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2 UK accused of stealing Jackson music from Sony (AP) AP – Two men have been charged in Britain with hacking into Sony Music’s computers and stealing music, the company and British police said Monday. A person familiar with the situation said the hackers had obtained unreleased Michael Jackson tracks. Yahoo! News: Digital Music
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Bronfman: UMG, Sony purchase of EMI ‘dangerous’ (AP) AP – Outgoing Warner Music chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. says the proposed purchase of British recording company EMI by recording rivals Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV is “dangerous” and must be stopped by regulators. Yahoo! News: Digital Music
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PlayStation Store hits Android-based Sony tablets (Appolicious) Appolicious – Android tablets are getting a well-deserved boost with the launch of Ice Cream Sandwich. Android head, Andy Rubin, revealed there’s about 6 million Android tablets floating around, which is only slightly encouraging in light of Apple’s 40 million iPads sold. For Android manufacturers, differentiation is...
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Three teens arrested for Sony warehouse fire in London (Reuters) Reuters – Three teenagers have been arrested for the riotous fire that tore through Sony’s Digital Audio Disc Corporation warehouse in north London Monday, destroying more than 1.5 million CDs, BBC reports. Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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Sony wants subpoena for Jackson footage quashed (AP) AP – Sony studios on Friday asked the judge hearing Michael Jackson’s manslaughter trial to throw out a subpoena for footage of the singer’s final rehearsals after a defense attorney said earlier this week that reviewing them was “a big waste of time.” Yahoo! News: Music...
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Exclusive – Access, Sony, Universal weigh EMI bids (Reuters) Reuters – Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, Sony Music Entertainment and Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group are among the music companies and private equity firms interested in buying EMI Group Ltd , people familiar with the situation said. Yahoo! News: Digital Music
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Sony to restore Qriocity Thursday, except in Japan (AFP) AFP – Sony said it would restore all Qriocity online music and video distribution services Thursday everywhere except Japan, after shutting it and its PlayStation Network down in April due to hacker attacks. Yahoo! News: Digital Music
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Hackers attack another Sony network, post data (Reuters) Reuters – Hackers have again broken into Sony Corp’s computer networks, this time claiming to have stolen customer data to show that the company’s systems remain vulnerable to attack. Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News
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Sony restoring game network in Asia; to testify in U.S. (Reuters) Reuters – Sony Corp said it will start restoring its PlayStation videogame network in Japan and elsewhere in Asia on Saturday, more than a month after a massive security breach leaked personal details on tens of millions of accounts. Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry...
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Sony Fixes Another Security Vulnerability on Web Site (NewsFactor) NewsFactor – As the Sony networks slowly come back online, a security issue that could have led to another break-in has been fixed. The company said the vulnerability was on the page where users had to reset their passwords for Sony’s PlayStation Network and Qriocity...
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Sony boss Kaz Hirai publicly addresses ongoing PSN and Qrirocity service outage (Digital Trends) Digital Trends – Even if you donât own a Sony gaming device and donât subscribe to the companyâs music streaming service, youâve still probably heard about the âexternal intrusionâ (read: hacking) of PlayStation Network and Qrirocity that has left 77...
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