In a move parallel to that of YouTube, MySpace expands the effort against posting copyrighted material on its website. It has licensed a technology to compare member uploads of music against the licensor's music database and block any that are copyrighted
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It says it has always been willing to take down material at the copyright-owner's request, but now the material won't ever see the webwaves. Apparently, the move is motivated by MySpace plans to sell music downloads and doesn't want free competition.