EMI UK Licenses Music Catalog To Playlouder
EMI Music UK has made its catalog available through the ISP and bundled subscription service Playlouder. The deal will allow Playlouder MSP subscribers to access and share DRM protected music as part of their monthly subscription fee, of which EMI Music UK will receive a share. The music available includes material from EMI Music’s back catalog as well as new releases from artists including Lily Allen, The Good, The Bad &...
Napster Settles Last Major Label Lawsuit
Napster has finally closed the last chapter of litigation with the major labels. Bertelsmann, which bought Napster’s assets in 2002, settled a lawsuit with EMI, the last one still in litigation over the illegal version of the P2P music-swapping service. The settlement comes after seven years after it changed the way people consume music and five years after it was shut down by the courts. Terms of the settlement were not...






