Majors Go After LimeWire
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) filed suit against LimeWire on Friday in the United States District Court in Manhattan. The RIAA, who represent the Major Recording Labels, seeks damages of $150,000 per infringing file. The action comes after negotiations broke down when the RIAA insisted that the current LimeWire service be completely shut down while a new industry-approved application was developed. The RIAA...
European iTunes Music Store Hits 200 Million Songs Sold
Apple announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from its European iTunes Music Stores in just over two years, and the iTunes music catalog now includes more than three million songs from major music companies and over 1,000 independent record labels. Launched in the UK, France and Germany in June 2004, the iTunes Music Store now operates in 17 European countries including Austria, Belgium,...






