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EMI sues BlueBeat over Beatles downloads

Site have been offering remastered back catalogue

November 4, 2009 | 2 Comments
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EMI are suing US website BlueBeat.com after the site began selling downloads of the band's back catalogue and streaming them free.

BlueBeat was offering albums including the Liverpool band's recently-released remasters.

However, the Fab Four's label, EMI, has now begun legal proceedings at a district court in California claiming a copyright infringement, reports Wired.com.

As of this afternoon (November 4), the downloads were still available on the site, though.

Depsite The Beatles' songs not being available as legal downloads, EMI and Apple Corps announced today (November 4) that they are embracing the digital format with the release of an apple-shaped USB stick featuring all the band's remastered albums.

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flumphert

Nov 5, 2009

Dya ever wish The Beatles would just fuck off? Its all just a scandalous money making racket now. I mean apple shaped memory sticks with the whole back catalogue on them for 200 odd quid? What a farce. Download them for free guys!

Cheesemonkey

Nov 5, 2009

Cheers BlueBeat, being looking to buy these in mp3 format since my laptop's disc drive fucked up. At least part of the massive fine you'll get will be paid by me.