Labels Lose Copyright Lawsuit Against Chinese Search Engine

A group of major labels, including EMI, Sony BMG, Warner Music and Universal Music, lost a lawsuit against China’s largest Internet search engine, Baidu.com, over alleged copyright violations. The majors alledged that Baidu was guilty of facilitating the illegal download of 137 pieces of music owned by the labels. The companies demanded Baidu suspend its popular MP3 search service on its Web site and compensate them with 1.73...

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eMusic Approaches 100 Million Paid Downloads – If They Can Keep Their Site Up

eMusic, the number 2 digital download store behind iTunes, is nearing the 100 million paid downloads milestone. eMusic should hit the mark within “the next few weeks” according to its website. eMusic started its download ticker on November 1st, 2003, the point at which the company moved away from an unlimited monthly download model. Unfortunately, when you try to go to the store today you’re hit with: eMusic...

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