More Music News Mon. 8/24/09: Purate Bay Offline, Rhapsody iPhone App, Yahoo! Wins One & More

• The Pirate Bay Taken Offline By Swedish Authorities: Following the earlier court defeat for Fredrik, Gottfrid and Peter and the pending civil action taken by several Hollywood studios, the Swedish authorities have now ordered The Pirate Bay to be disconnected from the Internet. The site’s bandwidth suppliers have been threatened with a large fine. The site is completely offline. (TorrentFreak)
• Will Apple Approve Rhapsody’s Music Application? (NY Times)
• Pirate Bay founders win debt-collection decision (cNet)
• Yahoo wins court ruling over webcasting fees(Reuters)
• Multimedia content tracking and ID service Audible Magic has raised $1.28 million worth of funding, per an SEC filing.(paid Content)
• SuperGlued is the latest live music community site. (Music Ally)
• UOMO Media Inc. (OTCBB: UOMO), a multi-channel entertainment company, announced today a distribution agreement with Universal Music Canada to become the exclusive Canadian distributor for UOMO Media's music and videos from its Recorded Music Division and independent record label. (press release)