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celebrity

'American Idol' backer launches bid to buy record label

Simon Fuller has launched a bid to buy Parlophone records.

general

Marley family lose legal battle for Bob's music

general

Cher sues music company

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Rolling Stones sign long-term record deal

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Snoop Dogg to appear on Lohan's album

world

Woman in US devastated over fine for illegal music downloads

Woman fined $220,000 for file sharing

AN American woman has become the first person to be convicted of illegally downloading music and fined $220,000 (€156,000).

Sat, 06 Oct, 2007

US: Woman fined $220,000 for downloading 24 songs

An American woman has become the first person to be convicted of illegally downloading music and fined $220,000 (€156,000).

Fri, 05 Oct, 2007

Universal sue after Jay-Z album is leaked on MySpace

Lawyers acting for Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against MySpace parent company News Corp yesterday, after Shawn 'Jay -Z' Carter's comeback album Kingdom Come was leaked on the networking website last week.

Tue, 21 Nov, 2006

Veil of secrecy thrown over Jacko hearing

On the eve of grand jury hearings in the Michael Jackson molestation case, a judge barred pictures or communication with any prospective or final panellists, or grand jury witnesses.

Thu, 25 Mar, 2004

UMG puts 1,000 albums online

Universal Music Group is poised to put a large part of its music library online.

Tue, 09 Jul, 2002