CULTURAS IN VITRO
Fighting back: EMI’s new online music service is the latest sign that the big record labels, shocked by the speed with which their market is being eroded by piracy and the illegal downloading of songs over the Internet, are determined to fight back
To make its service more appealing, from December 1st the company plans not only to allow music fans in America to “burn” a limited number of songs on to blank CDs; it says it will also let users listen to copyrighted recordings on portable players.
Copyright Cops Target Workplace, Schools: Music industry renews piracy fight with correspondence and courts, while colleges and companies consider their liability.
Expanded MusicNet poised for re-launch in December: MusicNet, the first of the record-label-backed online music services, is poised to re-launch next month with a greatly expanded catalog and features that match its rivals.