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Labels Petition Swedish Court Make Pirate Bay Pay Fines
Stockholm, Sweden - The four major record labels have petitioned
the courts in Sweden to compel two operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay
to pay...
Arbitron CEO Resigns After Violating Company Policy
Columbia,
Md. - After just a year on the
job, Michael Skarzynski has resigned as the president and CEO of Arbitron after
the board of the radio...
Ad-supported Download Site FreeAllMusic Licenses Universal
Atlanta
- FreeAllMusic.com, an ad-supported music download service, announced on Monday
that it has signed a deal licensing major record label Universal Music Group's
catalog for its...
Spain Empowers Judges to Close Websites on Piracy Claims
Madrid - The government of Spain has approved
new legislation that will empower the country's courts to shutter or block
access to websites offering unauthorized downloads...
Universal Music Sues Grooveshark for Copyright Infringement
New York - Major record label Universal Music Group has sued
music download service Grooveshark, alleging that the site is offering pre-1972
Universal recordings for free,...
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Shareholders Vote to Approve Merger
West Hollywood,
Calif. - The shareholders of
Ticketmaster (NASD: TKTM) voted on Friday to approve the company's proposed merger with
concert promotion giant Live Nation (NYSE: LYV)....
Warner Music Gets $9 Million Return on Lala Investment
New York
- Major record label Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG) saw at least a $9 million return on its
investment in music streaming service Lala when...
Mobile Content Firm Thumbplay Launches Music Service
Las Vegas
- Thumbplay, a mobile entertainment distributor, this week launched a beta of
its unlimited streaming music application, which is initially available for
BlackBerry and as...
Slacker Adds Local Song Caching to Mobile Radio Service
Las Vegas
- Slacker, the provider of a music streaming service, on Friday announced new
versions of its mobile applications for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry that
allow...
Swiss File-Swapper, Age 18, Gets 2-Year Suspended Sentence
Los Angeles
- An 18-year-old Swiss woman has been found guilty of copyright infringement in
connection with operating a file-sharing site, and given a two-year suspended
jail...