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Friday’s Music Briefing: Napster Exits Edu, Sellaband + AOL & Much More

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Napster will phase out its university subscription program. (P2P Blog)

> Sellaband has partnered with AOL. The former gets some tech; the later some new music and content for its EU sites. (NMA)

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> BBC Worldwide is planning to launch an ad-supported subscription music service based on the content in its cast archives. (NMA)

> MySpace has passed Yahoo! in online display ad views. (Comscore)

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> Please Buy My Record:. The Futility Of Flogging Your Own Music. It’s a bit lengthy, but for any d.i.y.or indie musician, the slog through is worth it to get to the punchline (and lesson) at the end. (Music Think Tank. Thanks to Bruce Warila for the tip.)

> Latvian BitTorrent tracker has been taken down and two arrested. (TorrentFreak)