Universal Music Group articles

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  Exclusive: Google readies its Spotify competitor with Universal and Sony now on board

  By Greg Sandoval on May 14, 2013 05:30 pm + 194 comments

  Google will unveil new subscription music services tomorrow at the Google I/O conference, sources Continue reading…

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  Recording industry threatens YouTube and other music services after copyright law snafu

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 25, 2013 09:57 pm + 11 comments

  An important legal protection that defends websites like YouTube from being held liable for Continue reading…

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  Universal signs deal with music publishers group for Vevo, YouTube royalties

  By Adi Robertson on June 20, 2012 08:50 am + 8 comments

  The US National Music Publishers Association has signed its first royalties deal with a major label Continue reading…

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  Amazon's cloud music service licensed by all major labels, says CNET

  By Adi Robertson on June 16, 2012 03:35 pm + 24 comments

  Amazon's streaming music service may have the permissions it needs to match users' offline music Continue reading…

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  Megaupload dismisses Universal from takedown suit, continues case against others?

  By Chris Welch on January 21, 2012 03:46 pm + 23 comments

  The Hollywood Reporter is today claiming that Megaupload has dropped Universal Music Group from the Continue reading…

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  EMI sues Grooveshark over licensing dispute

  By Adi Robertson on January 6, 2012 04:59 am + 27 comments

  EMI has just become the latest of four major labels to sue streaming music service Grooveshark. The Continue reading…

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  Universal loses DMCA lawsuit against Veoh

  By Joseph Parish on December 22, 2011 12:47 am + 12 comments

  In September 2007, Universal Music Group (UMG) filed a lawsuit against the video sharing site Veoh Continue reading…

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  Universal has a backdoor into YouTube's CMS, set it to automatically remove Megaupload music video (update)

  By Sean Hollister on December 16, 2011 05:19 pm + 59 comments

  Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like we all had it wrong. When Universal Music Group censored Continue reading…

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  Megaupload song artists 'never consented to being portrayed in this video' — Universal

  By Jamie Keene on December 13, 2011 04:49 am + 22 comments

  It looks like Kim Dotcom's arguments might not have been as watertight as he insisted: Universal Continue reading…

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  Megaupload's promotional music video unfairly pulled by UMG, says founder

  By Bryan Bishop on December 12, 2011 03:45 am + 48 comments

  Like most people, we look to Kim Kardashian and Kanye when choosing digital file sharing services. Continue reading…