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# Music Biz News: 26 Labels vs. IsoHunt, Songkick Gets $2M, Deezer Goes International, Vevo & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-biz-news-4/
- Published: 2011-02-15T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-15T06:00:00.000Z
- Description: Record Labels Sue isoHunt for Millions – 26 record labels have sued Canadian BitTorrent site isoHunt for allegedly facilitating copyright infringement on a massive scale. The labels hope to shut. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/music-biz-news-4.html]
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- **Record Labels Sue isoHunt for Millions** – 26 record labels have sued Canadian BitTorrent site isoHunt for allegedly facilitating copyright infringement on a massive scale. The labels hope to shut down the site nat get $4M in punitive damages. ([TorrentFreak](http://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-sue-isohunt-for-millions-of-dollars-110214/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Songkick raises $2 million** to help people track, catalog live music. ([TechCrunch](http://eu.techcrunch.com/2011/02/15/songkick-raises-2-million-to-help-people-track-catalog-live-music/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Music streamer **Deezer goes international:** The company used the Mobile World Congress to announce it wants to expand by partnering with mobile operators, offering a similar partnerships to the one it has with **Orange** that has attracted 500K users in France. ([TelecomPaper](http://www.telecompaper.com/news/deezer-seeks-mobile-partners-for-international-expansion?ref=hypebot.com))

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