Billy Bragg Wins MySpace Fight

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Veteran English rocker Billy Bragg has been well known for his support of left wing causes throughout his prolific career, so he must be pleased with his latest victory - forcing Rupert Murdoch owned MySpace to change their copyright ownership terms and conditions. In May Bragg withdrew his songs from MySpace, in protest over the legal terms and conditions of the site that claimed ownership over any copyrighted materials posted on the service.

As a direct result of Bragg's protest, MySpace has now changed its basic terms and conditions to indicate that it does not claim ownership over any of the materials posted onto the site. It's a good move for MySpace, the adoption of the service by the music industry has given MySpace an edge over competing community sites such as Friendster and the departure of musicians from the service would be a major blow.