Rdio bars ReDigi from using its 30-second song previews

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February 16th, 2012 by Music Ally

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As we move towards a trial in the lawsuit between EMI's Capitol Records and secondhand digital-music store ReDigi, there's been a development that could have a big impact on the latter's business.

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Tags • Capitol Records, EMI, legal, Rdio

Beach Boys looking for fan-made videos for Smile Sessions songs

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August 31st, 2011 by Music Ally

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Making a video for Good Vibrations or Heroes and Villains? It's certainly a challenge for keen Beach Boys fans, but that's the challenge set by the band's label Capitol Records with a new crowdsourcing...

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Tags • Beach Boys, Capitol Records, Crowdsourcing, marketing

Capitol Records sues Vimeo for lip-sync vids

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December 16th, 2009 by Music Ally

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Fan-uploaded lip-sync videos are hugely popular on video-sharing sites, and on YouTube there's a way for rightsholders to 'claim' them and make money from ads.

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Tags • Capitol Records, legal, Vimeo,