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Today RealNetworks Inc., the company behind the Rhapsody music service, unveiled its new “Music Without Limits” initiative and here’s how what it looks like: [The initiative] …includes the launch of a new DRM-free Rhapsody MP3 store and 100,000 album giveaway, full-song streaming and MP3 sales partnerships with iLike, MTV (NYSE: VIA) and Yahoo (NASD: YHOO),…

Real Networks, AOL and Yahoo! Might Pay ASCAP $100 Million

Time Warner’s (NYSE: TWX) AOL unit, RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) could stand to pay up to $100 million in royalties owed to thousands of songwriters and publishers, after a federal judge established a formula for determining the payments. The move could force the three online services to pay royalties to the American…

Yahoo! Music Unlimited Service Shutting Down

As the mighty iTunes flicks another one of its competitors aside like a piece of lint on Steve Jobs’ mock turtle neck, Yahoo! Inc. announced yesterday that the Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription service will cease operations and become a part of Real Networks Rhapsody in 2008. LOS ANGELES (AP) “” Yahoo Inc. will cease operating…