New Music Business Week In Review: RIAA Victory, eMusic’s Future, Radiohead Update & More

>>> The RIAA won a big jury trial for illegal downloads and a single Mom now owes them $220K. But was this really a victory for the music industry?

>>> The Top 5 Sites For DRM Free Music plus 2 dishonorable mentions.  OurDigitalMusic.com took a look at the list from a consumer’s perspective.

>>> Video of music commentator Bob Lefsetz on the future of the music industry from last week’s Digital Media West conference.

>>> AmieStreet launched a Facebook application that lets you start a fantasy record label and compete for prizes.

>>> Popular alternative rockers Radiohead released their latest album without a label selling it as a download using a "pay what you want" model.  The Radiohead site was stalled last week by the high demand with most fans are paying full price according to a spokesperson.

>>> Can eMusic survive the new Amazon mp3 store?  Will more labels leave?

>>> Microsoft unveiled a new line of Zunes. Here’s a video first look.

>>> Music futurist’s Gerd Leonhard’s new Music 2.0 book "The End Of Control" is being serialized online free.

>>> UPDATE: SpiralFrog never responded to our inquiry on what appeared to be someone "fixing" our ad supported download poll.