Music Industry News: Nielson Drops Radio, Yahoo Cuts, Soundtrkr, OurStage, Dan Chamas & More

• Nielsen will end its broadcast radio ratings services in the U.S. with the end of its Fall 2010 book.  Abritron remains the top radio ranking service.
• Soundtrckr: What Does Music Have to Do With Location? (Evolver)
• Yahoo appears ready to cut another 700 staffers or 5% of it's staff today. (NY Times)\

More Music Industry News & Commentary:

• Comic Artist Dylan Horrocks Explains How Copyright Is Too Often Used To Kill Culture. (TechDirt)
• Study: Streaming is killing off DVDs. (CNET)
• Bands have until 12/23 to upload an original track to OurStage to have it considered for placement in SKINS on MTV. There's no cost involved and fans can judge the tracks here.Weighing The Benefits And Costs Of DRM: Type I & Type II Errors. (Techdirt)
• The Bad News About Word of Mouth. (MM) 
• Interview: Author Dan Charnas on the Past and Future of Hip Hop. (Fader)
• Facebook Intern Is Smarter Than You, Creates Data Visualization Of World Friendships. (TechCrunch)
• How Copyright Takes Away Rights From Consumers. (TechDirt)
• BitTorrent Announces 2 New Apps to Share, Play Torrents. (ZP)
• Do I Need A Website Or Can I Just Be Social? (TNW) 
• What’s the real story behind Homeland Security shutting down Hip Hop websites?. (SFB) 
• MXP4 Adds Music Gaming Solution “Karaoke Battle” to Diesel:U:Music Competition. (Press)