News Corp. cuts a deal with three major music companies in bid to milk more revenue from its online social network.
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The company has acquired rights to put lyrics in online music stores and devices.
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Warner Music tries to get local record stores online to expand market beyond Apple.
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The music giant agreed to stop making CDs containing software linked to spyware.
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Security experts say Sony music CDS are still vulnerable to spyware despite patches.
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Texas suit, and another by the EFF, allege Sony BMG installed spyware through its CDs.
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The recording industry hopes to slow its downward tumble by licensing music to video game makers.
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Bertelsmann has arranged a settlement with Napster whereby users can pay to download from BMG's vast catalog of music. There may, however, be some holes in this life raft.
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