Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday September 28th, 2006

– They say that being in a rock band is just like being married.  The LA Times looks at band members that actually are. (LA Times)

– Nordic consumer regulators met with Apple over iTunes’ closed DRM.  Movement seems possible. (Reuters)

– Soundscan had to juggle the charts as Best Buy sales went unreported. Indie Megaforce claims Mushroom’s sales were cut in half. (FMQB)

– Streamcast found to have encouraged copyright infringement bu US District Court. (Mp3.com)

– The man who co-wrote the song "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" had the unsettling experience of reading his own obituary — the result of an impostor who went through life claiming to be the author of the 1960s smash hit. Still unanswered: Who did SoundExchange send the check to? (AP)