Press releases and announcements - 2010

Ireland - eircom Launches MusicHub

09/12/10

24-7 Entertainment helps Media Markt roll out its expansion plans for download stores across Europe

08/12/10

US announces sweeping anti-piracy initiative

30/11/10

IFPI statement on The Pirate Bay appeal verdict

26/11/10

Mexican court convicts 14 music pirates

23/11/10

RIAA applauds Congressional action on rogue sites bill

19/11/10

News from EMI - The Beatles now on iTunes

16/11/10

Music, Film, TV and the Internet – a guide for parents and teachers

09/11/10

Copyright Modernization Bill reaches second reading in Canadian House of Commons

09/11/10

France – SNEP announce the launch of ‘Youth Card’

29/10/10

Sweden - streamed music now included in charts

29/10/10

Universal Music Group promotes Rob Wells to President of Global Digital Business

28/10/10

Police smash suspected Pan-European music piracy ring

25/10/10

Universal - Classical music leader Deutsche Grammophon relocates to Berlin

14/10/10

Finland - Prison sentence for P2P hub operator

07/10/10

IFPI welcomes European Parliament's call for EU action to tackle piracy online

22/09/10

EMI: Mute to go independent again through new agreement between EMI and Daniel Miller

22/09/10

Raids close down Israeli pirate CD operation

14/09/10

MIPI: Australian industry leaders stand in support of AFP anti-piracy measures

14/09/10

Zambian musicians urged to act wisely to secure royalties

19/08/10

GQ Magazine – Paul McGuinness on how to save the music industry

18/08/10

Four websites shut after largest ever online anti-piracy action in Bulgaria

02/08/10

Music pirates ordered to pay Ł170,000 to record companies

26/07/10

RIAA: illegal downloading = fewer musicians

23/07/10

Senior international appointments at Universal Music

30/06/10

Frances Moore to be new CEO of IFPI

24/06/10

John Kennedy to step down as Chairman and CEO of IFPI

24/06/10

French recording industry group elects new President

24/06/10

Online anti-piracy action in Hungary

18/06/10

IFPI reacts to publication of draft Canadian Copyright Amendment Bill

07/06/10

Pilavachi returns to Universal Music in international classical A&R post

03/06/10

New Zealand Herald – Radio royalty rates increased

01/06/10

Danish Supreme Court decision: ISPs are part of the solution to internet piracy

28/05/10

The Irish Times - Eircom begins graduated response in Ireland

24/05/10

PPCA - Australian artists awarded better deal for fitness class music

18/05/10

US ruling against Limewire sends clear message internationally

13/05/10

Music Week - Dance industry takes on filesharing

12/05/10

IFPI publishes Recording Industry in Numbers 2010

28/04/10

IFPI supports TDC music service in Denmark

26/04/10

Prosecutor in Italy orders ISPs to block infringing streaming site

22/04/10

Singapore - Police blitz leads to seizure of more than 3,000 counterfeit music CDs

16/04/10

IFPI welcomes Irish high court decision on illegal file-sharing

16/04/10

International music industry welcomes new UK anti-piracy law and calls for other countries to follow suit

08/04/10

Zambian authorities step-up anti-piracy activity

08/04/10

Two million discs seized in Mexico

06/04/10

Survey on impact of HADOPI Law 'nonsense' says IFPI

30/03/10

Italian police close site offering access to The Pirate Bay

24/03/10

New music education campaign "Music Matters" launched

24/03/10

Suspected uploader caught red-handed by police

19/03/10

Hong Kong customs arrest two over infringing links

19/03/10

New EU study says 1.2 million jobs at risk in Europe due to piracy

17/03/10

Billboard - Lanier: "Touring and merchandise revenue no long-term replacement for record sales"

15/03/10

Universal Music Group International promotes Max Hole to Chief Operating Officer

15/03/10

The Hollywood Reporter - James Murdoch: Illegal downloading is theft

12/03/10

Greek police close website that pirated music, film, games and books

11/03/10

Charles Allen becomes Executive Chairman of EMI Music

10/03/10

New report shows how much record companies invest in music

09/03/10

Australia – AAPT & EMI announce partnership

15/02/10

Icelandic Supreme Court upholds injunction against torrent site

12/02/10

Pirate compilation manufacturers and customers hit in Italian operation

12/02/10

Italian court orders ISPs to block The Pirate Bay

09/02/10

Australia - ARIA releases 2009 wholesale sales figures

03/02/10

IFPI publishes Digital Music Report 2010

21/01/10

Swiss woman found guilty of online infringement

13/01/10

Italy's Supreme Court explains ruling that ISPs should block The Pirate Bay

08/01/10