Universal Pens Content Agreement With Imeem

Universal Music Group has agreed to provide music and video footage to Imeem, a popular social networking site. Universal now joins rival music groups Warner, EMI and Sony BMG who already penned similar agreements. Imeem offers users streamed audio and video content free-of-charge, and claims to have more than 19 million users. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but an advance with an ad revenue share is typical. Imeem’s deal...

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US Justice Dept Aligns With RIAA Against Jammie Thomas

In an expected move, the US Justice Department stated that it will defend the constitutionality of the copyright law that a jury decided Jammie Thomas violated when she made 24 songs available on KaZaA, a popular Peer-To-Peer (P2P) file-sharing network. Thomas was fined $222,000 and is challenging the constitutionality of the penalty, which she feels is excessive. The US Justice Department issued a statement in a Minnesota court...

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