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Friday’s Music Briefing: Piracy @ 95%, Fair Use, HMV, Nokia & More

IFPI releases its latest Digital Music Report: 95% of music downloads are unauthorized, with no payment to artists and producers. Global digital sales grew 25%.  (IFPI) Public broadcasters agree to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/01/fridays-music-briefing-piracy-95-fair-use-h

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    IFPI releases its latest
    Digital Music Report: 95% of music downloads are unauthorized, with no payment to artists and producers. Global digital sales grew 25%.  (IFPI)
  • Public broadcasters agree to new web music royalty deal. (AP)
  • What fair use? Three strikes and you're out… of YouTube. (ars)
  • LA's Indie 103 FM goes online only. (FMQB)
  • Music retailer HMV buys into UK live music company MAMA.(Times UK)
  • UK retailer cuts price of Nokia's Comes With Music cell. (DMW)
  • R.I.P. Manager Gary Kurfirst. (The Ramones, Talking Heads)