Topic - Universal Music

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Computers, General news, Media, Internet

Apple Eyes Music Buffet for iPods, iPhones

Mac maker holds talks with music labels on terms to let iPod and iPhone users pay extra for devices and have all the iTunes music they want.
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Media, Communications, Finance

Vivendi Profits Rise on Telecom, TV, and Video Games

World of Warcraft helps French media giant gain 8.3 percent over last year.
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Media, Internet

Lala Turns Off Tunes

Startup waits to strike more music label deals.
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Media

Mobile Industry Announces Answer to iPhone

U.K. start-up’s technology will power a new music service to be launched by 23 mobile operators.
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Media

Is SpiralFrog About to Croak?

Free music outlet misses its launch date and fires its CEO, prompting an executive exodus.
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Media

Universal Opens Classic Music Site

Record giant launches online download store for jazz and classical music.
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Media

Universal Music Chooses Control

Music streams Snoop Dogg as industry continues to find new ways to package digital content.
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Media

Music Gets Piece of Zune Sales

Unlike Apple, Microsoft gives Universal royalties on both music player and music catalog.
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General news, Media

Brazil Protests Music Suits

Land of samba and soccer is not dancing to music industry’s rash of file-sharing lawsuits.
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Media

Music Raises Volume on YouTube

Online video upstart could face a massive copyright violation lawsuit for posting music videos.
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Media

Kazaa Pays Up in Piracy Case

Sharman Networks says $115-million settlement with entertainment industry sets stage for collaboration in the digital age.
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Media, Finance

Napster VCs Fire Back

Hummer Winblad says it did not intentionally delete email related to its Napster investment.
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General news, Media, Internet

Yahoo Faces the Music in China

Music industry prepares copyright lawsuit after sound of silence from Yahoo China.
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Media, Communications

Is It Live Or Is It XM?

Satellite radio leader sued in clash with music labels over the definition of illegal copies.
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Media

Spitzer Issues Music Subpoenas

NY AG hits the four largest music publishers for potential wrongdoing, but where is the opportunity for collusion?
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Media, Internet

Universal Leads in CD Sales

Universal Music has the No. 1 market share in 2004 in terms of number of CDs sold.