Student sued by recording industry in Mass. music downloading case testifies

October 8th, 2009 British soul star ADELE has urged her fellow singers to stop worrying about illegal downloaders - and start concentrating on making great music. The Chasing Pavements hitmaker has waded into the debate sparked by Lily Allen last month (Sep09) when the Smile singer urged the record industry to take a stand against online file-sharing.

October 7th, 2009 A case between late TV titans ED MCMAHON and MERV GRIFFIN, JR. has been dropped after lawyers failed to attend court for a hearing.

October 1st, 2009 30 SECONDS TO MARS frontman JARED LETO is proud the band battled against record giant EMI - and has vowed to do it again. The rockers were sued by the parent company of their label Virgin Music for $30 million (£20 million) over claims they failed to produce an agreed number of albums.

September 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Lollywood actress Meera and her purported husband Attiqur Rehman both may have a legal case filed against each of them for spreading immorality in the society. One Hassan Sheraz, a resident of Gujranwala, is reported to have lodged a petition in the District and Sessions Court to register a case against the two of them.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - British pop star Lily Allen has quit the music industry. The singer made the announcement on her new blog, revealing she has no plans to release new songs or tour again, reported femalefirst.co.uk "Just so you know, I have not renegotiated my record contract and have no plans to make another record.

September 21st, 2009 LONDON - TV show host Larry King has been sued for more than 50,000 dollars over a car accident case last year. The 75-year-old's company 'Larry King Enterprises' and driver face the lawsuit filed by two anonymous motorists, who claim that the accident left them seriously injured.

September 21st, 2009 Singer JAMES BLUNT has waded into the debate over illegal downloading - a day after negotiations between artists and record labels broke down. Army officer-turned-pop star Blunt has voiced support for singer Lily Allen, who hopes to launch a campaign to stamp out file-sharing before it destroys the music industry.

September 14th, 2009 AARON CARTER is facing legal action from music industry executives after failing to deliver a new album. The pop star, currently preparing for his stint on U.S.

September 9th, 2009 Hip-hop superstar JAY-Z has vowed never to announce his rap retirement again after changing his mind about hanging up his microphone in 2003. The Big Pimpin' hitmaker, real name Shawn Carter, declared The Black Album would be his last when it was released six years ago - but he couldn't stay away from the recording studio and returned to the charts in 2006 with comeback disc Kingdom Come.

September 6th, 2009 Defunct Mass. theater's show to open in BroadwayBEVERLY, Mass.

September 2nd, 2009 Recording industry bosses in Nigeria have united in their fight against music piracy, asking radio broadcasters to observe a No-Music Day. Executives at the Nigerian Music Industry Coalition claim their artists are not being paid royalties when their songs are played on the radio - and are demanding stations go silent on Tuesday (1Sep09).

August 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Once synonymous with the creative talents of artists like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Oasis and Coldplay, the UK's recording studio sector is now depleting due to a severe crisis in the music industry, revealed a new research from The University of Nottingham. Today, the country's recording studio sector is becoming better known for closures and redundancies.

July 7th, 2009 Correction: Music Downloading storyMINNEAPOLIS — In a July 6 story about a Minnesota woman seeking a reduction in damages for illegally sharing copyrighted music, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of the woman's attorney. His name is Kiwi Camara, not Camera.

July 6th, 2009 Industry wants to ban Minn. woman from downloadingMINNEAPOLIS — It's been just a few weeks since a federal jury ruled in a music-downloading case that a Minnesota woman must pay $1.92 million.

May 8th, 2009 Clothier denies he wants to exploit Allen's pastNEW YORK — The founder of a clothing company being sued by Woody Allen denies the defense ever wanted to delve into the film director's past. Dov Charney of American Apparel said in a statement Thursday that Allen "is a source of inspiration to me." Allen sued the company for $10 million after it used his picture on its billboards and on a Web site.