Tuesday’s Music Briefing: WMG Shifts, Illegal Art & More

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Warner Music Group News:

• Warner shares dropped almost 7% on analyst warnings. (Business Week)
• Mitch Wolk has been upped to President WMG’s indie distribution arm ADA (Alternative Distribution Alliance). Andy Allen, returning from a 7 month sabatical, has been named Chairman of Independent Music. Just what WMG needs…more expensive execs.

> Nickelback becomes the latest band to finalize a 360 deal with Live Nation. (Variety)

> Indie label Illegal Art goes pay-what-you-want on the new Girl Talk album and says the rest of the acts on their roster are doing the same. (LA Times) Considering that the tracks contain dozens of unlicensed samples, the label may have had few other retail options, but its still a  bold move worth watching.

> EMI has settled a lawsuit with mobile content provider InfoSpace. (InfoSpace filing)

> France is floating a three strikes anti-p2p law for the entire EU. (Register)

> New guide outlines fair use practices for online video. (ars)