MySpace to block illegal use of copyrighted music

NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp.'s (NYSE:NWSA - news) (NYSE:NWS - news) MySpace.com on Monday said it had licensed a new technology to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the social networking Web site and oust frequent violators of its policy.

The move comes amid pressure from major studios and record labels against popular online sites like MySpace and YouTube, which they accuse of infringing the copyrights of their artists' music and videos.

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