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Google Asks Judge to Declare RapidShare Search Links Legal
Los Angeles
- Google (NASD: GOOG) has asked a federal judge to declare that its search engine does not
infringe copyrights when its search results provide...
NME Taps Webjam to Launch Online Music Community
London - Veteran U.K. music
magazine NME on Wednesday announced the launch of NME Breakthrough, a new
website powered by Webjam that lets artists upload songs...
ASCAP 2009 Royalty Collections Top $995 Million
New York
- Performing rights organization ASCAP said it collected over $995 million in
royalties on behalf of its 380,000 songwriter and music publisher members in
2009,...
MySpace Unit Posts $150M Loss; Murdoch Cites "Big Mistakes"
Los Angeles
- The unit of News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) that includes MySpace posted a $150 million loss in
the company's fiscal third quarter, leading Rupert...
Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" Breaks Digital Sales Record
Los Angeles - The Black Eyed Peas' song "I Gotta
Feeling," has become the best-selling digital single of all time with 5.56
million downloads, besting the...
Webby Award Winners Announced; Ebert is 'Person of the Year'
New York
- The winners of the 14th annual Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, with
special...
Terra Firma Seeking Investors' OK on $159M More for EMI
London - Terra Firma, the private equity firm that owns
major record label EMI, has secured "verbal commitments" from
investors to cover a loan payment due...
Library Ideas to Power Free Music Downloads in U.S. Libraries
Fairfax,
Va. - Library Ideas, a provider
of new media services to public libraries, said on Monday that it has signed a
deal with Sony (NYSE: SNE)...
Thumbplay Launches Mobile Music Service for Android
New York - Mobile entertainment publisher Thumbplay on Monday
announced the launch of its Thumbplay Music service for Android-powered mobile
phones. The $9.99 per month subscription...
German Court Says RapidShare Not Liable for Users' Actions
Dusseldorf, Germany - An appeals court in Germany has
ruled that file-hosting service RapidShare cannot be expected to filter the
uploading of copyrighted content by users...
