LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge says two Web sites that were selling
music by The Beatles for 25 cents a song should remain shut down.

U.S. District Judge John F. Walter issued a preliminary
injunction against BlueBeat.com and Basebeat.com on Wednesday,
effectively halting them from streaming or selling music
indefinitely.

A hearing in the case had been scheduled for Friday but has been
canceled.

Music company EMI Group filed a federal lawsuit earlier this
month to stop the sites from streaming tracks by The Beatles,
Coldplay and other artists. The songs were also available for cheap
download.

Site owner Henry Risan argued in court filings that he had
re-recorded the music and inserted artistic touches. A phone
message left Wednesday evening for Risan's attorney was not
immediately returned.


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