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Bertelsmann's Arvato Licenses AIM Catalog for P2P Distribution

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2006 - 8:40am.
Berlin - Arvato Mobile, a unit of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann that distributes mobile entertainment content, announced on Thursday that it has signed a licensing agreement with the Association of Independent Music (AIM), which represents over 900 record labels. Under the deal, AIM's catalog will be made available as digital downloads through Gnab, a licensed peer-to-peer distribution network, with deals for subscriptions and video downloads expected to follow shortly.
tags: Licensing | P2P | Music | AIM | Commerce | Catalogs | Arvato | Gnab |

Warner, Bertelsmann's Arvato Mobile Launch P2P Movie Download Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 30, 2006 - 7:49am.
Burbank, Calif. - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced on Monday that it has partnered with German media conglomerate Bertelsmann's Arvato Mobile unit to launch a German-language movie and TV show download service. In2Movies will utilize a peer-to-peer network to initially deliver more than 80 offerings, including "Batman Begins," "The O.C.," "Friends" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," as well as programming from local distributors and third-party content providers. Launching in March in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland, the service will use a centralized peer-to-peer network to ensure copyright protection and rights management, while a decentralized peer-to-peer network will deliver larger files like movies to users. Arvato Mobile has also partnered with major record labels Sony BMG and EMI to offer songs for download on its secure peer-to-peer network.
tags: Mobile | P2P | Bertelsmann | Download | Movie | Warner | Arvato |