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BRIEF-DraftKings intends to continue operating in New York

November 16, 2015 admin been-pressuring, cheltenham, draft, its-business, michael-erman, next-week, says-intends, vendors, york

Nov 16 (Reuters) – * DraftKings says intends to continue operating in New York * DraftKings says NY AG assured the court he will take no action against DraftKings or its business partners before emergency hearing next week (Reporting By Michael Erman)

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Spotify says fights piracy, has paid $2 billion to artists, industry

November 11, 2014 publisher entire-catalog, fights-music, its-business, michael-roddy, model-on-monday, music-streaming, spotify, the-industry

By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) – The music streaming portal Spotify made an impassioned defense of its business model on Monday, saying it fights music piracy and had paid out $2 billion to the industry and artists since its launch in 2008. The statement in a blog post by CEO Daniel Ek came a week after U.S. singer Taylor Swift pulled her entire catalog from the popular streaming site as she released her new album “1989”, which immediately soared to the top of the U.S.