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Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: XM Sirius, Meebo Grabs $25M & Much More

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> Sirius and XM extended their merger deadline as the FCC’s decision looms. (press release)

> Digital NARM will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday in San Francisco.  Hypebot will have full coverage.

> ASCAP responds to the court decision forcing major online music sites Yahoo!, AOL and Real to pay millions of dollars in royalties. (ASCAP) Here’s the court decision as a PDF.

> At the same time, more US House members are signing on to oppose performance royalty payments from broadcast radio. (FMQB)

> Meebo, a provider of cross platform web messaging and chat rooms that can be embedded on local sites has grabbed $25 million in funding. (press release)

> A new IFPI and RIAA pamplet and campaign tryies to scare parents into stopping their kids from downloading music  (pdf) Viruses,lawsuits and bear, Oh my!

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