Tuesday’s Briefing: RockYou Raises $52M, P4P, French 3 Strikes & Much More
Admit it, you’re too hyped up about the election to get much work done today. But just in case…
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MORE NEWS:
- Music centered widget maker and social network enabler RockYou has raised a whopping $52 million C Round with $17 million coming from SoftBank and SK Telecom that it will use in part to expand in Asia. (press release)
- You think P2P has been a nightmare for the music industry? Here comes P4P with speeds 80% faster. (ars)
- WalMart is replacing music with Blu-ray discs. (Home Media)
The French Senate has approved a 3 strikes law to punish file sharing offenders. The law now moves to the French Parliament. (DMW)- Tony Fadell, a senior executive who was a key part of Apple’s iPod and iPhone team is leaving. (WSJ)
- S’more Entertainment, a boutique label specializing in classic television, long form music, special interest and feature film programming has signed with Ryko for CD, DVD and digital distribution.
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