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Audible Debuts Audiobook Creation Exchange for Authors

Newark, N.J. - Audible, a distributor of digital spoken-word audio content, on Thursday announced the launch of an online audiobook rights marketplace, which aims to help...

RootMusic IDs 7,000 Artists Due Unclaimed Digital Royalties

San Francisco - RootMusic, a firm that helps bands develop Facebook Pages, has partnered with SoundExchange to locate artists that have unclaimed digital music royalties due...

Movie Camcorder Sues MPAA, Police Over Arrest Injuries

Los Angeles - A New Jersey man has sued the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and local police, alleging that deadly force was wrongly used...

Report: U.S. DVD Sales Plummet 43.9% in 2010

Los Angeles - U.S. DVD sales plummeted 43.9% in 2010, to $4.47 billion from $7.97 billion in 2009, according to a report from market research firm...

Facebook Cops to PR Campaign Knocking Google on Privacy

San Francisco - Facebook has acknowledged that it hired public relations firm Burson-Marsteller to run a public relations campaign against Google (NASD: GOOG), encouraging media outlets...

Report: U.S. Music Sales Up 1.6% in 2011; Digital Up 12.4%

New York - U.S. music sales are up 1.6% so far in 2011, with digital sales up 12.4% on last year and digital retailers now...

WSJ: Labels, LimeWire in Copyright Damages Settlement Talks

New York - Lawyers for the major record labels have held at least three discussions with representatives from LimeWire -- the file-sharing service found guilty of...

Baidu Faces Copyright Damages Over Book Downloads

Shanghai - A court in China has found leading search engine Baidu (NASD: BIDU) guilty of copyright infringement, and ordered the company to pay $84,722 in damages...

FCC Commissioner to Depart for Position at Comcast

Washington - Four months after voting to approve Comcast's (NASD: CMCSA) $13.75 billion acquisition of NBC Universal, Meredith Attwell Baker said she will step down as a...

Vente-Privee Teams With American Express for U.S. Launch

New York - France-based flash sales service Vente-privee.com has partnered with American Express on a joint venture to enter the U.S. market, All Things D reports. Terms...