MySpace to block illegal use of copyrighted musicNEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp.'s MySpace.com on Monday said it had licensed a new technology to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the social networking Web site and oust frequent violators of its policy.
The move comes amid pressure from major studios and record labels against popular online sites like MySpace and YouTube, which they accuse of infringing the copyrights of their artists' music and videos.
MySpace, one of the most popular sites on the Internet, licensed technology from privately-held Gracenote allowing it to review music recordings uploaded by community members to their profiles.
The technology compares those filed with Gracenote's database of copyrighted material and can block uploads without proper rights. Terms of the licensing agreement were not disclosed.
MySpace to block illegal use of copyrighted music----------------------------------------------
See also this post from yesterday:
YouTube Is Purging Copyrighted ClipsNewsCorp and Google, hand in hand.