Warner Inks MP3 Deal With Amazon – Bronfman Jr. Now Officially A Flip-Flopper

Warner Music Group has announced an exclusive deal with Amazon to offer non-DRM (Digital Rights Management) MP3 files through the behemoth shopping service. Warner was the the solitary DRM-free holdout among the majors who declined to participate in offering MP3 tracks with no copy-protection software attached. Warner’s digital audio catalog are now available for purchase at Amazon.com, almost in time for the holiday season. The...

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Chinese Court Rules Yahoo China Liable For Copyright Infringement

The International. Federation for the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has revealed that Beijing’s high court has upheld the convictions for copyright infringement of Yahoo! China, a joint partly owned by Yahoo Inc. Charges against Baidu, another online music service operating in China, were dismissed and the concern will not be held liable. According to the court, Yahoo China “runs an operation enabling users to search for,...

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