Video: Midge Ure on copyright and the musician’s lot
March 15, 2010 by David Calder · 1 Comment
The driving force behind Band Aid and Ultravox front man, Midge Ure has agreed to become a director of creative rights management company CCW Longplay in Edinburgh. It has been set up to get a better deal for musicians from the copyright of their work. The Ultravox star is joined by promoter and record industry [...]
New law threatens pirates but also free speech
March 4, 2010 by Nick Clayton · 8 Comments
The difficulty of reconciling the interests of copyright owners and the rights of internet users has been revealed again in a successful Lib Dem and Tory amendment in the House of Lords to the Digital Economy Bill which would force internet service providers to block access to “online locations” where a “substantial proportion of the [...]
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate sells on eBay for £6.50 instead of £229.99
January 25, 2010 by puirseal · 24 Comments
Traders on eBay are selling hundreds of activation keys a day which allow users to install Microsoft’s most expensive version of Windows for less than a twentieth of its lowest discounted price.
And the world’s largest software company seems incapable of stopping the trade.
The Caledonian Mercury paid £6.50 to one of dozens of eBay sellers offering [...]
