German Authorities Pull The Plug On eDonkey Servers

After court injunctions in Germany, seven of eDonkey’s mega servers were shut down last week. The shutdown follow similar eDonkey server closures in the Netherlands and France. “In the last few weeks the number of eDonkey users worldwide has been reduced by more than a million, knocking an estimated third of users off the network,” the IFPI, who spearheaded the legal action, reported. “Fresh actions will...

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Warner Taps MySpace For James Blunt Release

Warner Music Group will utilize MySpace to sell downloads of the new James Blunt album “All the Lost Souls”. WMG is outsourcing sales to LaLa, who has developed a Download Widget to offer the album for $9.99, allowing buyers download it directly to their iPod. Buyers will also receive a physical CD in the mail. MySpace visitors will also be able to stream the entire album for free from Blunt’s MySpace...

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