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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...

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...

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...

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...

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)....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...