Pink Floyd goes to court in royalty row with EMI
(AP) -- Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.
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Mar 9, 2010
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News tagged with royalties
Qualcomm stock tumbles on cautious forecast
(AP) -- Qualcomm Inc., whose chips and other technologies are used in vast numbers of cell phones, sounded a cautious note on the economy on Wednesday, saying a "subdued" recovery forced it to slightly dial back expectations ...
Business
Jan 27, 2010
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MySpace bids to pay musicians 'lost' royalties
Social networking site MySpace, which has enabled many artists to launch their careers, is now helping to pay them back millions of dollars in "lost" royalties for songs and performances.
Internet
Jan 24, 2010
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Amazon offers new royalty program for Kindle books
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it will begin offering do-it-yourself authors and publishers a bigger cut of book sales on its Kindle e-reader - but with strings attached aimed at keeping prices down for consumers.
Internet
Jan 20, 2010
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EU drops Qualcomm antitrust probe
(AP) -- European Union antitrust regulators on Tuesday dropped a monopoly abuse probe into wireless chip maker Qualcomm Inc. after mobile phone companies withdrew complaints about high royalty fees.
Business
Nov 24, 2009
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Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights
(AP) -- An attorney for Apple Inc. defended the company's use of Eminem's songs on iTunes in court on Thursday, as a trial got under way to determine who had the right to offer digital downloads of the rapper's music.
Business
Sep 24, 2009
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Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to court
(AP) -- Eminem's music publisher wants a bigger slice from Apple. Eight Mile Style LLC and a co-plaintiff, Martin Affiliated LLC, are suing Apple Inc., claiming they never authorized the use of 93 songs in a downloadable ...
Business
Sep 22, 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.
Internet
Jul 7, 2009
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Singers tell Congress: Money (That's What I Want)
Jack Ely, the singer whose 1963 version of "Louie Louie" still makes the rounds on oldies radio, lives with his wife in a mobile home on a horse ranch in Oregon. Ely says they share $30,000 a year from her teacher's pension ...
Internet
May 4, 2009
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US DOJ requests more time for Microsoft oversight
(AP) -- The Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday to extend its watch over some of Microsoft Corp.'s business practices for a second time, saying it needs an extra year and a half to make sure Microsoft's antitrust ...
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Apr 16, 2009
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