Monday’s Music Briefing: Ellis, RIAA, Nokia & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• SanDisk & Major Labels Introduce SD Card Format
• Is An Antitrust Lawsuit In MySpace Music’s Future?
• Edgar Buys $28.5M House. Marci Gets 214K Options
• ASCAP Seeks $’s For 30 Second Song Clips
• Hypebot’s Music Industy Week In Review

PLUS:

• Indie agents Ellis Industries has been absorbed by Paradigm. (Billboard)
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  The RIAA has rejected a damage award and is forcing a new trial making themselves look "hypocritical" according to repsected tech journal ars technica.
• The FCC is voicing some concerns over the lack of localism in radio. (FMQB)  Finally…but will they do anything about? Probably not.
• Live Nation has promoted Jason Garner from Chief Executive Officer, North American Music, to the newly created position of Chief Executive Officer, Global Music.  He will oversee the company’s core live music business on a global basis. (press release)
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  Nokia’s Comes With Music will add $128 to the price of a new handset when it launches in the UK next month.  (Afterdawn via Coolfer)  That’s less than most music subscription services and despite WMA DRM, you get to keep the tracks.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS NEW FORMAT FOR THE DAILY BRIEFING?  IS IT CLEANER OR HARDER TO SCAN? (HERE’S THE OLD FORMAT)