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MySpace.com will use "audio fingerprinting" technology to block users from uploading copyright music to the social networking site, the company said Monday.

MySpace, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., said it will review all music files uploaded by community members to their online profiles. The files will be run through a music database from Gracenote Inc.

"MySpace is staunchly committed to protecting artists' rights, whether those artists are on major labels or are independent acts," said Chris DeWolfe, MySpace chief executive and co-founder.

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Great! Take down the music fan's favorite music - that will make them go out and buy more crap!

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Make Way For The Music Detectives

A few years ago the music industry was worried about Napster and the other peer-to-peer file-sharing services that allowed people to illegally post and share copyrighted music. The name Napster is now used by a legitimate service but there remain plenty of ways for people to share copyrighted music, video, software and other content.

The latest battle zone of the copyright war is not so much those shady peer-to-peer networks but social network services like MySpace and YouTube that also allow people to upload video and audio. MySpace is owned by News Corp and YouTube was recently purchased by Google to the tune of $1.65 billion. As subsidiaries of publicly traded companies with very deep pockets, these social networking services have an incentive to keep pirates at bay. At MySpace the incentive is especially strong. The service got its start as a platform for independent artists to (legally) expose their music to their fans. Also, MySpace's parent company News Corp owns Fox TV, 20th Century Fox.

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