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Arista, Sony pursue Myxer in copyright lawsuit. (biz journals)
- The inaugural meeting of the U.K.'s Featured Artists' Coalition (FAC) in London resulted in a unanimous vote among its members against any measures that criminalize file-sharing. (Billboard)
- Why YouTube’s PRS Spat Is Just One Battle In The Coming Online Music War. (paidContent UK)
- Who profits from file sharing? Torrent search engine Mininova earned €1 million last year. (ars)
- Hands on iTunes 8.1 and the upgraded iPhone Remote application. (Wired's Gadget Lab)
- Labels: whatever the future of music is, it isn't "free". (ars) "Labels say that it's not just about
the concerts and the merchandise; people will still pay for access to recorded music, but not like they used to. The future is monthly or yearly payments for access to all the tunes you want."
- Consultants Music Tank have published a free report on file sharing "Let's Sell Recorded Music". (Music Tank) Nothing surprising but well worth reading. My favorite takeway: The 10-80-10 rule. 10% of people will always pay for music, 10 never will. The focus needs to be monetizing the habits of the 80%.
- Teen Muziic founder: Shawn Fanning is my hero. (CNet)
- MPAA Matches RIAA In Massive Layoffs (TechDirt)
