MySpace Enlists Gracenote To Block Copyrighted Music

MySpace announced that it will use Gracenote audio identification filtering software to block copyrighted music hosted without permission on members’ pages. It will permanently delete the accounts of people who upload tunes a specified number of times. MySpace will use the to identify audio recordings uploaded by its members. Once identified, copyrighted music uploaded without permission will be blocked. “MySpace is...

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Kazaa Settles Last Major Lawsuit For $10 Million

Kazaa, the file-sharing network that record companies have been battling for years, has tentatively resolved the last of the major lawsuits that were hanging over its head. Under the settlement with the National Music Publishers’ Association, Kazaa agreed to pay music publishers and songwriters a “substantial sum,” the association said. Though the exact terms of the deal remain confidential, a person with knowledge...

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