MTV’s Urge and RealNetwork’s Rhapsody To Merge

Viacom’s Urge will merge it’s download store with RealNetworks’ Rhapsody according to reports. MTV’s Urge has gained very little traction since its debut last year in a partnership with Microsoft. So the real winner here is clearly RealNetworks who will get to use the MTV brand and television reach to their advantage. RealNetworks desperately wants to give Rhapsody, a $12.99 per month subscription service, a...

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Tanya Andersen Launches Class Action Lawsuit Against RIAA

In a move that is sure to elicit cheers withing the file-sharing community, Tanya Andersen has launched a class-action lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2005, Andersen was sued by the RIAA for copyright infringement. Anderson, maintained her innocence from the start, but the RIAA wouldn’t budge and told her to settle the claim. Incensed by the charge, Andersen countersued and then filed for...

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