More Music Industry News: Pirate Bay, iTunes vs. Palm. Downloader Study, Licensing, LiveWire & More

• Swedish judge to Pirate Bay admins: shut down or face fines. - The founders of The Pirate Bay could face fines in Sweden if the popular torrent tracker remains online. A court has banned them from continuing to operate the site at the risk of hefty daily fines. The admins, however, are no longer in Sweden and claim that they are not involved with the website anymore. (ars)
• Apple's iTunes Update Again Blocks Palm Pre Syncing. (Newsfactor)
• New study: Illegal downloaders spend more on music than those who obey the law. (UK Mail)
• Film and TV licensing of music has been hit by the recession. (LA Times) Singer/songwriter Pi Jaocobs offers "10 Tips On Licensing Your Music As Economy Turns Further Downward". (urb)
• A Street Musician With a Corporate Sponsor. (NY Times)
• Google seeks to turn a profit from YouTube copyright clashes. - Group is working to persuade music and video companies to cash in rather than clamp down when their content is uploaded. (Guardian)
• Google Music and the New Payola - Some things never change. (Dave Kusek)
• Hit streaming service Spotify eyes U.S. music fans. (Reuters)
• LiveWire mobile makes cuts including 20 jobs. 
• Record Label Earache Markets New Album via Free RapidShare Downloads - Band and Label to Give Away Entire Album to Fans for Free. (press release)
• Digital Stores, a UK based direct-to-consumer entertainment retail services company, has appointed digital music veteran Rudy Tambala to their board as a non-executive director. Tambala was Head of Digital for Virgin Retail and most recently Head of Internet and Innovation for Ministry of Sound. (press release)