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Ad-Supported Download Site FreeAllMusic Licenses EMI
Los Angeles
- Major record label has joined Universal Music in licensing its tracks to Free
All Music, a new ad-supported music site, Billboard reported. The...
Slacker Web Radio Service Launches in Canada
San Diego - Slacker, the
personalized streaming radio service, announced on Thursday that it is now available
in Canada, although under
somewhat different terms than it is...
eMusic Parent Sweetens Bid for Control of The Orchard
New York - Dimensional Associates, the private equity arm of
JDS Capital that owns digital music service eMusic, has sweetened its bid to
acquire the rest...
Band Using Fan-Funded Site Slicethepie Signed to Atlantic
London - Scars on 45, a U.K.
band that used fan-funded recordings site Slicethepie, has signed a multi-album
deal Warner Music Group's (NYSE: WMG) Atlantic Records/Chop Shop...
U.K. Copyright Bill Sees Amendments, Proposal From Labels
London - A provision that
would have empowered U.K.
ministers to change copyright law to address new technologies used for
infringement has been stricken from a sweeping...
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser Steps Down
Seattle
- Rob Glaser announced on Wednesday that he has stepped down as CEO of
RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK), the media delivery technology company he founded in...
Court Revives Antitrust Suit Against Major Record Labels
New York
- A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit that alleges the major
record labels have engaged in the fixing of prices and terms...
Music Streamer Pandora Achieved Profitability in Q4 2009
San Francisco
- Streaming music service Pandora became profitable during the fourth quarter
of 2009, the company's chief technology officer, Tom Conrad, told GigaOM.
"We became profitable...
eMusic Signs Warner Music Group; Eyes Streaming Service
New York
- Digital music service eMusic on Tuesday announced it has signed a licensing
deal with Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), which joins Sony Music...
Labels Petition Swedish Court Make Pirate Bay Pay Fines
Stockholm, Sweden - The four major record labels have petitioned
the courts in Sweden to compel two operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay
to pay...
