ft.com–
Pink Floyd has won a court claim against EMI that prevents the record company from selling single downloads of the band's concept albums on the internet. The band had gone to the High Court in London to seek clarification …
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Industry, Digital Media, Classic Rock
billboard.biz–
The appeal by four defendants convicted April 2009 for their involvement with the BitTorrent tracker the Pirate Bay has been scheduled for Sept. 28.
The appeal in Stockholm has been allocated nine days of court …
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Industry, Internet
billboard.biz–
Nokia and Apple will seek a U.S. court hearing in a key patent battle in mid-2012, a court filing showed, raising the specter of a prolonged legal struggle.
Handset leader Nokia sued iPhone maker Apple last October …
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Mobile, Industry, Apple
billboard.biz–
China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday (March 12), as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security.
The …
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Industry, World, Internet
billboard.biz–
Michael McCarty, president of Canadian music publisher ole, told a crowd at the kickoff of Canadian Music Week that Internet Service providers need to start paying for the content users freely take over their networks.
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Industry, World, Internet
billboard.biz–
Digital music distribution network Zimbalam is launching in the U.S. and Canada. Owned by indie music distributor Believe Digital, Zimbalam places clients’ music on 25 different digital music services, including …
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Industry, Digital Media
youtube.com–
Kings of Leon may be taking a well-earned break after winning three Grammy Awards, including the "Record of the Year" prize, but fans of the band will soon have a new way to experience the group's breakthrough …
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Mobile, Pop, Rock
news.bbc.co.uk–
Plans to suspend the internet accounts of people who download music illegally are unfair, according to the head of Britain's biggest telecoms firm.
British Telecom's chief executive, Ian Livingston, said illegal …
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Industry, Internet
billboard.biz–
Has the iTunes LP performed sluggishly in its first few months on the market? GigaOm's Paul Bonanos took a hard look at the digital album format and found record label disappointment over sales so light they may …
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Industry, Digital Media, Apple
billboard.biz–
With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
Mike Jones, who took over as co-president last month with …
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Industry, Internet
billboard.biz–
David Dorn, of Warner Music Group’s Rhino division, has been promoted to senior VP of global sales and digital strategy for U.S. repertoire. Formerly senior VP of new media strategy—where he oversaw the labels e …
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Industry, Digital Media
nytimes.com–
Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse suite, a glass of red wine in one hand and a truffle-infused Kobe beef burger in the other, courtesy of the investment bankers who were throwing a party to court …
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Industry, Digital Media, Internet