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News According to Google, CBS, Sony BMG, Vivendi Universal Music and Warner Music Group have all signed deals to feature their video content on YouTube in the past month. YouTube has been taking the world by storm since it launched in late 2005 and a... [03 Nov 2006]
Reuters gets a Second Life
News Other companies with a presence include CNET Networks, owner of silicon.com, music label Sony BMG and car maker Toyota. Reuters is to extend its influence beyond the real world by opening a virtual news bureau in the online world of Second Life. [16 Oct 2006]
YouTube gets chums in the music business
News YouTube on Monday announced partnerships with CBS, Sony BMG Music Group and Universal Music Group (UMG) that allow their artists' music and videos to be included in original video content posted on YouTube's website. [09 Oct 2006]
Belt-tightening ahead for mobile handset makers
News The big players are not hanging back when it comes to mobile music either: back in August, Nokia announced it was buying digital music distributor Loudeye for $60m, while last month Sony Ericsson revealed plans to launch a music download service... [03 Oct 2006]
YouTube is doomed, says analyst
News It only takes one unhappy media company - Disney, Sony, CBS or News Corp for example - to force the company's hand. In a now-famous court case, Napster argued unsuccessfully that it wasn't responsible for people misusing its file-sharing system to... [03 Oct 2006]
Apple uncloaks iTunes movie downloads
News As for the movies, notably, Apple launched with just Disney's studios, while rival Amazon.com announced last week its Unbox service will include films from 20th Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal... [13 Sep 2006]
Anti-DRM day to debut next month
News However, incidents such as last year's Sony rootkit debacle - when people who played certain CDs on their computers unwittingly downloaded software that made them more vulnerable to viruses and spyware - highlighted the serious risks involved in... [04 Sep 2006]
AOL moves into movie downloads
News The company said on Thursday it has cut deals with several movie studios - Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Film, Universal Studios and Warner Bros Entertainment - to make full-length movie downloads and related content available... [25 Aug 2006]
Sony to grab Grouper for $65m
News Bajarin said: "Connect [Sony's digital music site] has been horrible. To such an audience, Sony may be able to sell music and consumer electronics, as well as movies over the web. Sony, which has struggled to piece together a winning web strategy... [23 Aug 2006]
Music industry takes aim at LimeWire
News A group of music companies, including Sony BMG, Virgin Records and Warner Bros Records, have accused LimeWire and the company's officers of copyright infringement, according to a federal lawsuit filed on Friday in US District Court in New York. [07 Aug 2006]
Ballmer: 'No more Vista-style release delays'
News He said: "There really is a Sony that lives inside us, and there is an aspiring Yahoo! He also briefly addressed one of Microsoft's hottest investment areas, its Zune music player and service, which is chasing Apple's popular iPod and iTunes... [28 Jul 2006]
Record labels to sue Yahoo! China
News The IFPI represents more than a thousand members including record labels such as EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music and Warner Music. Music industry group the IFPI has said it's going to sue Yahoo! China for making pirated music available for download. [04 Jul 2006]
Leader: Apple off the DRM hook?
Leader The French parliament has approved a controversial change to the country's copyright law, called Dadvsi, which has been defanged so as not to cause much discomfort to Apple and other companies such as Microsoft and Sony that distribute digital... [03 Jul 2006]
UK MPs call for digital rights reform
News Apig also hit out at Sony - roundly lambasted for covertly installing potentially damaging software on users' machines as part of its digital rights management strategy. It said Sony's approach was shocking and recommends in its report "Ofcom... [05 Jun 2006]
Sony DRM settlement passes final legal hurdle
News A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a endgame in a class action suit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment over anti-piracy software the company had embedded in some music CDs. The court action picked up last autumn when security... [23 May 2006]
