Friday’s Music Brief: Rhapsody, Indie Downloads, DRM, Sirius Poison Pill, Ticketmaster Merger & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• Rhapsody & Green Day Partner For Extensive New Release Campaign
• Windows 7 Adds Music & Media Remote Access
• Coldplay Gives Live CD Away: On Exceeding Customer Expectations
• Think Indie CIMS Digital Store Launched Today
• 7 SEO Tips For Musicians & Labels
• Video: TechDirt's Mike Masnick On Records, Reznor And Giving Fans A Reason To Buy
• What Do You Think Of Hypebots' New Link Within Feature?

MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

•  Anti-DMCA crusaders fight for the right to crack DRM : Every three years, the Copyright Office lets the public ask for exemptions to the DMCA's tough anti-circumvention requirements. Ars talks to three people who will be fighting for your rights to crack DRM, starting today. (ars)
• Sirius XM plans to adopt poison pill to thwart any future hostile takeover attempts. (Reuters)
• IAC/InterActiveCorp CEO Barry Diller on the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger: "The problem with the ticketing business is: It's the essence of non-transparency. And the reason is that everybody has an ax to grind. Artists do not want consumers to know that they have a take of different parts of the ticketing package. People who own venues want to put in service charges. So I think there's going to be legislation which is going to force transparency, and I think that would be great for everybody." (USAToday)
• Q&A with Slacker CEO Dennis Mudd. (Billboard.biz)
• Clear Channel Radio is facing a cash crunch. (FMQB)
• Canada has been added to the US piracy watch list. (IFPI)
• Listening to Music on Your iPhone Just Got Easier: Simplify Music 2.0 (press release)
• MTV and AT&T Bring Craig Brewer's '$5 Cover' Experience of the
  Memphis Music Scene Online and On-Air (press release)