Friday’s Briefing: EU Stops ISP Blocks, NZ Mobile Music Soars, D.I.Y. MTV & More

> European Parliament members have voted to stop the ISP disconnection policies those introduced in France and proposed in the UK and elsewhere to fight illegal music downloads. (PaidContent UK)

> A look at Caroline’s digital only campaign for French pop star Yelle and how EMI and others are using digital only releases and campaigns to test the waters for new artists. (cNet)

> Vodaphone has become the top seller of singles in New Zealand. (NZ Herald) Don’t miss the mobile download trend.

> Passalong Networks has launched its 200th StoreBlocks digital music store. (press release) This is the kind of system that could build the next generation of niche download stores. 

> A look at the sale of download cards. (Star Ledger) My biggest problem is that at $12.99 they cost more than a normal download. And why not a system to move catalog where if a store doesn’t have a CD in stock they can generate and sell a slightly discounted download card?

> MP3tunes.com has added AutoSync between computers to its music locker service. (press release, MP3tunes)

> Voting has begun for this year’s best of the net Webby Awards. (here)

> The Electronic Frontier Foundation is supporting the eBay seller whose getting sued by Universal of CD promo re-sales (EFF)

> Live video broadcaster USTREAM.TV has rasied $11M in first round funding. (PaidContent) I’ve been surprised that more labels and bands aren’t using these services. Today I saw a Portland, ME radio station streaming live video of its morning show in a smart use of the technology.