With last week's takedown of MegaUpload, more attention is being brought to the story that the people behind MegaUpload had been planning the launch of a new music service called MegaBox. MegaBox, in its beta stages, would allow artists to upload and sell their music to fans, all while keeping 90% of the earnings. MegaBox would also pay artists even if people download their music for free - as a result, read more]

Danielle Delottinville, vocalist of Pantychrist, has been charged with murder.

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The retired antiques dealer was found dead in his John Street South apartment Dec. 22. Kovacs, 55, was discovered lying tied and taped with his hands behind his back. Police believe he’d been dead...[read more]

Megaupload is getting the axe. Federal prosecutors have shut it down and charged its founder and others with violating piracy laws.

The Gainesville, Fla.-based digital music service Grooveshark has been in the midst of an enormous lawsuit with major record company EMI Group, Ltd. since late last year/early this year. The lawsuit originated when this expose appeared on Digital Music News, about an artist unable to get his music removed from Grooveshark; and Universal...[read more]

Russell Brand and Katy Perry are divorcing.

The Verge is reporting that when Universal Music Group removed the video for "I Use Megaupload," they did so by using a backdoor into YouTube because "the music label has a special agreement with YouTube...[read more]

A Day To Remember are suing Victory Records. Originally reported on The Gunz Show, the court documents surrounding the suit can be viewed here.

Update 2: A Day to Remember responds.

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In today's "so weird it has to be true" news: The Supreme Court of Arkansas has overturned a murder conviction after a juror quoted Underoath on Twitter during the trial.

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Erickson Dimas-Martinez was convicted of murder in 2010 for shooting and robbing a teenager, Derrick Jefferson, after a party in Arkansas four years...[read more]

Ticketmaster has to refund $1.50 for every ticket order since 1999, because they did not advertise that their huge processing fees were only for large profits. They have now opted to post a profits notice so that they can continue charging the fees. Tickets delivered by UPS will receive an additional $5 rebate for deceptive expedited fees.

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Coastal has changed its name to Placeholder due to legal reasons.

Indiestar is reporting that Jonny Craig has been released from prison “by order of the judge through California’s drug diversion program. Upon his release, Mr. Craig is court ordered to complete time in drug rehab."

A new bill is being pushed through congress that could land Youtube cover song uploaders in jail for up to five years. The face of the campaign to stop this bill is, naturally, Justin Bieber. Learn more here.

Jonny Craig (Dance Gavin Dance) is due in court tomorrow on 2 counts of illegal drug use, 2 counts of possession of narcotics, and 1 count of failure to appear.

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