News tagged with music publishers

Pete Townshend brands iTunes a 'digital vampire'

(AP) -- The Who's Pete Townshend on Monday branded Apple Inc.'s iTunes a "digital vampire" that profits from music without supporting the artists who create it.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Pandora raises IPO offering price range

(AP) -- The popular Internet radio service Pandora raised the price range of its initial public offering on Friday by at least a third to between $10 and $12

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created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Publishing experts take dim view of rules for iPads, iPhones

LOS ANGELES - Remember how Apple Inc. shattered the music business? Publishers do too - and they don't want it happening to them.

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created Feb 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Guitar tab companies trying to strike chord online

(AP) -- Fans of band-simulation games such as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" have few excuses not to seek out legitimate sheet music these days if they hope to graduate to playing real guitars.

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created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

French music industry reaches deal with YouTube

(AP) -- YouTube and France's leading music industry group have announced a deal that makes sure musical artists get paid when their videos are seen on the online video sharing site.

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created Sep 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Appeals court ruling threatens used software sales

(AP) -- A federal appeals court has sided with the computer software industry in its effort to squelch sales of second-hand programs covered by widely used licensing agreements.

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created Sep 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Music publishers file copyright suit against LimeWire

A group of music publishers filed suit Wednesday against LimeWire, a popular online file-sharing service that has already been found liable for copyright infringement in a separate case.

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created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse

(AP) -- Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 31, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 11

Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rights

(AP) -- An attorney for Apple Inc. defended the company's use of Eminem's songs on iTunes in court on Thursday, as a trial got under way to determine who had the right to offer digital downloads of the rapper's ...

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created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to court

(AP) -- Eminem's music publisher wants a bigger slice from Apple. Eight Mile Style LLC and a co-plaintiff, Martin Affiliated LLC, are suing Apple Inc., claiming they never authorized the use of 93 songs in ...

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MySpace launches karaoke service in Japan

Online social-networking titan MySpace has launched a karaoke service in Japan, expanding its amateur crooner channel to a nation rich with lovers of the pastime.

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0