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Jacko: No to post-mortem results and yes to film release

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:31:43 -0800

The results of Michael Jackson's second post-mortem will not be made public until police complete their investigation into the singer's death. It is, however, expected that the results of the tests will show that he was heavily medicated when he died, with police still focussing mainly on the dose of powerful anaesthetic propofol reportedly given to Jackson by his doctor, Conrad Murphy, prior to the cardiac arrest which killed him. ...

Sunde resigns from The Pirate Bay

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:04:31 -0800

Peter Sunde, co-founder and official spokesperson for rogue BitTorrent tracking site The Pirate Bay has announced that he is resigning from the company "to be a person instead". Because of his position as the public face of the company, and tendency to say anything he can to get a rise out of those who disagree with what The Pirate Bay does, Sunde has always cut a controversial figure. ...

Trois-strike vote now delayed until September

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:46:50 -0800

Although the French government remains committed to making three-strikes law, the plans have had another albeit temporary set back after the lower house of the French Parliament postponed voting on the latest proposals until the Autumn. As previously reported, French ministers had previously got their three-strike proposals through the French parliament, but the new legislation fell at the final hurdle, the French Constitutional Council. ...

Offices of Jacko doc searched

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:45:49 -0800

So, Michael Jackson's private physician is now well and truly in the spotlight as LA authorities try to establish what exactly caused the sudden death of the late King Of Pop. Dozens of police and federal agents yesterday descended on the Houston offices of Dr Conrad Murray in the search of any evidence that may help them ascertain whether any wrongdoing - negligent or deliberate - brought about the singer's demise. ...

Joe Jackson gives interview to Larry King

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:32:47 -0800

In a slightly rambling, rather uncomfortable interview, Michael Jackson's father has again denied physically abusing his son back in the Jackson 5 days, while claiming not to know where the late king of pop's body is currently being stored, and refuting stories he is planning on launching a new pop group around Jacko's children, an enterprise dubbed by some media as the Jackson 3. ...

Jacko death focus returns to the doc

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:11:37 -0800

One day we'll stop leading with Michael Jackson stories, I promise. For certain, we've scheduled a non-Jacko story to appear here in the top section for November. But for today, back to the Jacko, and yet more rumours that the late king of pop's death is being treated as a homicide by LA authorities. And once again the focus is on poor old Dr Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal physician. ...

Government reject key licencing act reforms

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:29:37 -0800

The live music industry has criticised the government for ignoring various key suggestions made by a parliamentary select committee regarding reforms of the 2003 Licensing Act - in particular in relation to exempting smaller venues and scrapping the controversial Form 696. ...

Jacko toxicology results may be ready this week

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:40:28 -0800

Back to Jacko now, and it seems that the next chapter in the 'how the hell did Jackson die?' story could kick off sooner than we expected. As previously reported, the LA coroner has held off from ruling on cause of death until the results of toxicology tests are known. That ruling may, of course, impact on whether AEG Live's insurers for the fifty night O2 residency pay up to cover the promoter's losses. ...

All change at the top of PRS

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:36:19 -0800

So, the boss of song royalties collecting society PRS For Music is out of the door. And pretty pronto too, with an official statement from the society that seems just a little bit like a very polite way of saying Alan Sugar's catchphrase. But perhaps I'm reading too much into it. See what you think. ...