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Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Antiapple_5Hacker DVD Jon is interviewed on his new venture that will market software that will enable vendors to "sell copy-protected songs that play on the iPod, and another that would let other devices play iTunes songs". (Fortune) Or you could try the old-school WMA to MP3 conversion tool just offered by AnalogWhole.

Billboard_touringconf– A preview of the upcoming Billboard Talent & Touring Conference and Awards Nov. 8-9 in NYC. (press release) Hypebot will be reporting live.

– Check out the cool ecard for the new WHO CD. Be prepared for a slow load…. (click)

BitTorrent is going to market routers and storage devices that enable automatic and PC-less downloads. (engadget) If a song downloads in the woods and no computer is on; is it still illegal?

Janet_jackson_1– We’re not sure we should care but…Janet Jackson’s CD sales are way down (aren’t everyones?) and her boyfriend Jermaine Dupree is said to be quiting his job at Virgin Records over it.  Seems strange since he helped mastermind the failing marketing plan.  Insiders know too that this is Jackson’s last CD on her Virgin contract.  With diminished sales is the Janet Jackson brand strong enough to get her a strong new deal and Jermaine a new job?

– Tomorrow:  Our exclusive interview with Gary Chen, CEO of Chinese music download leader Top100.cn. Sorry for the delay.

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