Friday’s Music Briefing: Microsoft Wins MP3 Case, Jay-Z Starts Label, EU Rejects 3 Strikes & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
- The Muxtape Story: Lies, Labels, Lawyers & Rebirth
- The Orchard’s Greg Scholl On MySpace Equity & Why He Made The Deal
- Some indies are speaking their minds about the deal offered by MySpace Music: Merlin, A2IM and KOCH react.
- MySpace responds to indie labels
MORE NEWS:
Microsoft has won a court case that, if the decision had gone the other way, would have forced an additional payment on most downloads for use of mp3 technology. (IT Examiner)- Jay-Z and Grammy nominated production duo Stargate (responsible for producing such #1 songs as "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé, "Take A Bow" by Rihanna and "Closer" by Ne-Yo) have formed of a new label and publishing company StarRoc funded via his 360 deal with Live Nation. (FMQB)
- Universal is planning its own online video destination. (Billboard)
The EU Parliment has voted against a P2P three strikes law. (TorrentFreak)- The judge in the Jammie Thomas file sharing case brought by the RIAA has declared a mistrial and ordered a new trial. (AP)
- Generally positive reaction to MySpace Music from Listening Post, Coolfer. AP, and PaidContent
- Toshiba has invested $20 million in retail kiosk provider MOD Systems whose sytem downloads onto SD cards. (press release)
- Fontana announces an aggressive fourth quarter schedule of indie releases. (press release)
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