Beastie Boys-run label teams with Napster NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Beastie Boys-run Grand Royal label has teamed with embattled file-swapping company Napster to promote Grand Royal artists online via free downloads. The first track available is "Smokewood," the title cut from Nullset's debut Grand Royal EP. The Prunes, Bran Van 3000 and Beastie ...
| RealNetworks launches media package LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - RealNetworks launched its Media Commerce Suite Wednesday, directly taking on Microsoft's Windows Media DRM technology in the ongoing battle to turn online entertainment into a viable business by using digital rights management. The new product enables content owners ...
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Brother, can you spare a dime for Aimster? WASHINGTON, D.C. (Billboard) - AbovePeer, parent of peer-to-peer service Aimster - which is being sued by the Recording Industry Association of America and its member labels for copyright infringement - is asking its users to send voluntary payments to help defray legal costs. Aimster president Johnny ...
| Clear Channel makes radio Internet deal SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Clear Channel Communications has struck a deal that will allow 250 of its radio stations to resume broadcasting over the Internet. San Antonio-based Clear Channel had stopped Web broadcasting in April because of a dispute with recording artists and commercial actors, who wanted larger ...
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