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- Sony has paid $1M to settle US FTC child privacy charges. (Reuters)
- Atari Boss: Music Games Could Spawn New Art Form (Epicenter) Art form?
- LimeWire adds friend sharing feature, still looks for music. (ars)
- Interview: "Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride Puts Fans in Charge of Bands" (MediaShift)
- A must-read essay by Mike Masnik of Techdirt on "Why A Music Tax Is A Bad Idea".
- Microsoft denies rumors of a Zune phone. (Gizmodo)
- 40 Million Americans now contribute to social networks. That's 70% of all broads band users. 29% contribute regularly. (RedWriteWeb)
- Indie musician Jill Sobule has raised my than $87,000 form fans to self-release her next record. (JillsNextRecord)
