Tomorrow is a holiday in the US, but Hypebot will be watching music industry developments worldwide and publishing on Friday and throughout the weekend. Be sure to get involved in networking with other Hypebot readers here and encourage others to do the same, For those of us on this side of the pond, have a great long weekend!
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
Hype Machine Outs Artists For Chart Manipulation
- It's Official: Sony Invests In IODA
- Lime Wire Adds CD Baby's 240K Indie Artists
- When The Artist & Fan Relationship Goes Bad
- The Bullet That Works Best Hasn't Changed. It's Just Changed Hands
- Join the discussion: Pandora 's Westergren Responds To Submission Controversy
- WHO ARE YOU? Introduce Yourself To The Hypebot Community
MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:
A federal judge threw the book at Usenet.com in an RIAA lawsuit. The court found newsgroup provider Usenet liable for copyright infringement. "Advertising to file-sharers, putting "warez" in your site's meta tags, and tampering with evidence don't amuse federal judges." (ars)
- An in depth and critical look at the PRS performance rights collection organization. (RouteNote)
- More Amanda Palmer: "Lessons Learned From Twitter Windfalls". (Billboard)
- Facebook Will Give Users More Control Over Who Sees What. (NY Times)
- Suspicions of Insider Trading Surround Pirate Bay Buyers (TorrentFreak)
- Michael Jackson First Artist to Sell Over 1 Million Downloads in a Single Week (Epicenter)
