Musicians sign copyright advert
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More than 4,500 recording artists sign a newspaper advert calling for an extension of sound recordings copyright.
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In the latest proof that the label is at least testing DRM-free music sales, consumers can buy gift cards from physical stores and redeem digital albums online. The bad news is that the music is also "anonymously watermarked."
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Music label Universal has taken steps to allow consumers to listen to its artists legally for free by signing an agreement with new music store entrant SpiralFrog. The service will launch late this year and is based on advertising.
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Amazon MP3, which only sells music without digital rights management copy protection, now has licensing deals with all four major music labels. Watch out, iTunes.
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Record labels including Universal and SonyBMG have begun selling music through a new download service.
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Musician intends to win back control of his copyright on the Web.
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A battle over copyright infringement on the Internet heats up. No, not over music. Over the classic 'Gone With the Wind.'
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Some performers are finding that early success online can turn into an album contract.
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Independent music labels in the United States and Britain, upset with YouTube over how content is used on the site, are threatening legal action. The labels are upset with terms the social networking service proposed for the use of copyright-protected work, Billboard said Tuesday.
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European Parliament is pushing for changes in how musicians collect online copyright fees.
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Wednesday was the first day in the life of a new Central License Agreement for music copyright holders throughout Europe. Now, license authorities and music publishers have agreed to dismantle their "home territories" and recognize each other's copyrights. Is this the prototype for the EU's new single software patent authority?
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Some of the biggest names in the music industry are getting together on Sunday to record a new Band Aid single.
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New Foreign Exchange feature encourages artists to produce covers for each other's tunes.
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Industry groups are looking for a way around controversial copyright proposal.
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The recording industry said yesterday it was amplifying its legal offensive against online piracy on college campuses by sending hundreds of letters warning students, including some at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, that they will be sued if they don't accept settlement offers.
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Let's see if digital pirates are willing to watch ads to get music.
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The recording industryâs trade group will give hundreds of college students a chance to reach settlements before being sued for copyright infringement.