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Does Pirate Bay verdict spell trouble for Google?
Comment The penalty of $3.6m will go toward compensation of 17 music and media companies, including MGM, Sony BMG and Warner. The Pirate Bay outcome could have wide and lasting implications for the likes of... [28 Apr 2009]
Digital leads music sales growth
News Sony BMG was second overall, with 25.3 per cent of all album sales for the year, Nielsen said. Digital music, long the bane of the music industry, may finally be something that record label executives... [02 Jan 2009]
Sony Ericsson: Microsoft said no, no, no
News Kakoi added: "As you can imagine, our sister companies like Sony Pictures, Sony BMG, everyone has the office in West Coast [of the US] - we can work easily [with them] of course. With... [26 Sep 2008]
UK record industry in illegal file-sharing crackdown
News Multi-national label EMI sells tracks DRM-free through Apple's iTunes catalogue while Warner, Sony/BMG and Universal offer unprotected songs on Amazon's US site. More people than ever are able to... [27 Mar 2008]
Vodafone offers unlimited music downloads
News Using Omnifone's MusicStation platform, users can choose from a catalogue of more than one million songs from major music labels - such as EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and the Warner Music Group... [10 Sep 2007]
Sony USB device harbouring "nasty" rootkit
News The criticism is reminiscent of that directed at Sony BMG Music Entertainment in November 2005, when a programmer revealed that a technique designed to cloak the company's copy-protection software for... [03 Sep 2007]
Sony BMG does mobile downloads deal in China
News Sony BMG Music Entertainment has struck a deal with content aggregator Global Music International to distribute the company's music videos, full track songs and ringtones to mobile subscribers in China. [05 Apr 2007]
Yahoo! China sued by record labels
News The IFPI represents more than a thousand members including record labels such as EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music and Warner Music. A music industry body is launching a series of lawsuits against Yahoo! [07 Mar 2007]
All eyes: Universal added to BT Vision roster
News This follows similar agreements with Warner Music Group and Sony BMG, while other entertainment groups such as Channel 4, Disney and Dreamworks have also been signed up. BT has struck a deal with... [15 Feb 2007]
Google expands video ads pilot
News Google is broadening a test announced on Monday in which it said it would run ads from Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Warner Music on its publisher customer sites, said a Google spokesman. Google is... [25 Jan 2007]
Sony BMG faces ongoing rootkit fallout
News Sony BMG is making amends in California and Texas for secretly loading antipiracy software onto customers' computers. Sony BMG, which Sony operates... [21 Dec 2006]
Google sweating to make YouTube legit
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. Google is trying to persuade... [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... [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... [09 Oct 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... [07 Aug 2006]
