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Report: Netherlands Shutters 30 File-Sharing Sites With MPAA Aid
Los Angeles - Nearly 30 websites associated with BitTorrent,
Usenet and other file-sharing networks have been shuttered by authorities in
The Netherlands, according to TorrentFreak.
The...
MTV Taps The Echo Nest to Develop Web Music Apps
Somerville, Mass. - The Echo Nest, the developer of a
"music intelligence" platform that powers recommendations and other
applications, on Tuesday announced a partnership with Viacom's...
Judge: BlueBeat.com Violated Copyrights Selling Beatles Tunes
Los Angeles - A federal judge has found that BlueBeat.com, a
website that began selling Beatles songs online for 25 cents each in 2009,
guilty of...
Report: Terra Firma May Lose EMI to Citi by Year's End
London - Private equity firm Terra Firma may have to cede control
of struggling major record label EMI to Citigroup -- the bank that loaned...
Mobile Streams Sells Ringtones.com Domain for $750,000
London - U.K. mobile content publisher Mobile Streams
announced this week that it has sold its Ringtones.com domain for $750,000. The
identity of the buyer was...
File-Swapper Asks Court to Reduce Copyright Damages to $0
Los Angeles - Convicted file-swapper Jammie Thomas-Rassett
has asked the court to reduce the damages a jury ordered her to pay the record
labels as punishment...
Musicians Seek Channel Subscribers in MyYouTube Contest
San Bruno, Calif. - Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has launched a contest
in partnership with more than 50 recording artists and record labels, to wee
which artist...
Black Eyed Peas, Other Artists to Curate MySpace During 'Hijacks'
Beverly Hills, Calif. - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace on Thursday
launched "Hijacks," a new promotion where celebrities will curate
entertainment areas on the site for three...
Apple Lists Most Popular Content of 2010 at iTunes Store
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Thursday released lists of the
most-popular content of 2010 at its iTunes Store, across music, TV, movies,
audiobooks, podcasts...
Apple Begins Expanding iTunes Song Samples to 90 Seconds
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is lengthening the streaming song
samples available at its iTunes Store from 30 seconds to 90 seconds.
The U.S.
store began featuring...
