Beatles vs. BlueBeat: 3 Things We've Learned (PC World) PC World - It appears that audacious online retailer BlueBeat won't be selling Beatles tunes anytime soon. The little-known website had been hawking Fab Four tracks for 25 cents apiece until a federal court in Los Angeles slapped the site with a temporary restraining order this week. Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs (AFP)
Intel Antitrust, 'Net Bug, Coding Error (PC World) PC World - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed federal antitrust charges against Intel this week, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission expected to follow suit. Security problems yet again snagged a lot of IT headline attention, including news about yet another flaw affecting Facebook and MySpace users. To mix things up, we've got IT angl...... Baidu Deal May be First Step in Linking to Licensed Music (PC World) PC World - An announcement earlier this week that indicated that China's Baidu would start linking to licensed music downloads may not mark a fundamental change for the company, but according to officials involved in the deal, it is a step in the right direction. Beatles Ban Takes Effect at BlueBeat (PC World) PC World - In a contentious court battle launched by record label EMI, the brazen owner of online retailer BlueBeat has begun complying with a new court order to stop selling Beatles music online, after offering a quirky defense that he owns the copyright to the songs at issue. EMI Sues BlueBeat Over Beatles MP3s (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - EMI has filed suit against a Web site that has been brazenly selling MP3's of the Beatles re-mastered catalog for 25 cents per song. EU agrees on new Internet user rights (AP) AP - EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet. EMI sues U.S. website over Beatles music online (Reuters) Reuters - Beatles record label EMI is suing U.S. music website BlueBeat.com, which it said was offering unauthorized downloads of the Fab Four's tracks for sale. China's Baidu May Not Link to Licensed Music After All (PC World) PC World - An announcement earlier this week that seemed to indicate that China's Baidu would start linking to licensed music downloads may not have been the major step it first appeared to be for the search company. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AFP - US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.
