirates jailed in Thailand

25/02/09

EMI Music debuts first iTunes Pass with Depeche Mode

24/02/09

UK – OCC: Brit Awards has instant impact

19/02/09

Pirate Bay trial – music companies' lawyer outlines “purposeful crime on a grand scale”

18/02/09

Music community calls for swift action to enhance global IP protection as part of Special 301 process

18/02/09

Statement - Amended charges will simplify case against The Pirate Bay

17/02/09

Viva La Vida top selling global album of 2008

16/02/09

The Pirate Bay prosecution - statement & media backgrounder

13/02/09

Huge fine for Italian illegal music distributor

13/02/09

Polish police shut down huge pirate disc operation

12/02/09

UK - BPI response to Digital Britain Report

29/01/09

Ireland - P2P infringement case settled

29/01/09

IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - Q4 2008

29/01/09

Unlicensed online music store operator in Italy faces jail sentence

27/01/09

Ukrainian deal offers new hope

21/01/09

IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2009

16/01/09

Kumar Taurani elected IMI chairman

12/01/09