The digital music landscape is shifting with the increasing popularity of streaming services such as Spotify but digital download purchases continue to grow.

The digital music boom is highlighted by the 2011 figures which show that digital...

When BT was ordered by a High Court Judge to block pirate website Newzbin 2 back in July we at Pocket-lint questioned whether this meant an end to the free web.

That question will be answered over time, but what is clear is that the judgement...

Shenanigans are afoot in the House Of Lords, as Parliament scrutinizes Peter Mandelson's Digital Economy bill, which Peter Mandelson is desperately trying to push through before the general election looms.

The government has backtracked on...

New legal services that offer consumers free access to songs - such as We7, Spotify and Last.fm - are not stopping people from illegally downloading music, says the British Phonographic Industry.

A survey carried out for the industry body...

Turns out that alongside the sky-rocketing popularity of illegal download services also comes a doubling in the popularity of legal ones. The BPI has announced that 9.5% of the population bought music downloads in 2008, compared with 5.1% in 2007.

The Isle of Man's 80,000 residents could get a blanket license for unlimited music downloads.

The scheme, proposed at the Midem music market conference in Cannes, would see the island's residents paying a compulsory tax to internet service...

Seven of the UK's music download retailers have launched a campaign that identifies music in the MP3 format.

Angled "to help consumers make the most of the growing availability of music in the universally compatible MP3 format", the campaign...

Microsoft has carried out its very own research on illegal downloads and it seems 11-16-year-olds are amongst the most likely pirates in operation over the Internet today in Britain.

According to the research, "this age group admitted they...

It said it was going to crack down on illegal downloads, and Virgin Media has done exactly that sending out warning letters to 800 of its customers.

The letters are part of a 10-week pilot programme run in conjunction with the British Phonographic...

Virgin Media suggested way back in March that it may adopt a "three strikes and you're out" policy towards internet subscribers who illegal download copyrighted material.

Well the company is now taking action.

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Despite increasing pressure from organisations, including the British Phonographic Industry in the UK, EU officials have today rejected plans that would see internet users banned by the ISPs if they are caught illegally downloading copyrighted material.

Carphone Warehouse has been threatened with an injunction by the BPI unless it agrees to controversial plans to "crack down" on customers who download music illegally.

The Carphone Warehouse, with the TalkTalk branded broadband service had...

Internet service provider Virgin Media could soon implement a "three strikes" system against illegal downloaders and filesharers in partnership with the record industry, reports The Register.

The cable company is apparently in talks with...

MCV is reporting that online retailer CD Wow! famous for selling cut price CDs, DVDs and games has gone into receivership.

Apparently the Hong Kong-based company is currently seeking "expressions of interest" for its assets and business.

The BPI is going after illegal file-sharers by putting pressure on internet service providers to ban accounts that are being used to swap copyrighted songs.

The music industry's association wants Cable & Wireless and Tiscali to suspend 59 accounts...