Sony, BMG Officially Divorced
The love fest between Sony Music and BMG is now officially over. The formality comes via a name change announcement from Sony, which will now call itself,Sony Music Entertainment. Sony bought BMG’s share of the joint for $1.8 billion, although Bertelsmann retained a select number of European holdings and will still be involved in manufacturing and distribution.
RIAA Takes Another Shot To The Chin – The End Is Near
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has lost another round in their prolonged battle with Jammie Thomas, a 30-year-old woman from Minnesota. A federal judge has denied the RIAAs request for an appeal of an earlier decision to grant a retrial in its copyright infringement case against Thomas. Prior, a jury found that Thomas had violated copyright laws by “making available” 1,700 songs via the Kazaa...
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