Exfm crawls the vastly expanding open web, indexes music sites, and enables music playback.
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But he says NPR's audience tends to be more wide-ranging than that of other music sites.
The organisation recommended that companies stop advertising on illegal music sites and urged search engine providers to prioritise search results relating to legal services.
Rhapsody, which was spun out from RealNetworks in early 2010, faces competition from a growing number of online music sites, including Spotify, Pandora, Apple iTunes and others.
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The company is also the provider of the MOG Music Network (MMN), the largest music focused advertising network online consisting of over 1500 music sites, reaching over 59 million people each month, according to ComScore.
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Digital Deals: Universal Music is part of the joint venture Pressplay, but it also runs a handful of smaller, somewhat disparate digital music sites that it's acquired as struggling dot-coms went looking for corporate cover.
Independent artists already promote their music on some sites, such as the Podsafe Music Network, which was launched last April by startup Podshow.
The player allows users to play back music on their sites and at the same time, enables exfm to index those music files.
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Highly regarded by music journalists and one of the best sites for music fans has to be Pitchforkmedia.com.
Major brands have long placed ads on music and video sites with little public reaction.
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If they come to view them as competition for CD sales and digital downloads, the music-streaming sites are in trouble.
But, it looks like with the help of the new crop of music file sharing sites the industry, after ten years of stomping their feet may be ready to accept the changing tide.
Music clubs and monster sites are fine if you have mainstream musical tastes.
Musicians do well on our list because fans can watch their videos and listen to their music through their fan sites.
Analysts also expect to see MP3-based handheld audio systems, which let users download music files from Web sites and carry them around "Walkman" style.
Demand for Jackson's music has surged since his death on Thursday, with the star dominating sales at music retailers and download sites across the world.
In addition, its card reader supports SD card and MMC, so customers can play their music and video directly from the card, or upload photos, video and music to their favorite sites.
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Despite the demise of Napster's free-for-all format, the use of peer-to-peer technology and online music swapping remained a popular endeavor thanks to emerging free sites like KaZaA, Morpheus Music City and Audio Galaxy, to name just a few.
He anticipates companies like Facebook will soon let members buy books, music and movies through their sites.
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It's very much alive -- on gaming Web sites, through music and in the memories of millions who owned and loved them.
In a landmark ruling a regional court in Germany has told AOL that it must clamp down on music bootlegs on its web sites.
However, Google has been forced to demote certain websites in its search rankings, amid criticism it was easier to find piracy sites over legitimate music stores.
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Further, the review points out, copyright protections have become illusory in an age when movies and music are available on pirate sites even before they are released.
It said internet piracy still had a seriously impact on the industry, estimating that nearly a third of all internet users regularly access unlicensed sites to download music.
Additionally, VUDU offers access to popular Internet based content, from video, music and photos from popular sites such as YouTube, Flikr, and to games and social networking applications, directly on the TV, all easily accessible using the VUDU remote control with no need for a PC.
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The BPI alleges that the sites are illegally distributing music.
The MP3 format has rapidly spurred the growth of Web sites that offer downloadable music as well as a controversy over how to protect the copyright of that music.
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Its users can search for artists and songs, stream music for free, create personal playlists, and share their favorite music with friends via social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
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