Monday’s Music Briefing: BMG Sale Details, MySpace Leaks, Universal Appeals & More

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> SONY BMG NEWS –

• EU trade group IMPALA says it will appeal the ruling that allowed the merger of SonyBMG even as BMG is negotiating a slae to Sony of its share of the assets. (AP)
• Bertlesmann wants to keep an interest in its European music operation and some other BMG assets even as it sells off the rest to partner Sony. A deal appears close. (FT)

> The Chairman of the FCC will recommend approval of the XM and Sirius merger but with caveats including ala carte pricing. (paidContent)

> Last week the RIAA dropped a long standing P2P case. Now we now why. They’ve filed a new one. Wanrner vs. (John) Does 1-4 asking the courts to find out who the file sharer really was. (ars)

> The average UK teen’s iPod has 842 copied tracks on it. (Times UK)

> Watch for a major MySpace web re-design this week. Wired has what appears to be a leaked preview. (Listening Post)

> Universal is going to appeal a case they lost aimed at stopping the resale of promos. (DMN) I shouldn’t be surprised, but this feels like another case of a label making enemies out of the very people they need to succeed – in this case the writers they give the promos to in the first place.

> Radio Royalty News: An anti-performance royalty bill is now backed by 211 Representatives nearing a majority of the House. (FMQB)  Pandora has hired a lobbyist to help it lower rates for net radio services. (FMQB)

> HYPEBOT POLL RESULTS: Can Labels Run Without Presidents? 27% – No. Guy Hands Has Lost His Mind, 24% – Yes The Guys Are A Costly Waste, 49% – It’s A Worthy Experiment. You can still vote here.