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U.K. ISPs Ask High Court for Ruling on Digital Economy Bill
London - British ISPs Talk Talk and BT have asked the U.K.
High Court to clarify the legality of the country's recently passed Digital
Economy Bill,...
Reports: MySpace Music Pondering Subscription Service
San Francisco - MySpace Music, the joint venture between
News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and the major record labels, is considering launching a paid
subscription service before the...
Settlement Talks Fail in Jammie Thomas File-Sharing Lawsuit
Duluth, Minn. - Settlement talks ordered by a judge have
broken down in the ongoing file-sharing copyright infringement proceedings
against Jammie Thomas-Rassett, Ars Technica reported. A...
Google Ups Investment in Chinese Music Service Top100.cn
Mountain View, Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has made an additional
investment in Chinese digital music service Top100.cn, PC World reported,
citing local Chinese media reports.
The reports...
Sirius Sees 6% Subscriber Increase, Ends Q2 With Record 19.5M
New York - Sirius Satellite Radio (NASD: SIRI) announced on Wednesday
that it ended the second quarter with a record 19.5 million subscribers, an
increase of...
Rhapsody Taps RightsFlow for Licensing Services
New York - RightsFlow, a provider of licensing and royalty
services, said on Tuesday that it has signed a deal to provide bulk mechanical
licensing, and...
Apple Records to Reissue Non-Beatles Albums on Digital Download
Hollywood - Apple Corps and EMI announced on Tuesday that
they will reissue 15 albums originally released by Apple Records, a label
launched by the Beatles...
Prince: "The Internet's Completely Over"
London - Prince has told the U.K. newspaper The Mirror that
"The Internet's completely over," and intends to forgo downloads
entirely for his forthcoming record, instead...
Report: Google Music Coming With Android 3.0 This Year
Los Angeles - A Google Android product manager told an
Israeli business paper that the company plans to debut a music service
alongside the release of...
John Simson to Step Down as Head of SoundExchange
Washington - SoundExchange, the recording industry entity
set up to collect and distribute digital music streaming royalties, said on
Thursday that founding executive director John Simon...
