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DRM Firm Intertrust Acquires Assets of SeeqPod
Sunnyvale, Calif. - Intertrust, a developer and patent
holder of digital rights management (DRM) technologies, announced on Monday
that it has acquired patents and software developed...
Labels & Publishers Win $1 Billion Piracy Lawsuit Against Cox Communications
Billboard reports: "Cox Communications was found liable for the piracy infringement of more than 10,000 musical works by a U.S. District Court jury in...
Amazon Music Unlimited Subscriptions Surge 70%, Faster Than Spotify Or Apple...
Hypebot reports: "Subscriptions to Amazon Music Unlimited grew an impressive 70% last year, according to a new report. Amazon Music and Amazon Music Unlimited...
Spotify Is Launching Its Own Music Awards, Based on Streaming Data
Variety reports: "Spotify has set plans for its first-ever music awards — with the winners based entirely on user-generated data."
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U.S. Court Says File Host RapidShare Not Violating Copyrights
Los Angeles - A federal court
in California
ruled this week that file-hosting service RapidShare is not violating the
copyrights of an adult entertainment purveyor. The company...
Report: Global Digital Music Revenues Up 6% to $4.6 Billion
London - Global digital music revenues were up 6% in 2010 to
$4.6 billion, and accounted for 29% of total industry revenues last year,
according to...
ImageSpan Lands Funding, Names New CEO
Sausalito,
Calif. - ImageSpan, the provider
of a licensing and royalty payment automation platform for media, announced on Wednesday
that it has closed a new round of...
Spotify CEO: No U.S. Launch This Year
London - Spotify, the European streaming music service that
had promised to launch in the U.S. by year's end, will not meet that
self-imposed deadline, CEO...
Executive Turntable: New Senior VP of A&R at Warner Records; Moves...
Billboard reports: "Warner Records has brought in music business veteran Stefan Max for the role of senior vice president of A&R, the label announced...
Gracenote, Civolution Offer Mediahedge Audio/Video ID Platform
Emeryville,
Calif. - Sony's (NYSE: SNE) Gracenote music
identification and metadata service on Wednesday announced an expanded
long-term agreement with Civolution, a provider of video watermarking and
fingerprinting technology....
