Court shuts down LimeWire music-sharing service

Court shuts down LimeWire music-sharing service
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday granted the music industry’s request to shut down the popular LimeWire file-sharing service, which had been found liable for copyright infringement, the company said.
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MySpace launches new Web site
MySpace launched a new version of its Web site centered around music and entertainment, as the social networking company attempts to regain its former appeal in a market it helped create.
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MySpace Launching Entertainment-focused Updates
Social networking site MySpace is launching a new version of its website that will focus more on music and entertainment. MySpace Chief Executive Mike Jones said the site is no longer seeking to compete head-on with the world’s most popular social networking site Facebook. He said MySpace is recalling itself as a complimentary service that he hopes the 35-year-old-and-under crowd will look to in …
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IODA Deepens Global Music Catalog Through Partnerships With CODISCOS, Discos Corason and Doublemoon
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK–(Marketwire – 10/27/10) – IODA , the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music industry, today announced partnerships with Colombian legend CODISCOS , Mexican pioneer Discos Corasn , which was founded to document and preserve traditional music from Mexico, Africa, and the Caribbean, and Istanbul-based Doublemoon …
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