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# AM NEWS: EMI vs. MP3Tunes, RIAA vs. Thomas Again, AEG Ticketing, RDIO, Sonos, Google+ & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-news-emi-vs-mp3tunes-riaa-vs-thomas-again-aeg-ticketing-rdio-sonos-google-more/
- Published: 2011-08-23T00:41:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-08-23T00:41:00.000Z
- Description: Music locker MP3Tunes won a major but not complete victory over EMI yesterday that is also big news for Amazon, Google and other non-licenced digital music lockers. Founder and seriel. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/08/am-news-emi-vs-mp3tunes-riaa-vs-thomas-again-aeg-ticketin
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

[![HypebotFavicon](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2014e8ae1c138970d-50wi "HypebotFavicon")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2014e8ae1c138970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com) Music locker **MP3Tunes** won a major but not complete **victory over EMI** yesterday that is also big news for **Amazon, Google** and other non-licenced digital music lockers. Founder and seriel entrepreneur **Michael Robertson** called it **"a victory for cloud music**".

- **RIAA appeals** damage reduction for **Jammie Thomas** ([ars](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/its-not-over-yet-jammie-thomas-riaa-files-an-appeal.ars?ref=hypebot.com)) *So much for focusing on bigger fish only.*
- Mega promoter **AEG is ending its deal with Live Nation's Ticket Master** and rolling out its own ticketing platform, **axs Ticketing**. One fan friendly feature: no fee to print-at-home

**MORE:**

- Music streamer **RDIO** has announced an **Unlimited Family plan** offering over 20 % in family savings.
- **Google is making its +1 button more social** with the addition of friend annotations. Hover +1 button and you'll see who made the recommendations. *Darn, I'm going ot have stop recommending my own posts. Admit it, you do it too….*
- **Happy Birthday Sonos!** Nine years ago today all-house music system Sonos was founded on a whiteboard in a room above a Mexican restaurant in Santa Barbara.
- **iTunes is streaming** the entire **Red Hot Chili Peppers** album ["Im With You" ](http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/im-with-you/id450258003?ref=hypebot.com)a week prior to release.
- **R.I.P.** – songwriter **Jerry Leiber**, soul man **Nick Ashford**, and concert promoter **Tony Ruffino**