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Vivendi to buy MP3.com for US$372m
News Vivendi Universal, owner of the largest record company, on Sunday said it has agreed to buy the online music-sharing site MP3.com for about US$372 million in cash and stock to gain technology for selling music on the Internet.
Rampant piracy lands China on 'watch list'
News The U.S. government claims China isn't living up to its commitment to a copyright crackdown.
Tags: Copyright
Companies fight over CD listings, leaving the public behind
News A copyright battle over online CD listings could impact open-source projects to Net bulletin boards.
Aimster fights record industry with its own fuel
News As Napster attempts to cooperate with record labels, at least one alternative file-swapping network is twisting itself into legal contortions in a bid to escape a similar fate.
Researchers face legal threats over SDMI hack
News A music industry group is seeking to block publication of research that describes anti-piracy technology known as watermarking, saying a report stemming from an industry-backed hacking challenge violates digital copyright law.
Global music industry to ID Napster fans
News The music industry is developing software that will automatically detect people who are illegally swapping songs over the Internet--and it is prepared to pass the information on to the police.
Vivendi to buy MP3.com for US$372 million
News Vivendi Universal, owner of the largest record company, on Sunday said it has agreed to buy the online music-sharing site MP3.com for about US$372 million in cash and stock to gain technology for selling music on the Internet.
Same old song, different meaning for P2P
News Hits from yesteryear enter the public domain faster in Europe than in the United States. That could mean a big headache for copyright holders grappling with file swappers.
U.S. wins appeal against alleged pirate
News Suspected leader of DrinkorDie won't face fair fight if extradited from Australia to United States, lawyer contends.
Tags: Piracy
Microsoft-Viacom deal helps Google's defense
News Microsoft's top lawyer said the proposed Google-DoubleClick merger is a sure path to an online advertising monopoly, but Google claims otherwise.
Tags: Best strategies, Business ethics, Business models
Piracy fighters raid offices of Sharman, others
News A judge in Australia authorizes a record industry group to search peer-to-peer companies including Kazaa owner Sharman and several ISPs, along with key executives' homes.
Big changes ahead for Flash
News Macromedia promises significant changes to Flash interface and video capabilities, and talks about tech for cell phone carriers.
Tags: Web sites
CDDB tug of war--users are the losers?
News More than 885,000 users have helped build CDDB, a online music database that's been maintained by Gracenote. Who's in control of the database? The courts will decide.
Napster's zero hour approaching on filters
News By the end of Monday, the music-swapping company must prove to the court, the record labels and the world that it is officially blocking songs from being traded with the help of its service.
DVD cracking case back in court
News The film industry and a hacker publication will head back to court Tuesday in the DeCSS case, a legal dispute that could dictate whether it's legal to publish or link to certain materials online.
