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# Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: REAL Action, Live Nation, EchoNest & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fridays-music-1-7/
- Published: 2008-05-09T01:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-05-09T01:58:00.000Z
- Description: HYPEBOT FEATURES: Is DRM dead? Some in the music industry think its poised for a comeback. UK trade group AIM has issued a Digital Copyright Manifesto. MySpace goes viral in. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/05/fridays-music-1-7.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, music news, RealNetworks, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

**HYPEBOT FEATURES:**

- **[Is DRM dead?](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/05/is-drm-dead-som.html?ref=hypebot.com) Some in the music industry think its poised for a comeback.**
- **UK trade group AIM has issued a [Digital Copyright Manifesto](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/05/aim-issues-digi.html?ref=hypebot.com).**
- **[MySpace goes viral](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/05/myspace.html?ref=hypebot.com) in partnership with Yahoo, Twitter and others.**
- **Microsoft sends indie labels an unexpected ["Zune Bonus" check](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/05/microsoft-sends.html?ref=hypebot.com)[![Real](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2008/05/09/real.jpg "Real")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/09/real.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)**
- **DIGITAL NARM coverage: [Day 1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/05/digital-narm--.html?ref=hypebot.com), [Day 2](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/05/digital-narm-da.html?ref=hypebot.com)**

\> **RealNetworks** [shared](http://www.rttnews.com/Content/TopStories.aspx?Id=601135&Category=Top%20Stories&SimRec=1&Node=B1&ref=hypebot.com) **first quarter financial reporting** a decline in profit as operating expenses increased. Revenues for the quarter rose 14% in large part because of a $61M payment on an antitrust settlement from Microsoft.

- Real also announced plans to **spin off and perhaps IPO its games division.** ([paidcontent](http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-breaking-realnetworks-to-spin-off-its-game-business/?ref=hypebot.com))

\> **Live Nation reports a $35 million first quarter loss** to Wall Street. ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3if1d4beff617a2bbe95030aebd3821d4a?ref=hypebot.com), press release [pdf](http://media.corporate-ir.net/media%5Ffiles/irol/19/194146/news/Live%5FNation%5FReports%5FFirst%5FQuarter%5F2008%5FFinancial%5FResults.pdf?ref=hypebot.com))

\> **Last.fm** who signed a deal to power **AOL Radio** in the US last year is now doing the same in the U.K. France and Germany.

\> This year’s class of **music and music industry students** are set to join an "industry in turmoil." ([Financial Times](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83a65ce4-1d61-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.html?ref=hypebot.com))

[![Mouse](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2008/05/09/mouse.jpg "Mouse")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/09/mouse.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
**[Echonest](http://the.echonest.com/?ref=hypebot.com) has launched "Recommend**", an API that helps music services personalize their websites to each visitor’s unique music taste. Any music website – bloggers, social networks, Internet radio or retailers – can access the Recommend API in both free and paid versions. ([press release](http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/the-echo-nest-launches-music,385044.shtml?ref=hypebot.com))