Norwegian Network Pulls Beatles Music Podcast

Say goodbye to the Beatles song downloads from Norway's NRK, but it's not for the reason you might think. The plug was pulled after they found they were not in compliance with their agreement with the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry).

Per a statement, "The Beatles comes under our agreement with IFPI, which says that we only can put up shows for download that were aired the latest four weeks, and where the music is less than 70% of the show's length. 'Our Daily Beatles' aired in 2007, so we have to pull the podcast. If it was aired today, we could have podcasted the next four weeks within the agreement We could have done it, but choose not to."

Apple Corps, Ltd. had taken notice of the podcasts and were, most likely, going to take action if they had not been pulled. "It has recently been reported that a Norwegian broadcasting company, NRK, will make Beatles music available for download via a series of podcasts. These podcasts are not authorized by Apple Corps Ltd."