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Six of the UK's biggest net providers have agreed a plan with the music industry to tackle piracy online.

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The Business Software Alliance claimed yesterday that software piracy in the US is costing the industry $11.4bn and local government $1.7bn in lost taxes.

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EC ties strings to term extension

The European Commission today approved an extension to the life of sound recording copyright, from 50 to 90 years - but with a twist.

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Peter Gabriel says record companies should reinvent themselves to be seen as a service industry and not as "owners" of music.

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European politicians have voted in favour of amendments to telecoms law which campaigners say could be used to curb privacy online and file-sharing.

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