More Music News Tue. 9.1.09: Nokia Delays "Comes", Jamie Thomas, IODA, Vevo, Lovin' P2P, Napster & More

• Nokia delays the US "Comes With Music" launch until 2010. (Forbes)
• Jammie Thomas slams $1.92 million P2P verdict as "arbitrary" - Lawyers for Jammie Thomas-Rasset, the P2P file-sharing defendant hit with $1.92 million in damages, said that arbitrariness, variability, and unpredictability "are here in spades." They want the judge to slash the award. (ars)
• IODA and Notable Music partner to release Jamaican soul classics from the 1960s and 1970s. (press release)
• Rhapsody and MTV plot an agressive pre-release campaign for new Jay-Z album. (press release)
• Live Nation has been named one of the top 5 most visited music sites by Nielson. (press release)
• Video site VEVO is raising money use a whopping $300 million valuation. (paidContent)
  
• Band Thanks File-Sharing For Greater Exposure and Success - There are many bands around the world who would rather not see their material getting exposure on file-sharing networks. Canadian band Great Lake Swimmers take a different view. File-sharing is “global word of mouth” they say, and are happy this so-called piracy has enabled them to become familiar to a wider audience. (Torrent Freak)
• The music festival's midlife crisis - With few exceptions, this year has been a dismal one for organizers of music festivals.Once upon a time, fans were crazy for multi-day music festivals. But 40 years after Woodstock enthusiasm may be running dry. What happened? (Toronto Star)
• Ticket scalpers...I mean secondary ticket brokers work to gain legitimacy. (NY Times)
• The (Indie) Music Industry Is All Right - The media is too preoccupied with the funeral arrangements of the mainstream music industry to celebrate the life that is happening elsewhere. (Liz Coville on PopMatters)
• Napster now available on web enabled phones via m.napster.com. (press release)