- UK May Have Legal P2P By Year’s End
- Radio Performance Rights Act Passes Committee
- I Really Don’t Hate eMusic…Really
- Amazon Adds IODA Video and Films
> MySpace opens its walled platform further and allows 3rd party date sharing. (ars)
> Suge Knight’s Death Row Records was sold for $24M to Global Music Group. (SOHH)
> XM has settled with EMI Publishing in the Pioneer Inno lawsuit. (
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> Napster faces a proxy battle from three shareholders saying that current management has not been aggressive enough against iTunes and in fighting piracy. (Reuters) The proxy battle may be a silly distraction for Napster’s board brought by minor shareholders, but the three are right that Napster was slow to go mp3 as well as take other moves to compete.
> US and UK concert recommendation site SongKick has closed a $1.1 million funding round. (PaidContent)
> MTV continues to combine web and TV offerings with several new shows. (Reuters)
