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July 26, 2005 iTunes pay hike, major label's "payola" scandal leave indie music labels feeling like playing field is leveling at last. TAGS: label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, music, Microsoft Corp.

November 10, 2005 Trojan horses use controversial tool from copy-protected albums to hide on hard drives and take over computers. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., record label, rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, label, security company, Sony Corp., malicious software, attorney, bot, trojan horse, CD, security, photograph, hard drive

December 7, 2005 Record label fixes hole in copy-protection software exposed by digital rights group, security researchers. TAGS: SunnComm Technologies, record label, First 4 Internet Ltd., copy protection, label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, computer security, security company, Sony Corp., rootkit, security, patch, CD, researcher, U.S., virus

November 18, 2005 Sony BMG finds itself singing the blues this week, after copy protection on many of its CDs struck a sour note on fans' PCs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, record label, copy protection, rootkit, Week in review, Websense Inc., U.N., label, Sony Corp., agreement, note, CD, security, U.S., PC, Microsoft Corp.

April 12, 2005 Digital-music service gets infusion of capital, new owners, as big labels retreat from selling music directly on the Net. TAGS: MusicNet, Pressplay, digital music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Napster Inc., antitrust, label, owner, Sony Corp.

July 28, 2006 Yet-to-launch legal P2P network hopes to succeed with label-supported version of traditional file-sharing model. TAGS: P2P, EMI Group Plc., Gnutella, iMesh, label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, file-sharing, song, fee, music

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