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Google Receives Cease-and-Desist from BPI, Plans to Launch Music Service

Google is a hot topic on the interwebs these days. When the company isn’t getting sued by Viacom, it’s preparing to launch a music-download service to accompany its search engine. According to the Wall Street Journal, the service might become available later this year, but an actual music download store or online subscription service wouldn’t be available until 2011. In addition to offering the new music services for the Android as well as the web, Google is also planning on launching a digital bookstore sometime this year....  read more

U.K. Proposes to Shut Off Internet for Illegal Downloaders

U.K. newspaper The Guardian reported Tuesday that this British government is considering harsher laws to crack down on illegal filesharers. Penalties reportedly on the table could require ISP's to ban access to certain download sites, slow broadband connections and even cut off internet access to repeat offenders....  read more