EMI Sues Site for Selling Digital Files of Beatles Back Catalogue

A website in the US is being sued for copyright infringement after selling the Beatles back catalogue digitally -- the first time the Fab Four's treasure chest has been available to download . The MP3 files are available on Bluebeat.com for only 25c (15p) each, while all of the band's 14 studio albums -- including the remastered versions which were released in September -- can be streamed for free. Full albums can be bought for $4.25 (£2.60). The site had started offering the band's music last week, at a pirce one-fifth of the cost of files from the leading MP3 site iTunes. The songs are being sold on the site despite EMI and the Beatles' Apple Corps persistent attempt to prevent the sale of the band's material as downloadable files. The site Music Ally said EMI confirmed the suit had been filed at a California court. (link)