Yeeng! Recording Racket heavies Vivendi Universal to swallow up mp3.com. Expect "mp3.com" to go the way of PolyGram (remember them?), and actual MP3 downloads to be replaced by Sony/Universal's locked-down Duet system; you can say goodbye to listening to unsigned artists on your untrusted Linux system. Or maybe not; MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson looks set get a seat at Vivendi CEO Messier's right hand as a technology guru; though how important open formats are to him remains to be seen.

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