San Francisco - An Oakland-based producer called Amplive has reportedly received approval from Radiohead to release his remix album based entirely from tracks off the band's recently released "In Rainbows," and has posted it for free download online, Wired.com reported. Amplive was apparently contacted by representatives of the band earlier in the process of creating his "Rainydayz Remixes" project, and told to cease and desist. The remix album features guest vocals from artists including Too Short, MC Zumbi of Zion I, Chali2na of Jurassic 5, Codany Holiday, and Del tha Funkee Homosapien.

New York - Sirius Satellite Radio (NASD: SIRI) said on Wednesday that it has extended its exclusive satellite radio partnership with automaker Chrysler through September 2017. The agreement, which covers Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models, targets a penetration rate for Sirius factory-installed radios of 70% for vehicles built for the U.S. by Chrysler.

San Francisco - A Russia-based website called Tagoo that is "as easy to use as iTunes" and offers "virtually any copyrighted music downloads for free" is starting to gain attention overseas, and was on Tuesday's hotlist on social bookmarking site del.icio.us, Wired.com reported. The site is completely in Russian, save for the English-language artist and song titles, but features a simple design similar to Google's home page. Songs are not hosted by Tagoo; rather, the site links to song files on third-party servers. Tagoo has sprung up in the wake of Russian and U.S. authorities' efforts to clamp down on sites like the now defunct AllofMP3.com, which sold cheap MP3s without proper licenses from copyright owners.

Paris - European Film Treasures plans in April to launch a European video-on-demand site that will offer free streaming access to a wealth of rare archive films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The site is being funded in part by the European Union's MEDIA Program, and is headed by Serge Bromberg, founder of Paris-based film restoration firm Lobster Films. A jury will decide on which films from various European countries' archives to include on the site, which will initially offer about 100 titles but eventually expand to as many as 500.

Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS) announced on Wednesday that it will ship "Spore," the highly-anticipated title from its Maxis studio and "Sims" creator Will Wright, on September 7 for the PC, Mac, Nintendo DS and mobile phones. Wired.com on Wednesday posted an interview with Wright, in which he details such features as an automatic music generator he created with Brian Eno for the game, that will both use algorithms and such to generate unique musical themes for different settings, and let players create their own themes for their surroundings. EA will also release a "creature creator" for the game in advance of its official release.

London - U.K. online media retailer Play.com has begun selling DRM-free music downloads, offering a selection of about 1 million tracks from major label EMI and various independent labels. The PlayDigital store will feature variable pricing, with top sellers to sell for just below the average price of about $1.37 per track. A company spokesman told Guardian.co.uk the company will be looking to undercut pricing at Apple's iTunes Store. Amazon.com, which recently launches an MP3 store with songs from all the major labels, has not announced specific launch plans for a U.K. version.

Barcelona - Mobile content distributor Jamba announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with major record label EMI, to offer DRM-free song downloads to mobile phones and PCs on all Jamba and Jamster-branded portals in Europe.

Barcelona - Melodeo, a provider of mobile music delivery technology, has announced a deal with Blackberry device maker Research in Motion that will let Blackberry users access their iTunes music libraries on the devices, Billboard reports. Melodeo's NuTsie service is expected to launch for Blackberry users sometime in the spring.

Barcelona - Mobile music service provider Groove Mobile on Wednesday announced a licensing agreement with Indie Mobile that will add a catalog of 70,000 independent artists' tracks to its offering. The deal includes rights to full music tracks, videos and master ringtones. Groove Mobile's service is available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Europe and Australasia.

Baltimore - Loovya.com, a subscription online dating service originally established in 2006, said that it has re-launched its site in beta mode. The site now features tools such as online journals, e-mail tools, pre-written e-letters and e-mail advice. Other tools, such as instant messaging and video chatting, are scheduled to go live in the coming months. Frank Gorton, the company's founder and president, said that the interactive environment is what sets his site apart, allowing members to "do much more than simply browse through page after page of flat profiles." Gorton previously helped develop several key content areas within AOL's "My Community" pages and helped to manage Love.com.

Sunnyvale, Calif. - Still searching for ways to stave off a hostile takeover by Microsoft (NASD: MSFT), Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) is in discussions to swap a substantial stake in the company -- potentially more than 20% -- for some of the online properties owned by media giant News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), which include MySpace, IDG and Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, following earlier reports by TechCrunch and Silicon Alley Insider. The deal, variations of which have been discussed by the two companies several times in recent months, reportedly would include a consideration of cash from News Corp. and an unnamed private equity firm, as well.

Washington - Several members of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) on Wednesday filed a class action copyright infringement lawsuit against MediaNet, a company that powers digital music services for Microsoft, Yahoo, MTV and others, claiming they failed to obtain proper licenses for use of songwriters' and publishers' works.

New York - After complaints from members of much difficulty in fully deleting their profiles from the social network, Facebook has modified its site to make it more clear to users how they can delete profiles, but stopped short of offering a one-step delete option, The New York Times reported.

New York - New York may become the first state to enact a mandatory ban on sexual predators from accessing social networking sites like MySpace (NYSE: NWS) and Facebook, after district attorneys from all five boroughs endorsed a bill proposed by N.Y. State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

NBC 30, WVIT-TV in CT is looking for a Digital Account Manager to develop and maximize sales revenue for NBC30.com and local, digital out-of-home platforms such as arenas, grocery stores, universities and gyms.

Salinas, Calif. - Online video views delivered through professionally-branded sites from major media companies rose 50.3% in 2007, to 33.5 billion, according to a new report from AccuStream iMedia Research.

Redmond, Wash. - About half of teens are not familiar with copyright laws that pertain to downloading media, and only 11% clearly understand the current rules, crediting their parents most often as their information source, according to a survey of 501 teens in grades 7-10 conducted by Microsoft (NASD: MSFT).

London - Bragster, a social network "for dares and social bets," announced on Wednesday that it has closed a $3.5 million first round of venture capital financing, led by Intel Capital.

Charlestown, Mass. - Eons, a provider of online communities for baby boomers, announced on Wednesday that it has spun off its obituary classified business, Tributes.com.