FilthyRag (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
R&B singer Avant has set October 28th as the release date for his self-titled Capitol Records debut. Following the 2006 effort “Director,” Avant teamed up with Trackmasters (LL Cool J), Antonio Dixon & Eric Dawkins a.k.a Anonymous Entertainment (Fantasia) and The Architects (Missy Elliott) for “Avant,” the first release under a new deal with Capitol Records. As [...]
Recording Industry vs The People (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
In a case we have not covered before, Capitol Records v. MP3Tunes , the corporate defendant MP3Tunes, and the individual defendant, Michael Robertson, moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, saying the action belonged in California. The Court dismissed as to Mr. Robertson, but denied the motion as to MP3Tunes. MP3Tunes operates the web sites mp3tunes.com and sideload.com It appears that all of the...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Filed under: R.I.P. Spinner.com : Nick Reynolds (pictured front), singer and multi-instrumentalist for the Kingston Trio, has died at age 75 in San Diego. The folk group, which formed in Southern California in 1957, was one of the most successful acts on Capitol Records in the... Read more
Concrete Loop (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Seven years into a gold-and-platinum-honored career, top R&B singer/ songwriter/ producer, AVANT is joining the Capitol Records roster. His first Capitol Records album, AVANT, will be released on December 9th.
Popdirt.com (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Katy Perry is out with the wedding themed video to her new single 'Hot N Cold', the third release from the pop singer's debut album 'One of the Boys', out now on Capitol Records. Watch it...
Starpulse News (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
In a move that's both innovative and intimate, Capitol Records quintet Saosin has joined with global youth brand Hurley to record demos for their upcoming album [...] Read more!
Counterfeit Law Blog (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
Ruling that he had given an incorrect instruction to the jury, U.S. District Judge Michael Davis has granted Jammie Thomas' motion to vacate the $220,00 jury verdict against her in the widely-watched Kazaa file sharing case, Capitol Records Inc. v Thomas. Click here to read Judge Davis' September 24, 2008 decision granting the motion and ordering a new trial. The offending jury instruction instructed...
Portfolio.com: The Tech Observer (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Sam Gustin writes : In a blow for the recording industry, a federal judge has declared a mistrial in the nation's only successfully prosecuted peer-to-peer piracy case, Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas. In October 2007, a Minnesota jury found Jammie Thomas, a single mother of two, liable for copyright infringement. She was sentenced to $222,000 in penalties, or $9,250 for each of 24 songs she was...
EFF Action Alerts (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Joining the ranks of federal district judges in Arizona and Massachusetts , District of Minnesota Chief Judge Michael Davis today concluded [44-page PDF] that simply making a music file available in a shared file does not violate copyright law, and ordered a new trial in Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas. The case made headlines last year as the first peer-to-peer file-sharing case to go all the way...
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
In a move that's both innovative and intimate, Capitol Records quintet Saosin has joined with global youth brand Hurley to record demos for their upcoming album in Hurley's Costa Mesa, California studio ...
Recording Industry vs The People (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
A scheduling order has been entered in Capitol Records v. VideoEgg which calls for an October, 2009, trial. September 11, 2008, Scheduling Order Keywords: digital copyright law online internet law legal download upload peer to peer p2p file sharing filesharing music movies indie independent label freeculture creative commons pop/rock artists riaa independent mp3 cd favorite songs intellectual property...
I Read the News Today: All Beatle News (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
OK all you vinyl record freaks, I hope you are paying attention. I know that I am, much to my wife’s chagrin. It looks like Capitol records are doing things up right for all collectors, obsessive types, and audiophiles. Capitol has kicked off a new series of record releases from their “from the vault series.” I [...]
Billboard (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Having recently wrapped a performance tour for U.S. troops in Iraq, Avant is busy promoting his self-titled first album for Capitol Records.
MTV News (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Video director says she kept the focus on Perry's charisma and just insinuated the song's topic. By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Gil Kaufman Katy Perry in her "I Kissed a Girl" music video Photo: Capitol Records In case you didn't hear, Katy Perry kissed a girl and she liked it. And it's lucky for her she did. "I Kissed a Girl" spent seven weeks atop Billboard 's Hot 100 list (dethroned,...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - A year after country group Little Big Town released its third album through an indie label, it will be reissued -- with four additional cuts and new artwork -- by Capitol Records Nashville on October 14.
