Facebook and MySpace helps in Banning Project Playlist
Facebook and MySpace helps in Banning Project Playlist
Facebook and MySpace helps in Banning Project Playlist
Project Playlist is an all-in-one song search engine, playlist maker, and ring tone generator, giving it one-stop appeal for your daily free tune finding.
Project Playlist visitors can search for music by song titles or group names. After that, you can listen to the songs, save them to playlists for future playback and sharing, and even have Project Playlist generate and send you ringtones of any of the songs you find through the service.
If you’re looking for something new to listen to, there is a constant stream of featured and top playlists to choose from. What’s more, every time you search for music you get the chance to browse playlists that feature the artists and songs you’re searching for.
Facebook and MySpace helps in Banning Project Playlist
Facebook resisted a few days longer than MySpace but finally has given in to the RIAA’s demands that the Project Playlist app be removed for copyright violation. It’s been a real take-one-step-forward and two-steps-back few days for Project Playlist, which also scored a big win by signing a licensing deal with Sony BMG.
The RIAA sued Project Playlist back in April and yet the company has been able to increase its funding and attract top talent since then. The start-up announced funding from Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group (Pittman joined the board) and the hiring of former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta as CEO. Rafat called the service “borderline legal” at the time; Van Natta needs to get the other labels on board to move the needle to legal.
It’s an odd construct all around: Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), Universal Music and EMI are suing Project Playlist with the RIAA, Sony (NYSE: SNE) is a Playlist partner now, and all four are part of the MySpace Music JV. That last, of course, goes a long way to explaining why MySpace moved more quickly than Facebook when the issue was pressed. Facebook’s rationale via MediaMemo: “The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) initially contacted Facebook last summer requesting the removal of the Project Playlist application for copyright violation, and recently reopened those communications. We have forwarded the RIAA’s letters to Project Playlist so it can work directly with that organization and music labels on a resolution.”
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