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Deep Linking Issues Return As Music Lawsuit Hits Baidu, Sohu

Chinese search engines Baidu and Sohu face millions in penalties as Sony BMG, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music demand satisfaction over links to songs controlled by the labels.

MySpace Music On The Way

MySpace is set to launch a joint music venture with three of the major music labels, according to sources familiar with the deal.

MySpace Close To Music Deal With Major Labels

MySpace is nearing completion of a music deal with Sony BMG and Warner Music Group.

Edgar Jr. Gets Religion, Just Too Late

According to a post at MacUser, the chairman and co-owner of Warner Music Group — Montreal’s own Edgar Bronfman Jr. — made some comments at a recent mobile conference about how music companies spent too long pretending that the industry’s business model wasn’t being threatened, and “went to war with consumers.” Here’s the money quote:

Waterfront Media Gets $25 Million In Funding

Waterfront Media sounds big, and it is - properties like EverydayHealth.com receive millions of visits per month.  Waterfront Media is also big in a financial sense, and a new round of funding brought it $25 million more.

Yahoo Tops Google In August

comScore Media Metrix released today its monthly breakdown of U.S. consumer online activity at popular online sites for the month of August.

Warner Bros. To Expand Digital Content

Studio 2.0, the original programming, digital branch of the Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), has begun production on 23 new shortform series projects for broadband and wireless.

Universal Suit Insults Veoh's Footsteps

A little less than a month ago, Veoh preemptively sued Universal Music Group; the video-sharing site claimed it was receiving “unreasonable threats.”  That lawsuit seems to have little effect, however, and Universal is now suing back.

Warner, Imeem Resolve Suit, Share Music

Two months ago, Warner Music Group (WMG) filed suit against Imeem for copyright infringement.  Now the suit has been dropped, and - get this - the two companies have announced a strategic partnership through which “WMG’s world-class catalog of popular audio and video content will be made available . . . for interactive, on-demand streaming on imeem’s free, ad-supported service.”

Warner Music Takes Videos Online

Warner Music International is teaming with Premium TV to create online television sites that will feature free music videos. The sites will be supported by advertising, pay-per-download and syndication to third parties.  There are also plans to develop subscription based and mobile versions of the platform.