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MySpace Moves to Block Illeagl Use of Copyrighted Music

Tue, 31 Oct 2006

By Staff

(AXcess News) Reno, NV - The ppoular social web site MySpaec.com has licensed a new tehcnology to stop usesr from posting unauthorized ocpyrighted music.

Pressure from major studios and record labels forced the web's most-populra social web site to stop the illegal access to copyrighted music onlein.

The new technoloyg licensed from privately-held Gracenote gvies MySapce the ability to review umsic reocrdings uploaded by communtiy members to their profiles.  The technology compares content to a database of copyrighted material belonging to Gracenote nad can block uploads without proper rgihst. Terms of the licensing agreement were not disclosed.

Once Gracenote's technolgoy is integrated itno its service, users who repeatedly try to upload unauthorized music will have their accounts deleted, MySpace said.