IFPI Sues Yahoo! China For Music Copyright Infringement

The IFPI is taking Yahoo! China to court in Beijing for providing links to unlicensed music. The trade organization, which represents 1,400 companies in more than 70 countries, has filed a suit in Beijing No 2 Intermediate People’s Court against Alibaba, operator of the Yahoo! China website, which provides online music downloading services. In total, 11 plaintiffs including Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group Corp, are...

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Promo Only & Destiny Media Split

Promo Only and Destiny Media have ended their partnership to deliver digital versions of promotional singles to radio DJs and other industry professionals. Promo Only is a music and video club for DJs that distributes promotional CDs and DVDs. For the last three years, it partnered with Destiny Media to add a digital distribution service called Promo Only MPE, using Destiny Media’s technology. Promo Only’s Dean Ernst, who...

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