We have a top holiday Facebook application list scheduled to be published later today, and it’s been ruined thanks to Facebook’s ban of the Playlist app. It’s not entirely Facebook’s fault–the RIAA had made a request for the Playlist app, which allows users to listen to songs, create playlists and share them on their profiles, to be taken down last summer.
With three of the four major music labels currently suing Playlist, the pressure from the RIAA for total compliance is weighing heavily on Playlist, and now on Facebook too. Despite striking a deal with Sony BMG earlier this month, Playlist is still in a lot of hot water.
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