EMI to Face Spitzer Music Industry Probe
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LONDON/NEW YORK  - EMI Group PLC EMI.L, the  world's third-largest music company, on Friday said it and  other music companies faced a New York probe into how music  companies influence what songs are played on the radio.
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EMI Group, the world's third-biggest music company, may sell or demerge its recorded music division as part of a radical overhaul of the firm to reverse falling profits, a newspaper reported.
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Shares of record company EMI Group PLC, whose artists include David Bowie and the Beatles, rose more than 6 percent Tuesday after a report that the company is in talks with private equity firms about a possible takeover.
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EMI, the world's third largest music label, is actively considering removing the digital rights management restrictions from its song catalog and selling tracks online in MP3 format, according to a report published in The Wall Street Journal Friday.
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Warner Music Group  has approached Britain's EMI  about a possible bid despite uncertainty over whether it would win regulatory approval, in the latest twist in a seven-year tit-for-tat takeover battle.
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Copy protection technologies used to prevent CDs from being pirated online are facing a legal challenge in France, where a judge began a formal investigation of record label EMI Group PLC for using them.    Confirming a report in French financial daily Les Echos, the record store Fnac said Wednesday it has also been placed under investigation by a French judge along with EMI's French arm...
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A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music officials meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.
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EMI, the world's third-biggest music company, whose artists include The Beatles, said Tuesday that it would slash between 1,500-2,000 jobs worldwide following its recent takeover by a British private equity firm.
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Former EMI Group Plc  Chief Executive Jim Fifield is interested in potentially making an offer for the world's third biggest music company, he said on Friday.
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announces a six-month investigation into the insurance industry.
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New York attorney general is ready to turn over high-profile cases to federal regulators: report. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Eliot Spitzer may be ready to turn in his badge.
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EMI Group PLC, the world&#39;s third-largest music company, on Friday said it and other music companies faced a New York probe into how music companies influence what songs are played on the radio.
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The long courtship between EMI Group PLC and Warner Music Group is on again. EMI confirmed Tuesday that it had received an approach from Warner about a possible bid.
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Music company EMI Group PLC &#151; home of The Rolling Stones and Coldplay &#151; has been talking with online retailers about possibly selling its entire digital music catalog in MP3 format without copy protection, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing numerous people familiar with the matter.
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British music giant EMI Group PLC is preparing to cut up to 2,000 jobs, or about one-third of its work force, as part of a contentious restructuring plan being prepared by the group's new owner, Terra Firma Capital Partners, reports said Sunday.
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The recording industry, already battered by a surge in recent years of illegal music piracy, increased competition and heavy regulatory scrutiny, is facing a new and potentially costly examination into its practices by Eliot Spitzer, the New York attorney
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, fresh from taking on the mutual fund and insurance industries, has cast his prosecutor&#39;s eye on the music industry, reportedly serving subpoenas