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Ms. Lindor opposes RIAA attempt to voluntarily dismiss "without prejudice" (Recording Industry vs The People)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:59:00 GMT

In UMG v. Lindor , Ms. Lindor has responded to the RIAA's letter requesting a pre-motion conference for a motion they intend to make seeking (a) voluntary dismissal of their case "without prejudice"; (b) "discovery sanctions"; and (c) a stay of all proceedings. July 4, 2008, Letter of Ray Beckerman to Hon. Robert M. Levy (re plaintiffs' motion for dismissal without prejudice, 'discovery sanctions',...

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Warner Music joins Nokia's Comes with Music :: MOBIZ (Chinalyst - China blogs in English)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:27:00 GMT

Nokia announced that Warner Music Group has officially joined the handset giant's Comes With Music initiative. Warner joins fellow major labels Universal Music Group and Sony BMG Music Entertainment in Comes with Music, which enables consumers to purchase a year of unlimited music downloads via mobile handsets bundled with Nokia's...

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Warner Music Signs Up to Nokia's "Free" Music Platform (cellular-news)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:40:27 GMT

Nokia has finally secured music content from Warner Music Group for its "Comes With Music" platform. Warner joins Universal Music Group and Sony BMG in offering a full years worth of free music downloads on selected Nokia handsets.

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UMG tunes up with Disney in Asia (Variety.com)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:37:54 GMT

Music News: Music company expands licensing deal -- Universal Music Group is expanding its licensing deal with Disney Music Group and will act on behalf of Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records throughout Asia.

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Trail Of Dead Spearheads Own Label (The Music Slut)

noreply@blogger.com (m) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:55:00 GMT

Billboard reports: *Trail Of Dead is launching its own label, Richter Scale Records, in association with Universal Music Group's Justice Records. The band's next album is due in January 2009 and was co-produced by longtime collaborator Mike McCarthy and Chris "Frenchie" Smith. According to a spokesperson, Trail Of Dead was intent "on creating a more anthemic record" this time...

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UMG to distribute Disney's music in Asia (The Los Angeles Business)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:50:42 GMT

The Walt Disney Co. has struck a deal with Universal Music Group to license Disney music in Asia, according to media reports. (DIS)

Source : The Los Angeles Business (subscribe)

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Remy Ma Is Sued For All She's Not Worth (Stereohyped)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:16:48 GMT

Makeda Barnes-Joseph, Remy Ma’s babysitter-turned-shooting victim, is on a litigious rampage, filing a $10 million suit against Remy Ma, who likely has $10 million dollars like I have $10 million dollars, Universal Music Group, and Manhattan’s The Pizza Bar, which is where the two were partying the night of the shooting. She says the label [...]

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Auction of promo CDs covered under first sale doctrine (Internet Cases)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:01:38 GMT

UMG Recordings v. Augusto, —F.Supp.2d —-, 2008 WL 2390037 (C.D. Cal. June 10, 2008) Some record companies create promotional CDs that they distribute to music industry insiders before an album is released. These promo CDs bear the following language: This CD is the property of the record company and is licensed to the intended recipient for personal [...]

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"Dishonesty" and a missing PC: RIAA dropping UMG v Lindor (Ars Technica)

eric@arstechnica.com (Eric Bangeman) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:45:00 GMT

The RIAA accuses P2P defendant Marie Lindor and her attorney Ray Beckerman of engaging in a pattern of providing "deceptive and/or incomplete information" throughout the case. As a result, the RIAA is giving up on the case, but is seeking sanctions against both Lindor and Beckerman. Read More...

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UMG and Motley Crue sued for infringement of band photos (Internet Cases)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:26 GMT

Toma v. Motley Crue et al., No. 08-3479 (N.D. Ill., Filed June 17, 2008) The purported owner of the copyright in photos taken of members of Motley Crue way back in 1981 has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging that the band, Universal Music Group and Singatures Network [...]

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RIAA wants to 'throw in the towel' in UMG v. Lindor (Recording Industry vs The People)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:10:00 GMT

In UMG v. Lindor , the 3-year-old Brooklyn case against a home health aide who has never used a computer, the RIAA is now making a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case without prejudice. Additionally, the motion will seek: -discovery sanctions against Ms. Lindor; -discovery sanctions against Ray Beckerman, her attorney; and -a stay of all proceedings. June 17, 2008, Letter of Eve G. Burton to Hon....

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Last.fm Partners With Universal On Music Videos (Revenue Source)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:54:48 GMT

Universal Music Group and social music site Last.fm have partnered to make Universal's video catalog available for free streaming to users of...

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George Duke: My Soul - The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings (All About Jazz)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:05:12 GMT

George Duke My Soul - The Complete MPS Fusion Recordings MPS/Universal Music Group 2008 While he's gone on to become a renowned pop producer and, in recent years, has veered towards smooth jazz territory, keyboardist George Duke has, in fact, the credentials, skill and intuition to tackle most anything he chooses. So, while his early days might be considered by some to be more...

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Last.fm Partners With Universal On Music Videos (WebPro News)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:06:13 GMT

Universal Music Group and social music site Last.fm have partnered to make Universal's video catalog available for free streaming to users of Last.fm. The deal is Last.fm's first major video partnership and will bring thousands of music videos to the site. Universal's catalog of artists includes Jay-Z, Nirvana, Amy Winehouse, The Killers and Kayne West....

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Last.fm hoping to become one-stop shop for music and videos (Ars Technica)

jacqui@arstechnica.com (Jacqui Cheng) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:20:08 GMT

Last.fm users will now be able to stream music videos from Universal Music Group's artists for free as part of a deal announced today. The ad-supported videos will give Last.fm users even more reason to stay on the site, but attracting non-Last.fm users to watch videos there could be a challenge. Read More...

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Universal Music Videos coming to Last.fm (prefixmag.com)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:44:16 GMT

Fresh off the much-publicized breakup with Warner Music Group, Last.fm has just acquired some reconciliation thanks to Universal Music Group. ...

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Universal Music deal boosts Last.fm (Tech Confidential Blog)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:24:38 GMT

While Warner Music Group Corp. [WMG] withdraws from social music site Last.fm Ltd., Universal Music Group is further embracing the service. Universal has added its catalog of videos to Last.fm's...

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Pre-release piracy: another appalling term (confused of calcutta)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:14:34 GMT

I’ve been following a perplexingly fascinating case for about a year or so; one of those cases where truth way beats fiction. Simply put, one of the biggest companies in the music business, Universal Music Group, was suing the delightfully-named Roast Beast Music Collectibles, or more specifically Troy Augusto, who trades as roastbeastmusic on eBay, [...]

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Selling promo CDs on eBay is OK (p2pnet)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:29:53 GMT

p2pnet news Freedom:- Big 4 label UMG stamps its promo CDs with labels declaring they can’t be resold and in May, it sued Troy Augusto, aka ‘Roast Beast Music,’ for listing 26 promotional discs on eBay. “At issue is whether the ‘promotional use only, not for resale’ labels on these CDs can trump a consumer’s right [...]

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Last.fm Finally Gets Major-Label Buy-In For Music Vids, UMG Signs On (paidContent:UK)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:11:14 GMT

Thirteen months after it announced its intention to create an MTV-beating service to offer the "long tail" of music videos, Last.fm has struck its first major-label partnership for the project. The site first sounded off about a better-than-YouTube video initiative in May 2007, launching with clips from indies like Ninja Tune, Nettwerk, Domino, Warp, Atlantic and Mute. But progress on other...

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