Amazon Completes Major Label Sweep, Sony BMG Signs On To Offer DRM-Free MP3 Songs

Amazon has announced that it will sell MP3 songs from Sony BMG without Digital Rights Management (DRM). The announcement means that Amazon has deals with all four major music labels, and this could be the most serious attempt to dethrone iTunes. The DRM-free songs from Sony BMG will be available for purchase on Amazon MP3 later this month. A substantial lot of DRM-free music from all four majors gives Amazon the ammo it needs to...

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Swedish Prosecutors Set To Behead Pirate Bay

The Pirate Bay is firmly in the cross-hairs of Swedish prosecutors who preparing to charge the top operators of the file-sharing service with conspiracy to breach copyrights. The charges stem from evidence collected in a massive raid on their headquarters in 2006. The indictments come after years of grumbling by entertainment companies and U.S. government officials. U.S. Embassy officials have described Sweden as home to the...

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