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Songwriter groups want downloads classified as public performance
ASCAP and BMI, the two major US agencies that collect music performance royalties, are pushing to establish new royalties from online music ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19459.cfm - 19 September 2009

College student in hot water for modifying consoles
A California state college student was arrested for modifying gaming console hardware to bypass copy protection technology. Matthew Lloyd Crippen, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18729.cfm - 5 August 2009

68 percent of American households are gamers
According to new figures from the Entertainment Software Association, 68 percent of American households play video games, an increase of just ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/18134.cfm - 4 June 2009

RealNetworks accuses MPAA of anti-competitive practices
RealNetworks has asked a Federal judge for permission to add an antitrust complaint against the MPAA to their existing lawsuit against the the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17984.cfm - 18 May 2009

Canada added to piracy Priority Watch List
The United States has added Canada to its piracy Priority Watch List, calling the nation one of the worst "offenders of copyright piracy." ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17858.cfm - 1 May 2009

ESA criticizes 'gaming addiction' study
A recently reported study that suggested large numbers of young gamers exhibit signs of addition to videogames has come under scrutiny from ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17821.cfm - 29 April 2009

ESA of Canada wants stronger piracy laws
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) of Canada is currently meeting with the country's members of parliament in an effort to lobby for ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17757.cfm - 24 April 2009

The ESA are fans of Pirate Bay decision
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has given a written statement speaking about the recent conviction of the four administrators of ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17688.cfm - 21 April 2009

Pirate Bay founders confident of victory in trial
The founders of the infamous Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker remain confident that they will be victorious in the court battle over alleged copyright ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17594.cfm - 15 April 2009

File-sharing site Admin receives fine and 6 month sentence
An administrator of a website that offered links to copyrighted material has been fined, and given a 6 month jail sentence in Spain. The 22 ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17542.cfm - 12 April 2009

Trading Standards and ELSPA bust UK game pirate
A joint raid carried out by Trading Standards and the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has led to the apprehension ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16594.cfm - 11 January 2009

ESA praises anti-piracy operation in Mexico
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has praised anti-piracy raids targeted counterfeit games in Mexico. Mexico's law enforcement carried ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15965.cfm - 12 November 2008

Video Games: UK's top entertainment form
According to research by retail experts, video games will prove to be Britain's number one form of entertainment in 2008, beating music and ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/15885.cfm - 7 November 2008

International video game piracy is rampant, says ESA
The ESA(Entertainment Software Association) had filed a new Special 301 Report with the US Trade Representative which shows the growing struggles ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12898.cfm - 12 February 2008

ELSPA: DS is least profitable console thanks to piracy
The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) has made a new claim that 90 percent of all North American Nintendo DS users ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/12771.cfm - 31 January 2008

Lobbyists stage pro-copyright event in U. S. capitol
Last week, a copyright lobbying group called the Copyright Alliance held an expo in Washington DC that looked a little more like a three ring ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11452.cfm - 14 October 2007

First U.S. file sharing trial kicks off
After more than 26,000 Internet users have been targeted by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for alleged copyright infringement, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/11331.cfm - 3 October 2007

California judge wants violent games for minors
A federal court ruling that has been enacted in California since 2005 stating that video games should be labeled depending on content and are ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10659.cfm - 7 August 2007

Legal movie downloading gets a huge boost
After months of false starts, DVD burning and legal movie downloading got a huge boost this week when the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD-CCA) ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10267.cfm - 4 July 2007

New York targets violent video games
The debate over the affects of violent video games on minors is back on now that New York State Senate recently passed a bill criminalizing ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9929.cfm - 1 June 2007

IFPI: 'Ten inconvenient truths about the music industry today'
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has published today an article, titled, "Ten inconvenient truths about the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9914.cfm - 31 May 2007

Louisiana forced to pay attorneys fees to ESA
A federal judge has awarded attorneys fees to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) after a law punishing retailers for selling violent ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9433.cfm - 16 April 2007

Association sends out E3 invites
ESA,The Entertainment Software Association, has begun sending preliminary invitations for the upcoming E3, which is to take place from July 11-13. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8911.cfm - 9 March 2007

Indiana video game bill moving forward
Even though a bill proposing gaming regulations was stalled in Indiana before legislators could vote on it last year, lawmakers are once again ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8724.cfm - 20 February 2007

IIPA criticizes Canada over piracy
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has criticized Canada for its failure to prevent piracy. The IIPA has seven members ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8667.cfm - 14 February 2007

Elspa warms to UK Government
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Elspa) needs to work more closely with the UK government, director general Paul ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8538.cfm - 30 January 2007

