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EMI Sues the Beatles Off the Net

blackest_k sends along a Wired piece on EMI's successful suit to get Beatles music off the Net. Here is the judge's ruling (PDF). "A federal judge on Thursday ordered a Santa Cruz company to immediately quit selling Beatles and other music on its online... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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