EMI sues US music website over Beatles tunes.British music giant EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. on Wednesday confirmed it is suing a California online music service that streams and digitally delivers Beatles songs to users. EMI filed suit Tuesday in a US district court in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , accusing Bluebeat.com of copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own and demanding that Beatles music be removed from the website's playlists. EMI owns the rights to Beatles recordings and collaborates with Apple Corps on distribution of the music. EMI said that Bluebeat, which offers MP3 downloads of songs for 25 cents each, is not authorized sell Beatles tunes. A visit to the Bluebeat website by AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. on Wednesday revealed a host of Beatles albums or individual songs that could be streamed for free listening or purchased as digital downloads  The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please [ edit] this page to improve its geographical balance. .
Bluebeat did not return an AFP request for comment. Apple Corps was the Beatles recording label and is controlled by surviving members of the legendary 1960s era band and spouses of the late John Lennon Noun 1. John Lennon - English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Lennon and George Harrison. Apple Corps has been notoriously leery of making Beatles music available for digital download, eschewing even allowing songs to be delivered to iPod or iPhone devices through the globally popular iTunes online store. Beatles music made a tentative step in September toward a digital future with the release of "The Beatles: Rock Band" videogame devoted to the group's music and performances. Another step was taken Wednesday with the announcement that EMI and Apple Corps will make a re-mastered catalogue of Beatles music available digitally on limited edition USB drives A flash memory card that plugs into the computer's USB port. Small enough to hook onto a keychain, it emulates a small disk drive and allows data to be easily transferred from one machine to another. in early December. The apple-shaped USB drives with 16 gigabytes of memory each will contain 14 stereo titles as well as music video, photos, album art, and 13 mini-documentary films about studio albums. They are priced at $280 and can be pre-ordered online at the official beatles.com website. --AFP Daily NewsEgypt 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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