Copyright

The music industry says the phase in period to extend copyright from 50 to 70 years under the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement is cumbersome and costly. Audio

Happy birthday to you is the most recognised song in the English language, and now it can be performed freely, after a judge ordered it belongs in the public domain. Video, Audio

A Los Angeles jury has found Led Zeppelin did not plagiarise the opening chords of the rock epic Stairway to Heaven from the US band Spirit. Audio

Legal action in the United States is being considered after a portrait of an 11-year-old Maori girl turned up for sale on an American website Audio

An American online store selling products depicting historic Maori is under fire again, this time from the family of an 11-year-old Maori girl who say no permission was granted for her photo to be… Audio

Peter Griffin on what Budget 2016 means for the local science, research and technology sectors. Also Australia's planned "three strikes" law for alleged copyright infringers grinds to a halt, as the… Audio

The Porirua man who livestreamed Saturday night's Joseph Parker heavyweight boxing contest says the promoters were greedy and he regards himself as a modern day Robin Hood. Audio

The man who broadcast Joseph Parker's pay-per-view heavyweight bout to tens of thousands of fans for free on facebook says he's a modern day Robin Hood. Audio

Jim Mora conducts a musical quiz around the topic of plagiarism Audio

Has the cost of extending copyright laws under the TPP been over estimated by tens of millions of dollars? Audio

Peter Griffin has technology news and the government wants your views on geoblocking and other technological protection measures or TPMs. Plus more evidence that New Zealanders love playing video… Audio

Among the many concerns about the TPP raised this past week was copyright. But while the media focused on the income from Lorde's albums and Audio

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Technology news with Peter Griffin and Google aka Alphabet becomes the biggest business on the planet. There are also rumours that Amazon is planning to open a network of up to 400… Audio

The rationales of individual freedom and personal responsibility with Eric Crampton, head of research at The New Zealand Initiative... economics and digital content: copyright, censorship and… Audio

Irregular M101 guest and contributor Sam Scott returns for summer with all sorts of fun facts and musical artefacts. This week, Melody Thomas and he explore music and commerce, and the nature of music… Audio

Panelists Scott Yorke has been thinking about the TPP's impact on copyright laws. Audio

Bronwyn Holloway-Smith is both a visual artist and director of the Creative Freedom Foundation: an advocacy organisation for arts and artists. Now that the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been signed… Audio