Some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names have teamed up to sue the owner of a website that specialises in streaming rare concert recordings. Wolfgang's Vault offers thousands of recordings of rare audio and video music performances collected over 30 years by Bill Graham, a famous concert promoter who died in 1991.
The recent ruling by the Federal Court of Canada -- that music fans who download music for personal use via peer-to-peer (P2P) services are not breaking its local copyright law -- highlights the risk the music business is taking in deciding to sue music file-sharers.