NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Apps Update, Swiss OK P2P, Facebook Grows, Sony Bows To Apple & More

The new Spotify apps will be rolled out to all users later this week, according to Evolver.fm.  In the meantime, you can use them in beta here. Want to build a Spotify app?  Here's how from The Echo Nest's Paul Lamere.

• The Swiss Exemption: The government has, after a parliamentary study, decided to make no change in Swiss copyright laws which means that downloading for personal use will continue to be legal. (ITWire)
• Facebook it is opening an engineering office in NYC next year. And rumors continue that Facebook has bought location based app Gowalla to shift that team to FB's Timeline.

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• Sony is adding Apple apps for its Music Unlimted Music service which is also expanding into the Nordic refion. (TP) Even the mighty Sony must acknowledge Apple's reach.
• "Spotify Is Good For The Music Industry", CEO Daniel Ek says in an NPR interview.
• Former CMT, Yahoo Music executive and FutrueHitDNA author Jay Frank sits down with Ian Rogers ti talk about DigSin, his just launched new model indie record label on This Week In Music.
• Pro-Artist' Gatekeepers Continue To Separate Artists From Their Fans. (techdirt)
• Here's a full list of hacks from last weekend's London Music Hack Day. TheNextWeb shares their favorites.
• To be sure you didn't miss anything, be sure to check out Hypebot's weekly REWIND: The New Music Industry's Week In Review.