BlueBeat Ignores EMI, Still Sells Beatles Catalog Online

Nov 4th, 2009 - PC World

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BlueBeat Ignores EMI, Still Sells Beatles Catalog Online

Seemingly unfazed by legal action from The Beatles' music label, an obscure online retailer in California continues to offer downloads of the Fab Four's entire music catalog. As of Wednesday afternoon, the music site BlueBeat.com was still selling MP3 versions of full Beatles albums, as well as individual tracks.

EMI Group on Tuesday filed a copyright violation suit against BlueBeat in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. The London-based music company charged the music website with selling Beatles' albums and songs without permission. BlueBeat also lets users listen to tracks, including Beatles tunes, without buying them.

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