Posts Tagged ‘sony’

EMI Stays With IFPI On Condition it Pays Less to Chase Pirates

After originally threatening to leave, London-based EMI Records has confirmed it will remain a member of the IFPI. With its self-imposed deadline of March 31st 2008 looming, the company has struck a deal so that EMI - together with other members - will now contribute less to anti-piracy activities.

Sony Buys Video Sharing site

Sony Pictures aquired the Youtube-like video sharing service “grouper”. CEO Michael Lynton announced this deal earlier today, and said Sony is paying $65 million dollar for the internet startup.
For now Grouper will keep its current management, but they will be working closely with a team at Sony Pictures. Lynton stated:
“Consumers are spending more and more [...]

Gangs of London Leaks on BitTorrent

An internal BETA version of the PSP game “Gangs of London” has been leaked onto several BitTorrent sites last week. Sony spokesman David Wilson warns potential pirates that “the leak” is incomplete and that it might be a bit “buggy”.
He said:
“The version of Gangs Of London that you have brought our attention to here is [...]

MashBoxx: Authorized P2P Downloads

Mashboxx is the first p2p application that offers music downloads authorized by major record labels. This week Mashboxx finalized their deal with SONY BMG.