News tagged with record labels
Muve service includes unlimited music downloads
(AP) -- Recording companies fed up with people illegally downloading music have a possible solution: Add the cost of music to monthly phone bills.
Dec 21, 2010 |
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1.5-million-dollar verdict in US music piracy case
A US jury has ordered a Minnesota woman to pay 1.5 million dollars for illegally downloading 24 songs in a high-profile digital piracy case.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Music royalty talks consider cell phone mandate
(AP) -- A proposed settlement to a long-running dispute over music royalties could include a federal mandate that all new cell phones and other wireless devices contain an FM radio tuner.
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales
(AP) -- Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled.
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Student ordered to destroy downloaded music files
(AP) -- A college student found guilty of copyright infringement has to destroy files he illegally downloaded years ago.
Dec 07, 2009 |
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EMI music videos, concerts coming to Hulu.com
EMI Music announced Wednesday it will offer free music videos and concerts on Hulu.com, making it the first major label to strike a deal with the increasingly popular US-based online video site.
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Court: Yahoo's LAUNCHcast not 'interactive'
(AP) -- A federal appeals court in New York says Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service is not "interactive" enough to require separate licensing deals with recording labels.
Aug 21, 2009 |
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WTO win could open China's door to US companies
(AP) -- The United States has won a wide-ranging ruling against Chinese trade practices that could provide massive market opportunities for American makers of everything from CDs and DVDs to music downloads and books.
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Jury awards $675K in Boston music downloading case
(AP) -- A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pay $675,000 to four record labels.
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Minimal damages sought in Mass. song-download case
(AP) -- A lawyer for a Boston University student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music urged a federal jury Friday to "send a message" to the music industry by awarding only minimal damages.
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Mass. student on trial admits sharing tunes online
(AP) -- A Boston University graduate student accused of illegally swapping music online nonchalantly admitted in court Thursday that he has downloaded and shared hundreds of songs by Nirvana, Green Day, The Smashing Pumpkins ...
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Apple, labels work on album 'Cocktail'
(AP) -- Apple Inc. and the four major recording labels are working on launching a music offering code-named "Cocktail" that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store.
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Online pirates police themselves
(PhysOrg.com) -- People who illegally download music, films and TV episodes do not believe they are doing anything wrong, said a Queensland University of Technology researcher.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Universal teams with TuneCore to discover talent
(AP) -- Universal Music Group's distribution arm is teaming up with digital track distributor TuneCore, a move it says will give it a leg up in signing up-and-coming artists without a recording deal yet.
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Online radio stations strike big deal on royalties
(AP) -- The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a potentially crippling increase in copyright royalty rates.
Jul 07, 2009 |
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