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BT Asks Court to Halt File-Swapper IDs in Ministry of Sound...

London - The U.K. High Court has granted telecommunications firm BT's request to stay an order requesting it hand over the identities of ISP subscribers suspected...

The Echo Nest Lands $7 Million for Music Intelligence Platform

Somerville, Mass. - The Echo Nest, a developer of music discovery and recommendation technologies, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $7 million in new financing,...

Spotify Music Service Adds Windows Phone 6 Devices

Los Angeles - Streaming music service Spotify has launched a version for smartphones running Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) Windows Phone 6, joining editions for iPhone, Android and Symbian...

GEMA Advances Copyright Case Against YouTube in Germany

Berlin - German copyright society GEMA has filed a case for "principal proceedings" against Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, seeking an injunction against the company for allegedly distributing...

Apple Settles Music Patent Claims Brought by Sharing Sound

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has settled a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Sharing Sound, which alleged the company's iTunes Store infringed on its patent that...

Sirius XM Radio Raises Year-End Subscriber Forcast

New York - Satellite radio service Sirius XM Radio(NASD: SIRI) on Friday again raised its year-end subscriber forecast, and now expects to close 2010 with an...

Study: 20% of 12-24 Year-Old Americans Listen to Pandora

Somerville, N.J. - One in five Americans ages 12-24 listened to streaming radio service Pandora in the past month, while 13% said they had in the...

YouTube Inks Deal With French Copyright Society SACEM

Paris - After three years of negotiations, Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube has reached a licensing agreement with French copyright society SACEM. "It is important and symbolic that YouTube,...

Tech Firms Urge Congress to Delay Anti-Piracy Bill

Washington - Technology firms are urging Congress to halt the fast-tracking of a Senate bill that would empower the Justice Department to shut down websites offering...

What is the Role of the Artist in a Digital Age?...

In anticipation of our upcoming Digital Music Forum West on October 6-7 and our partner event Culture Collide music festival taking place at Spaceland, I...