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P2P Industry Networks For Legitimacy
Despite legal victories by record labels and trade associations, the growth of peer-to-peer networks continues unabated. BitTorrent and versions of eDonkey remain destinations where people can trade files and get music and video content for free. (06/10) ReadKeyword(s) : Label, Record, Record-shop, Peer
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EMI to exit IFPI
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Baidu partners up for music service
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All That Jazz doing fine despite doom in music industry
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