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- A late 2008 digital boom helped British music sales hit record. (AFP)
- An op-ed piece from Tunecore's Jeff Price, "From MTV to YouTube: When the Net Pays Everyone But the Musician". (Huffington Post)
- YouLicense offers branded online music licensing marketplaces for labels, publishers & digital aggregators. First adopters of the platform include INgrooves, Big Fish Media, AWAL, MBop digital, Dashgo and Cyberset Records. (press release)
- A RI judge hears arguments including from a team from Harvard Law in an RIAA music downloading case. (AP)
A new version of Sling Media's SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone has been developed for the new DRM free over the air download capable iTunes store and will be released in Q1. (Sling Media)
- SanDisk launches the slotRadio Player and cards. (press release)
- Platinum Interscope recording artist Soulja Boy Tellem will launch an animated web series that combines live action and animation. (press release,Soulja Boy)
- Retail Zip technology released as a multi-currency PayPal alternative to iTunes. (press release)
