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A2IM Charts A Course For The Future Of Indie Music
- TuneCore Partners With Universal Music
- There's Still A Place Where Albums Outsell Single
- Bertlesmann & KKR Launch Music Rights Biz
- First Music Video Shot On An iPhone
- Kazaa Adds HD Video Sharing
- Indie Distributor Lumberjack Mordam Goes Under
- Pandora Limits Users To 40 Hours Per Month
MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:
Has the RIAA sued 18,000 people... or 35,000? Ars examines the extent of the recording industry's legal war on file-sharing by answering one question: just how many people have been sued, anyway?
- As Music Mags Fall, Pitchfork Is Booming - While publications like Blender and Vibe die off, a Chicago fan site is surviving--and thriving. (Forbes)
- MidemNet has announced that Peter Gelb, General Manager of New York’s Metropolitan Opera, will deliver a keynote in Cannes in January. At the crossroads of live classical music and digital, Gelb will outline how new technologies have revitalized the Met, both widening and monetizing its audience.
- Google, YouTube Win Dismissal Of Some Damages Claims (Reuters)
The Beastie Boys and Topspin offer another great example of multi-tiered pricing. (Beastie Boys) My one criticism is that there's not a $5-10 option (maybe for a sampler) for the more casual fan. A $16.99 download makes folks want to visit Pirate Bay.
- The New Music Seminar has issued the final program for its July 21st NYC session: It includes Cortney Holt of MySpace, Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride; S Curve founder/CEO and Nabbr chairman Steve Greenberg; Pandora's Tim Wintergreen and me (among a slew of others). See you there.
- Dear EMI: Pretending The Old World Still Exists Won't Get You Into The 21st Century (Techdirt)
