The guitar riff Led Zeppelin used in the 1971 classic ‘Stairway to Heaven’ differed substantially from one the English band was accused of stealing from the US group Spirit, a jury found in a copyright infringement trial in Los Angeles.

A divided US federal appeals court has cleared Madonna of allegations she violated copyright law by using part of another song in her 1990 hit Vogue.

The music publishing company that has been collecting royalties on the song Happy Birthday To You for years does not hold a valid copyright on the lyrics to the tune that is one of the mostly widely sung in the world, a US judge has ruled.

The music publishing company that has been collecting royalties on the song Happy Birthday To You for years does not hold a valid copyright on the lyrics to the tune that is one of the mostly widely sung in the world, a US judge has ruled.

A jury’s verdict that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Marvin Gaye’s music to create their hit song ‘Blurred Lines’ won’t just be felt by the singers’ pocketbooks — it has the potential to change how musicians work and could open the door to new copyright claims.

A revenge porn king wants a squeaky clean Google record. Craig Brittain raked in thousands of dollars by posting naked photos of women online. Now, he wants his own revenge: on the websites that wrote about him.

The newspaper industry has expressed concern that proposals to water down copyright protections will make it more difficult for newspapers to stop their content being reproduced without permission or payment.

The publication this week of a report recommending an overhaul of Ireland’s copyright laws is to be welcomed. However, less welcome is the response of Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton.

The Dutch abortion ship which docked in Dublin last week is today setting sail for Cork.

The Women on Wave movement is calling on the Government here to bring about legislation that would address the concerns of the large number of Irish women who are seeking abortions.

The Women on Waves group has confirmed that no abortions will take place on the Aurora ship, which is docked at Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin.

The organisation whose ship is at the centre of an abortion controversy on the River Liffey said it has received two bomb threats.

The Dutch vessel dubbed the ‘‘abortion ship’’ has begun its controversial 10-day visit to Ireland with crew claiming that women seeking to terminate their pregnancies in the state were having their human rights violated.

The vessel, registered in the Dutch port of Scheveningen, carries an operating theatre within a converted container attached to its deck.

The controversial Dutch vessel equipped to carry out on board abortions has docked in Dublin's river Liffey.

The controversial abortion ship 'The Aurora' will arrive in Dublin Port tomorrow after bad weather forced it to delay its arrival by a day.

Divisions have emerged in the Irish Medical Council over new guidelines to perform abortions here in certain circumstances.

The arrival in Dublin of a Dutch medical ship with facilities for carrying out on-board abortions has been postponed due to bad weather, said a spokeswoman for the organisers.