MSN To Broadcast Live Concerts

Microsoft’s MSN will webcast live concerts to its users after signing an exclusive global partnership with Control Room, the company behind the web broadcast of last year’s Live 8 event. The move to offer major live performances online is the latest strategy by Microsoft to drive both consumer and advertiser growth on its sites with a range of new entertainment and media features to challenge rivals including Yahoo,...

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LimeWire Counter Sues RIAA

LimeWire filed a counterclaim against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), outlining anticompetitive practices and consumer fraud. LimeWire severely criticized the major labels, who are represented collectively by the RIAA, for limiting technological growth and monopolizing digital distribution. Addressing the original RIAA lawsuit, LimeWire executives Mark Gorton and Greg Bildson stated that the labels had refused to...

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