GroovesharkEMI Drops Suit Against Grooveshark, Licenses Music to ServiceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 13, 2009 - 11:48am.
London - Major record label
EMI has dropped its copyright infringement lawsuit against free music streaming
site Grooveshark, and has instead agreed to license both its recording and
publishing catalogs to the site for U.S. use, Wired.com reports. "We
think services like Grooveshark offer great music discovery options for
fans," Mark Piibe, EMI Music's global head of digital business development,
told Wired.com. "In turn, Grooveshark offers a new revenue stream for our
artists and will help us learn more about how we can better connect different
types of fans with artists."
ISP Telecom Italia Halts Music Service Amid Licensing IssuesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2009 - 12:04pm.
Milan, Italy - Italian ISP Telecom Italia
has suspended its streaming music service, Next Music, Billboard reported. While
the firm did not explain the move, it came after local record label trade group
FIMI said that service provider Grooveshark had failed to obtain necessary
licenses. "We notified [Telecom Italia] of the fact that the service
contained a huge number of tracks, by both Italian and international artists,
that had not been authorized by record labels and we are naturally happy that
they have responded so swiftly," FIMI president Enzo Mazza told Billboard.
Grooveshark Music Service Submits iPhone ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2009 - 10:39am.
Los Angeles - Grooveshark, an on-demand streaming music service, plans to
submit an iPhone application to Apple (NASD: AAPL) for approval, CNET News.com reported. The
company, which was sued for copyright infringement by major label EMI last
month, plans to charge a monthly fee for iPhone access to its service. It's
unclear whether Apple will approve streaming music applications like this one
from Grooveshark, or another from Spotify, as they may cut into revenues at its
iTunes Store.
EMI Sues Streaming Music Service GroovesharkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2009 - 10:26am.
London
- Major record label EMI has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Grooveshark,
a site that streams free music from all four major labels, All Things D
reported. Launched in 2006, Florida-based Grooveshark initially offered a
peer-to-peer file-sharing application, but has since switched its focus to
providing a free streaming music service.
Legal P2P Service Grooveshark Offers 29-Cent Song PromotionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 12, 2007 - 11:06am.
Gainesville, Fla. - Grooveshark, a peer-to-peer music sharing service that says it compensates artists and copyright holders, on Friday launched a one-day promotion that offered songs for purchase for 29 cents. The company added that it will now put 100% of its profits toward re-compensation of users who allow song uploads from their computers, upping the reward from 10 cents to 25 cents per song. "We have licensing agreements, partnerships and relationships with nearly 75 major and independent labels, and have more than 3.5 million unique tracks available through Grooveshark.com -- all DRM-free," said founder and CEO Sam Tarantino. The company says more than 5,000 users have signed up since it launched a private beta of the service on Sept. 1. Grooveshark Licenses Naxos Classical Catalog for Legal P2P NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 24, 2007 - 12:24pm.
Gainesville, Fla. - Grooveshark, a peer-to-peer music network that compensates artists, has signed a licensing agreement to add tracks from classical music label Naxos to its service. Under the deal, more than 5,000 classical works will be made available on Grooveshark, where users pay no more than 99 cents to download DRM-free MP3 song files, and are rewarded for participation in the community -- such as writing revnews and allowing downloads from their computers. Career Moves: April 3, 2007Authored by dmw on April 3, 2007 - 8:52am.
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Grooveshark P2P Music-Sharing Service to Compensate Artists, MembersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 11, 2007 - 12:33pm.
Gainesville, Fla. - Escape Media Group on Thursday introduced Grooveshark, a new peer-to-peer music sharing service the company says will compensate both copyright holders and members who participate in the community. Founded by 20-year-old Escape Media Group CEO Sam Tarantino, Grooveshark is expected to begin beta testing during the first quarter of 2007. The service will offer songs in the unprotected MP3 format for no more than 99 cents, and pay royalties to copyright holders -- although no licensing deals were announced. The company will also reward users who participate in the community by uploading songs, fixing song tags, flagging unwanted files or reviewing music with free downloads from Grooveshark. |
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