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# Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: EU Wide Music Market, iTunes Anti-Trust, Napster UpPrices
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fridays-music-2-11/
- Published: 2008-01-04T05:15:04.000Z
- Updated: 2008-01-04T05:15:04.000Z
- Description: UPDATED: > WMG shares fell to a new low of $5.31 yesterday as flight from the stock continued. Track the stock today here. > The European Union Commission has announced. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/01/fridays-music-2-11.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

**UPDATED:**

\> **WMG shares fell** **to a new low of $5.31** yesterday as flight from the stock continued. Track the stock today [here](http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AWMG&ref=hypebot.com).

[![Eu_flag_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2008/01/04/eu_flag_2.jpg "Eu_flag_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/04/eu%5Fflag%5F2.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\> The **European Union** Commission has announced a plan to **create a single, European-wide market for online music**, films, and video game licensing and pushing for an interoperable consumer-friendly DRM system. ([ars](http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080103-eu-one-license-drm-scheme-to-rule-them-all.html?ref=hypebot.com)) T*his was great news until "consumer-friendly DRM system".*

[![Applelogo](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2008/01/04/applelogo.jpg "Applelogo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/04/applelogo.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\> An **antitrust lawsuit accuses Apple of monopolizing the online music market**. The complaint says that Apple controls 75% of the online video market, 83% of the online music market, more than 90% of the hard-drive based music player market and 70% of the Flash-based music player market and targets Apple’s refusal to support the WMA format. ([TechWeb](http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20080104/tc%5Fcmp/205207895?ref=hypebot.com)) *Thanks, but with the death of DRM aren;t you a little late on this one?*

*\>* **Napster raised its subscription music services prices 30%** from $9.95 to $12.95 monthly. And analysts Bear Sterns gave the company a mixed report. ([Paid Content](http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-napster-increases-service-prices-market-in-wait-and-see-mode/?ref=hypebot.com))

[![Riaa](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2008/01/04/riaa.jpg "Riaa")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/04/riaa.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\> Audio of the head of the **RIAA vs. The Washington Post** writer Marc Fisher on NPR’s Talk Of The Nation on whether or not the **RIAA considers ripping your tracks to your PC is illegal**. ([NPR](http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/01/rip%5Fthis%5Fand%5Fsue%5Fthat.html?ref=hypebot.com)) *Fisher can be accused of sloppy reporting that does not change the fact that the RIAA is trying to defend an untenable position.*

\> **Live Nation** has cut a multi-million dollar **exclusive touring deal** with Hollywood Records teen sensation the **Jonas Brothers**. ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article%5Fdisplay.jsp?vnu%5Fcontent%5Fid=1003691297&ref=hypebot.com))

\> Passalong Networks [released](http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/rostr/passalong/prweb599601.htm?ref=hypebot.com) new **customizable Rostr playlist widget**.