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Google Filtering BitTorrent, Other 'Piracy-Related' Search Terms
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has begun actively censoring
file-sharing-related terms from its search engine results, nixing
"BitTorrent," "RapidShare," "Megaupload" and
other words from its...
Wolfgang's Vault Acquires Paste Magazine
San Francisco - Wolfgang's Vault, a company that offers
vintage concert recordings and memorabilia culled from legendary promoter Bill
Graham and others, announced on Wednesday that...
Will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas Offers iPhone App, Launches Firm
Los Angeles - Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am on Monday
introduced BEP360, an app for the iPad and iPhone that features a 360-degree
view music video...
Rhapsody Added 100,000 Net New Subscribers Since April
Los Angeles - Digital music subscription service Rhapsody
has added more than 100,000 net new subscribers since the company underwent a
restructuring in April 2010, president...
musiXmatch Launches Licensed Song Lyrics Database
Cannes, France - musiXmatch on Monday announced the launch
of what it says is the largest authorized online song lyrics database, having
secured partnerships with BMG,...
French Music Streamer Deezer Hits 500,000 Paying Subscribers
Cannes, France - French streaming music service Deezer now
counts over 500,000 paying subscribers to the premium version of its service,
Music Ally reported. The company...
Top Chinese File-Sharing Site VeryCD Nixes Illicit Downloads
Los Angeles - Veteran Chinese file-sharing service VeryCD
stripped itself of copyrighted music and video files over the weekend,
TorrentFreak reported.
Launched in 2003, VeryCD had amassed...
Sony Music, mSpot Execs Debate Cloud Music Services
Cannes, France - Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music is "uncomfortable"
with cloud-based music services like mSpot, which do not require a license to
ensure songs being uploaded by...
Sony to Launch Qriocity 'Music Unlimited' Service in U.S.
Los Angeles - Sony (NYSE: SNE) launched the 'Music Unlimited' feature of
its Qriocity cloud-based content streaming service in France, Germany, Italy,
and Spain over the weekend,...
BBC Online to Lay Off 360, Face 25% Budget Cut
London - The BBC on Monday announced a reorganization of its BBC Online unit, which will see its budget reduced by a quarter and...
