The entertainment industry won round one in a legal battle against a hugely popular internet music, games and film-sharing site today when four men accused of running it were jailed for a year.

Four men linked to the popular Pirate Bay file-sharing site were jailed today after being convicted of breaking copyright law.

Sexy rocker Sheryl Crow is speaking out on behalf of her fellow artists about downloading in light of the US Supreme Court Grokster case.

Three leading US entertainment companies are taking legal action to shut down Napster-style operations.