BrazilIFPI: Brazil's Largest Music-Sharing Community Shut DownAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 1, 2009 - 1:18pm.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a record label trade group, announced that it has
aided authorities in shutting down what it claims was Brazil's
largest Web community offering links to illegal music files. With just under a million
registered users, "DiscorafiaS" was a group within Orkut, Google's (NASD: GOOG)
social network -- which is the most popular social network in Brazil. IFPI
said local industry trade association ABPD and anti-piracy firm APCM Brazil led
the actions, which also shut down five other similar groups on Orkut.
What You Can Learn About Marketing From the Brazilian Soccer TeamAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on October 23, 2007 - 3:39pm.
Playboy Corrupts the Sports World Yet Again!Authored by Scott Goldberg on June 25, 2007 - 4:56pm.
Attempting to ruffle the feathers of feminists for the second time in the last month (the first coming with US Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard’s cover issue), Playboy has said Brazilian soccer lineswoman Ana Paula Oliveira, a 29-year-old and women’s rights activist, will don its July cover. “If she took that decision, it's because she must have other career thoughts,” said Edson Rezende, president of the confederation's refereeing commission, in Lance, a sports daily.
RealNetworks Acquires Brazilian Casual Game Distributor AtrativaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2007 - 10:28am.
Amsterdam - RealNetworks, a provider of media delivery technology, announced on Tuesday that it acquired Sao Paulo, Brazil-based casual games site Atrativa at the end of 2006 for an undisclosed price. Brazilian Judge Reverses Countrywide Ban on YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 9, 2007 - 9:49am.
Sao Paulo, Brazil - A Brazilian judge on Tuesday reversed a countrywide ban on the video-sharing site YouTube, which he had enacted last week in order to prevent users from viewing an intimate video featuring a Brazilian model and her boyfriend at the beach, the Associated Press reported. Brazil Court Orders YouTube to Block Supermodel VideoAuthored by dmw on January 5, 2007 - 10:46am.
Brazilian Broadcasters Launch HD Radio AllianceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 1, 2006 - 3:11pm.
Columbia, Md. - iBiquity Digital, the developer of HD Radio technology that lets radio stations transmit a digital signal alongside their traditional analog signals, announced on Wednesday that Brazilian broadcasters have formed an alliance to promote the adoption of HD Radio.
Goal Mobile Signs Deal with Brazilian Striker RonaldinhoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2006 - 1:24pm.
Recife, Brazil - Mobile entertainment publisher Goal Mobile said on Monday that it signed an agreement with Brazilian striker Ronaldinho -- the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year -- to distribute branded mobile phone content.
Czech Republic Wins EA's World Cup Video Game SimulationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 5, 2006 - 1:21pm.
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts announced on Monday that the Czech Republic won its simulation of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, played out using the developer's "2006 FIFA World Cup" video game.
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