Sony BMG, a joint venture of Chief Executive Sir Howard Stringer 's Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ) with Bertelsmann, is now offering free music downloads as well as cash refunds to those who bought the music disc, as part of a proposed settlement of lawsuits, according to U.K. media reports.

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Sylvain founded his first company at a very young age, a platform for free and legal music downloads under Creative Commons licenses called Jamendo.

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Users will enjoy steady Web browsing and HD video streaming, speedy music and video downloads and stutter free multitasking, allowing users to play music, download files and surf the web simultaneously with ease.

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The Iowa City Public Library started providing free downloads of local music for all library patrons through its Local Music Project.

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Users will receive 30 days of free downloads and access to premium games and music.

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The most common benefits bundled into these accounts are commission-free foreign currency, travel insurance, preferential overdraft deals, mobile phone insurance, music downloads and breakdown assistance.

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This observation is not a mere toss-away but rather a belief that what we witnessed in the music industry over a decade ago, with consumers opting for illegal but free MP3 downloads over legal equivalent is now starting to happen in the movie industry.

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Music streaming site Spotify has rushed to fix a security hole that allowed users free song downloads.

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