A federal judge on Friday overturned a law passed in 1994 that prohibits the unauthorized recordings of live concerts because it sets no limits on the length of copyright, and dismissed charges against Jean Martignon, owner of Midnight Records, a New York-based mail-order and internet record store that sells bootleg recordings.
U.S. District Judge Harold Baer [...]

U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson has given record companies and movie studios the go-ahead to sue Sharman Networks Ltd., the parent company of Kazaa, a popular online file-swapping service. Wilson refused to dismiss a copyright infringement against the company because it has substantial business dealing in California and its actions are alleged to contribute [...]