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News Brief: Digital Music Class Action vs. WMG, ReDigi + Google, Sony Slumps, Rhapsody & More

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Sister Sledge Files Class Action Against Warner Music Over Digital Royalties. (Hollywood Reporter)  Band members and actress-songwriter Ronee Blakley are lead plaintiffs in a suit alleging potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue from digital download sales.

  • Google Says EMI vs. ReDigi Digital Music Case Has Cloud Law Implications. (InformationWeek) Google sided with ReDigi, but the court rebuffed its attempt to file a 'friend-of-the-court' brief.
  • Sony Music Sales Fall 11.7% In Fiscal Q3 (FMQB)

MORE:

  • Several New On-demand Digital Music Services Launching in Canada. (MediaCaster)
  • Rhapsody launched their Android tablet app yesterday with a magazine-style layout, artist biographies and album reviews and more. Rdio promises a major upgrade to their Android app next week.
  • Beach Boys Lyricist Goes After Artist Who Dared To Paint Works Inspired By Beach Boy Songs (techdirt)
  • Hitwise: Facebook.com Now Accounts For 1 In Every 5 Pageviews In The U.S. (techCrunch)

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