NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Tops 150M, Beasties Sued, SoundEx vs Sirius, MySpase vs. DOJ, Frenchkiss

Pandora surpasses 150M registered users, all of them in the U.S. (VentureBeat)

• Adam Yauch Sued Over Beastie Boys Sampling the Day Before He Died. (HTR) More than two decades after the Beastie Boys albums "Licensed to Ill" and "Paul's Boutique" came out, the group and its music publishers are hit with a lawsuit over alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted music.
• SoundExchange has asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against it by Sirius XM. (NY Times)

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• Myspace settles with FTC over ad privacy flap -  Myspace and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission reached settlement over charges that the social network misled its users with its privacy policy. (CNet)
• Did Samsung buy mSpot for $10m to power its Galaxy S III Music Hub? (MusicAlly)
• I backed Martin Atkins new book Band:Smart on @kickstarter & you should too.DO IT FUCKING NOW HERE! 
• Indie Frenchkiss has formed The Frenchkiss Label Group with labels ATP, Cavity Search, Cult, God Mode, Holiday Friends, JAXART, Pendu Sound, Underwater Peoples and White Iris the first labels to join the fold.  The Orchard will handle distribution. (Billboard)
• Drip FM: A Dance-Music Subscription Service That Could Be a Game-Changer (Spin)
• Queen manager supports Universal’s EMI bid (CMU)