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New Music Business Briefing: Slacker Snag, Gigtrack Launches, Indiestore Expands

>>> Could Slacker’s personalized portable radio hit a snag with licensing deals still pending with a few publishers and major labels?Sxsw2007

>>> Some of the best performances from last week’s SXSW will be replayed at as many as to 2000 local digital movies theaters across the US.

>>> Music commentator Bob Lefsetz gave an insightful overview of the music industry and how we got in this mess during t a recent 15 minute interview on CBC’s The Hour. Worth watching.

>>> CelebrityAccess has launched Gigtrack – a very cool looking Web 2.0 organization and promotional tool for working musicians.

>>> UK’s 7Digital has moves its indiestore download site from beta to live and added some great new features like track purchase via SMS.

>>> Radio And Internet News’ Kurt Hanson takes a detailed and historical look at the creation and evolution of copyright law and how we got to a place where rights holders seem intent on putting internet radio out of business. Long but worth slogging through if you want to understand the topic.

Mouse >>> WORTHY CLICK: YEBOTV.COMThis fast growing music-centric YouTube adds live concert streaming to a mix of videos and user generated content.

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