2006 was best year for UK games industry
According to Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), 2006 was a record setting year for the UK games industry. There ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8416.cfm - 12 January 2007

ELSPA responds to criticism from Tory MP
We reported yesterday about how Boris Johnson, an outspoken Tory MP, had blasted videogames and placed the blame for falling literacy rates ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8383.cfm - 8 January 2007

HP announces its first HD-DVD drive for the PC
In a release geared more towards providing consumers with a fancy computer peripheral rather than a home entertainment showpiece, HP has come ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/8166.cfm - 27 November 2006

Another violent video game law struck down
A U.S. District Court judge has struck down yet another law that banned the sale of violent or sexually explicit video games to minors. The ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7445.cfm - 5 April 2006

ELSPA modchip assistance gets man longer jail term
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) helped to extend the prison sentence of a man convicted of handling stolen ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7437.cfm - 4 April 2006

eD2K Razorback servers seized
Any big users of the eDonkey2000 network will already have noticed that huge servers such as Razorback2 seem to have disappeared. The Federal ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7346.cfm - 22 February 2006

Ice cream man convicted for piracy
Following a raid on his work premises back in May 2003, William Agnew, a 50 year old ice cream man from South Lanarkshire, has been convicted ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7286.cfm - 7 February 2006

UK games industry opens site for parents
The UK games industry trade body, the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (Elspa) has opened a new website aimed at helping ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7131.cfm - 7 December 2005

Parental controls on next generation games praised
Sony Corp. has become the latest console maker to announce that the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console will have parental controls to help stop minors ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7070.cfm - 30 November 2005

Grokster dumps P2P service
Grokster, a popular file-swapping company involved in a battle with the movie and music industries for the past few years, has agreed to cease ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/7007.cfm - 7 November 2005

ESA to sue California over new video game law
We reported just two days ago that Arnold Schwarzenegger had signed a bill that made it illegal to supply a minor with a "violent video game" ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6925.cfm - 12 October 2005

Schwarzenegger signs violent game restriction bill
Arnold Schwarzenegger, California governor, has signed legislation into law that restricts retailers from selling violent video games to minors, ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6917.cfm - 9 October 2005

Students continue illegal file sharing
Across the United States, increasing numbers of University students have access to music for free through legal services but why is it that ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6745.cfm - 20 August 2005

UK man convicted for chipping Xbox consoles
A man in the UK has been convicted of chipping and selling Xbox consoles through his website. The 22 year old is the first man in the UK to ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6596.cfm - 4 July 2005

Could legal downloads actually surpass piracy?
According to Entertainment Media Research, legal downloading has made a huge increase and soon will pass out the pirates. A survey concluded ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6558.cfm - 23 June 2005

Microsoft aims to sell 10M Xbox 360 consoles in 12-16 months
Microsoft is setting aims high for the launch of the Xbox 360 console which will go on sale in the U.S., Japan and Europe at shortly before ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6555.cfm - 22 June 2005

CyberLink Demonstrates Blu-ray Disc Burning and Playback
At the Blu-ray Disc Association's member seminar and information meeting in Tokyo, Japan, CyberLink Corp. demonstrated the burning and playback ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6435.cfm - 16 May 2005

Canadian law enforcement seizes $800,000 worth of counterfeit products
Using four search warrants at the Pacific Mall on Steeles Avenue in Markham, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized about $800,000 worth of ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6400.cfm - 5 May 2005

Media companies target Internet2 P2P users
More than 400 college students will be sued for making thousands of copyrighted works available on an experimental network called Internet2. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6293.cfm - 13 April 2005

UK games industry needs more government support
The UK games industry is looking very healthy but needs more support from the government according to Screen Digest. More games are being sold ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6225.cfm - 18 March 2005

Hollywood claims P2P case is not about technology
In a 67-page brief filed in advance of the March 29 Supreme Court oral arguments in MGM vs. Grokster, the entertainment industry is urging the ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/5999.cfm - 26 January 2005

Another lawsuit against 321 Studios
321 Studios, the makers of the well known X Copy software products, have been sued yet again -- this time by three computer game makers. ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/5328.cfm - 15 June 2004

CDs and DVDs to feature a new FBI warning label
Trade groups representing movie, game and music publishers announced today that all new CDs, DVDs and games sold in the United States will shortly ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/4993.cfm - 19 February 2004

Two consumer rights bills introduced in States
Two pretty similiar bills (proposals to become a law) have been presented this week to U.S. Congress. Both bills aim to remove and modify some ...
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/3410.cfm - 4 October 2002