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FreeAllMusic Adds Content from Universal Music
Ad-sponsored digital music download service announces the inclusion of additional tracks from Universal Music Group. Ad-sponsored digital music download service FreeAllMusic has announced that Universal Music Group is the latest record label to begin offering consumers free, legal downloads on the site. “For the first time, a legitimate free music download service is making ‘doing the right thing’ easier than piracy. Our site is fast, easy and fun for consumers,” noted FreeAllMusic’s Richard Nailling.
Continue reading »‘Offline, no-one can hear you whine’
p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Yesterday I posted an open letter to Featured Artists’ Coalition (FAC) members asking them to go back to square one on their disasterous (for them and us, both) Three Strikes decision. Presumptuous? I’m a music fan and the group is backing a scheme which could — and would, if Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music get their way — criminalise me, and others like me, including my 13-year-old daughter.
Continue reading »3-Strikes For Pirates Makes European Comeback Tour
The threat of 3-strikes based legislation had been reduced in recent weeks, with strong protests in the UK and proposed legislation elsewhere meeting stiff opposition . However, none of this stopped the lobby groups, or the politicians looking to push for the ruling. In the EU, the amendment , which would protect against 3-strikes laws by requiring due judicial process to occur before any sanction (such as cutting off Internet access), has been substantially watered down.
Continue reading »Lily Allen Changes Tune, Now Wants To Throttle Pirates
There can hardly be a reader who hasn’t read about the raging debate sparked by Lily Allen and her now-defunct anti-piracy blog/campaign. It has been quite the hot topic this week. Up until yesterday, Lily was one of the most prominent supporters of a proposed 3 strikes regime to deal with alleged file-sharers – crucially one which would ultimately lead to disconnection from the Internet for those accused.
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