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MP3.com tunes up online music plan
With its ear attuned to the sound of money, digital music giant MP3.com on Thursday unveiled a new initiative to harmonize retailers, labels, music players, and hardware and software tools. [News.com]
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MP3.com, music publishers sound out licensing deal
Web music service MP3.com on Wednesday agreed to a preliminary three-year, $30 million licensing agreement with the National Music Publishers' Association's subsidiary, The Harry Fox Agency. [News.com]
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MP3.com's move to copy CDs stirs debate
When MP3.com first came on the scene, there was a photo on its Web site that industry insiders say may be a fitting icon for the rebel Net music company: Billy Idol giving the recording industry the finger. [News.com]
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MP3.com puts judge in director's chair
Online music company MP3.com has grabbed a powerful ally to serve on its board of directors: former California Courts of Appeal Justice Howard Wiener. [News.com]
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MP3.com, Sony settle copyright suit
Net music site MP3.com has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with Sony Music Entertainment, sparking a rally in its stock price. [News.com]
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MP3.com puts radio songs in your in-box
The company today unveiled a service that will email Net music fans radio-edited songs. [News.com]
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MP3.com Settles Copyright Dispute with Warner, BMG
MP3.com today settled a copyright infringement lawsuit with Time Warner and BMG Entertainment. [News.com]
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Judge expected to set MP3.com damages next week
A federal judge is expected to rule next Wednesday on whether MP3.com willfully violated copyrights and must pay millions in damages to record company Universal Music Group. [News.com]
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Ruling against MP3.com could cost $118 million
A federal judge today found that MP3.com willfully infringed the copyrights of Seagram's Universal Music Group, opening the company to enormous potential damages in one of the first trials to address the legal boundaries of Internet music distribution. [News.com]
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Time running out for MP3.com settlement
A legal hourglass is draining to the end for MP3.com, which will face trial for potentially huge copyright-infringement damages next week if it can't strike a deal with one remaining record company. [News.com]
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