Record Labels Accuse MP3Tunes Founder of Separating from Wife to Hide Assets – Billboard

Michael Robertson is facing a $15.8 million judgment for infringing song copyrights. Nearly two years ago, in one of the most complex copyright lawsuits of all time, MP3Tunes founder Michael Robertson was found liable at trial for infringing the works of Capitol Records, EMI and other record labels and music publishers. After some modifications by the judge,…

Record Labels Accuse MP3Tunes Founder of Separating from Wife to Hide Assets – Hollywood Reporter

Michael Robertson is facing a $15.8 million judgment for infringing song copyrights. Nearly two years ago, in one of the most complex copyright lawsuits of all time, MP3Tunes founder Michael Robertson was found liable at trial for infringing the works of Capitol Records, EMI and other record labels and music publishers. After some modifications by the…

Problem gambling’s curse strengthens its hold on individuals and the nation – Sydney Morning Herald

Matt Torcasio has quit gambling with the help of girlfriend Lauren Britt and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation. Photo: Justin McManus Matt Torcasio was an 18-year-old apprentice plumber when he started sinking his weekly pay packet into the pokies, online sports betting and trackside at the horse races. There were some early big wins a…

Smiths City drops low margin business in restructure – Scoop.co.nz

Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 9:05 amArticle: BusinessDesk Smiths City drops low margin business in restructure By Sophie Boot Jan. 26 (BusinessDesk) – Smiths City Group will compete more aggressively for market share after ditching low-margin business in an overhaul of its operations aimed at fattening returns. Since embarking on a strategic review of the business…

3M beats estimates as restructuring combats strong dollar – NorthJersey.com

3M beats estimates as restructuring combats strong dollar – Business – NorthJersey.com ‘); $(‘.adwrapper’).css(‘margin’,’0′); if (document.getElementById(“localNewsCountyList”)){ $(“select#localNewsCountyList”).val(“1”); } if (document.getElementById(“difDealsFrame”)){ document.getElementById(“difDealsFrame”).src = “http://my.northjersey.com/apps/deals_widget/dealsparser.php”; } if (document.getElementById(“newincwidget”)){ document.getElementById(“newincwidget”).src = “http://widget.newsinc.com/_fw/northjerseyrecord/toppicks_njrecord_top.html”; } if (document.getElementById(“difJobsiFrame”)){ document.getElementById(“difJobsiFrame”).src = “http://jobs.northjersey.com/clientmodules/featuredj… Read the full article at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/3m-beats-estimates-as-restructuring-combats-strong-dollar-1.1499121

Atlantic City’s Road Out of Distress Clouded by State’s Control – Bloomberg

Bond investors are calling New Jerseys actions to control Atlantic Citys teetering finances bizarre and confusing as the mayor says bankruptcy may be its best option. In just the past week, theres been a flurry of moves: –Governor Chris Christie rejecting measures that would have kept Atlantic City solvent past April, even after Democrats made changes…

Chinese accuse graft suspect of funnelling cash into Sydney property – The Australian Financial Review

Li Ruohong, former chief of the Guangdong Development Corporation who has been accused of corruptly moving money to Australia by the Chinese government. Supplied  The former chairman of a Chinese bank is being investigated for taking “huge bribes”, which allegedly funded the purchase of two Australian properties and enabled a transfer of $6 million to…