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Oxford University Bans Streaming Music Service Spotify
London - Britain's Oxford University has banned students
from using the streaming music service Spotify, having classified it as a
peer-to-peer application and thus prohibited on...
Report: Swedish Music Sales Up 10.2%; First Gain Since 2000
Stockholm, Sweden - Music sales were up 10.2% in Sweden in 2009,
representing the first revenue increase in the country home to file-sharing hub
The Pirate...
Consumer Group: 25K Ask DOJ to Block Ticketmaster-Live Nation
Washington - A consumer advocacy group called
TicketDisaster.org announced on Tuesday that nearly 25,000 consumers have
directly contacted the U.S. Justice Departent, to urge the antitrust...
Guvera Gets $20 Million for Ad-Supported Music Downloads
New York
- Guvera, an Australia-based, ad-supported music search and download service,
has raised $20 million in new funding, CEO Claes Loberg told TechCrunch.
Information
on participating investors...
OiNK File-Sharing Network Admin Found Not Guilty
London - A U.K. court jury has voted
unanimously to acquit the administrator of music file-sharing network OiNK on
charges of "conspiracy to defraud" the recording...
Avnera Raises $10 Million for Advanced Audio Chips
Beaverton,
Ore. - Avnera, a developer of
high-fidelity audio chips for consumer electronics, said on Friday that it has
closed a new $10 million, fourth round of...
Vevo Overtakes MySpace Music in U.S. Web Traffic
Reston, Va. - Vevo, the new music video portal joint
venture between Universal Music, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music and Abu Dhabi Media Company,
surpassed MySpace Music in...
Ad-Supported Download Site FreeAllMusic Licenses EMI
Los Angeles
- Major record label has joined Universal Music in licensing its tracks to Free
All Music, a new ad-supported music site, Billboard reported. The...
Slacker Web Radio Service Launches in Canada
San Diego - Slacker, the
personalized streaming radio service, announced on Thursday that it is now available
in Canada, although under
somewhat different terms than it is...
eMusic Parent Sweetens Bid for Control of The Orchard
New York - Dimensional Associates, the private equity arm of
JDS Capital that owns digital music service eMusic, has sweetened its bid to
acquire the rest...
