NEWS BRIEF: Grooveshark Targets Blog, Ticket Sales On Facebook, Court vs. Public Domain & More

Grooveshark has filed a court action demanding Digital Music News demanding the identity of anonymous commenters. (NYT, AllThingsD) DMN is fighting turning over the information, an action that I applaud. If bloggers become responsible for the words of commenters, it will stifle freed speech.

• Ticket sellers launch online store on Facebook. Included are Ticketmaster, StubHub, ScoreBig, Eventbrite and TicketFly. (LA Times) 60+ apps are now part of Facebook's Open Graph which is now open to all (CNet, Bits)
• Public Domain Works Can Be Copyrighted Anew, Supreme Court Rules. (NYT)

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• Live Nation Entertainment stock was downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus from a “buy” rating to a “hold”.
• Mark Cuban's HDNet to rebrand as pop music and culture channel AXS TV: AEG, CAA, Ryan Seacrest take channel stake. (LA Times)
• Neurotic Media has launched Neurolink PLUS, a new suite of open API services. Details here.
• Have you ever actually read SOPA?  Here's all 71 pages via WSJ and Outside The Box Music offers a comprehensive Artist's Guide To SOPA.
• Pandora listening growth and alliances attract attention from media and critics alike. (RAIN)
• NARM brings its Music Start Up Academy sessions to San Francisco on Tuesday, February 14, following SF Music Tech, from 1 to 5:30 p.m. PT at the Rdio Headquarters.