Last.fm Inks Deal With Sony/BMG

Last.fm, the U.K.-based online music-recommendation service, has inked a content deal with Sony/BMG Music Entertainment. As the third major to sign up, Sony/BMG joins EMI and Warner Music Group that have made deal with Last.fm to allow recordings by their artists to be streamed on Last.fm. Works handled by online-music aggregators such as the Orchard and IODA are also cleared for use on Last.fm. Subscribers can listen to tracks and...

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Belgian Court Deputizes ISPs

According to a recent ruling by the Brussels-based Court of First Instance, Belgian ISPs now have to police their networks for illegal file-sharing. The decision mandates that ISPs must install filtering technologies to prevent illegal trading of copyrighted works. The ruling will most likely influence other cases pending throughout Europe. “This is a decision that we hope will set the mold for government policy and for courts...

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