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Archive for January, 2010

File-Sharing Trials: RIAA’s Never-Ending Dilemma (PC World)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
PC World - Lawyers for music file-sharer Jammie Thomas-Rasset said Monday they would challenge a recent court decision ordering their client to pay a reduced fine of $54,000 to the Recording Industry Association of America.

Pioneers of MP3 unveil new chapter in digital music (AFP)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

People visit the music world's largest annual trade fair, MIDEM, on January 24 at the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes, southeastern France. Pioneers in the development of the first MP3 players this week unveiled ground-breaking technology aimed at offering new content to music lovers during the MIDEM music industry trade fair.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)AFP - Pioneers in the development of the first MP3 players this week unveiled ground-breaking technology aimed at offering new content to music lovers during the MIDEM music industry trade fair.


China court sides with Baidu in music piracy case (AFP)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

A woman walks past the Baidu office in Beijing. A Chinese court has ruled in favour of the nation's top search engine Baidu, saying its links to music downloads do not constitute piracy, state media and a recording industry body said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - A Chinese court has ruled in favour of the nation's top search engine Baidu, saying its links to music downloads do not constitute piracy, state media and a recording industry body said Tuesday.


Nokia drops music package from flagship X6 model (Reuters)

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Reuters - Nokia will drop the ailing Comes with Music offering from the new version of its flagship X6 music phone, hoping a one-third cheaper price tag will boost sales of the model.

HP launches digital music venture in Europe (AP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010
AP - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it was partnering with U.K. mobile music startup Omnifone Ltd. to launch a subscription music service on its personal computers in Europe, moving into a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s iTunes.

Judge slashes ‘monstrous’ fine in music piracy case (AFP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

A man listens to online music. Condemning a two-million-dollar fine meted out to a Minnesota woman for illegally downloading music over the Internet as monstrous and shocking, a judge has slashed the penalty to 54,000 dollars.(AFP/DDP/File)AFP - Condemning a two-million-dollar fine meted out to a Minnesota woman for illegally downloading music over the Internet as monstrous and shocking, a judge has slashed the penalty to 54,000 dollars.


The moment is now for rising Lady Antebellum (AP)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Charles Kelley, left, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, right, of the country group Lady Antebellum, are shown on Jan. 19, 2010 in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)AP - It was a party to celebrate Lady Antebellum's success and singer Charles Kelley thought the stream of plaques and praise would never stop.


HP to launch music service in Europe (Reuters)

Monday, January 25th, 2010

A man tries the Acer Aspire One netbook at a computer mall in Taipei September 8, 2009. PC-RECOVERY/ REUTERS/Nicky LohReuters - Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest maker of PCs, will launch a digital music service across key European markets on Monday, hoping to benefit from consumers' rising appetite for new types of music download services.


Judge cuts $2M penalty in MN song-sharing case (AP)

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
AP - A federal judge on Friday drastically reduced a nearly $2 million verdict against a Minnesota woman found guilty last year of sharing 24 songs over the Internet, calling the jury's penalty monstrous and shocking.

Tech group to launch digital music file successor (Reuters)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Reuters - A leading technology company is set to launch a new digital music file format which will embed additional content for fans including lyrics, news updates and images in what could be a successor to the ubiquitous MP3 file.
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