EMI sues Beatles download website

Record company EMI is suing a US website which it says is offering unauthorised downloads of Beatles hits.

A spokesperson told BBC News that EMI had "not authorised content to be sold" on Bluebeat.com, which sells tracks for 25 cents (15p each).

Remastered Beatles albums, released in September, are among those for sale.

Last November, Sir Paul McCartney said he wanted The Beatles' catalogue to appear on Apple's iTunes store, but that negotiations had "stalled".

'Sticking points'

Tracks on Bluebeat.com - which also features songs by other major artists including Robbie Williams and The Rolling Stones - are on sale for significantly less than other music download sites.

Songs in the UK iTunes store cost 79p.

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