PRS for Music launches new system ‘MAPS’ to combat online piracy The automatic search-and-takedown system will work to contain piracy at its roots, before it reaches search engines and file-sharing sites Related Posts: FDA expands access to MDMA as therapeutic treatment for PTSD
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New lawsuits are stacking against SoundCloud A second UK performing rights society, BASCA, backs PRS for Music's decision to pursue legal action against SoundCloud Related Posts: Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos shares 39 previously unreleased demos Live Nation faces $47 million lawsuit over Times Square property
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