Monday’s Music Brief: Edgar, Justice Dept, RIAA, YouTube, SXSW & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

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  Bad Boy Bronfman: Too-Big Bonus And A Baby
• Justice Dept. Probes Live Nation Ticketmaster Deal
• Interview: Nancy Baym of Online Fandom (Part 1)
• NewBandDaily Promises New Artist Discovery
• Jamendo Adds Creative Commons Licensing
• New Podcast: Media, Gatekeepers, Fandom, Gaming & More
• Daily DIY: Daily DIY: How To Advance A Show
• My Favorite Quote From SXSW
• Follow Hypebot On Twitter
• Rewind: Music's Week In Review – SXSW, SpiralFrog, YouTube & More

MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

• The Obama administration sides with the RIAA. (Recording Industry vs. The People)
• Music Ally says it knows the sticking point between YouTube and PRS.
• Finding Fame in Austin in the Internet Age (New York Times)
• Seth Godin on the music business (listen) This one is very much worth your time.
• Jill Sobule Shows She Can Create A 'Professional' Fan-Financed Album. (Techdirt)
  
• Minneapolis based indie Afternoon Records launches its own mp3 download store today including a new album each week sold pay-what-you-want. This week's special is Now, Now Every Children's first release, "Not One, But Two".
• Execs Outline Best Fan Marketing Tactics At SXSW. (Billboard)
• Songs about work: One subject that songwriters are laboring to avoid. (FT)
• China, U.S. trade barbs over WTO piracy case. (Reuters)
• More on Choruss pro and con. (EFF) FYI – Still no word on the Techdirt vs.Choruss Smackdown.
• New Zealand withdraws controversial Internet law. (AFP)