More Music News For Thurs. 8/12/09: FCC Investigates Radio, Reals’ Ups And Downs, W.T.0. vs. China & More
The FCC is reviewing a petition by The Future Of Music Coalition that accuses radio stations of not playing songs of artists who support legislation aimed at paying royalties to artists. (Reuters)
- The Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference 2009 Announces the "Library Sessions" – Music and Digital Music Discussions (press release)
- Official: New Zune HD coming September 15th. (paidContent)
- The Music Festival Grows Up. (WSJ)
RealNetworks signed its tenth European Music-on-Demand (MOD) deal, powering mobilkom austria’s music service. Subscribers will have access to 2M DRM-free tracks or purchase single DRM-free tracks or a flat-rate all-you-can-eat subscription.
- RealNetworks court loss a reminder about limits of "fair use" – A judge has ruled RealNetworks' DVD ripping software, RealDVD, ran afoul of the DVD Copy Control Association's licensing agreement and therefore is temporarily barred from the market, a judge has ruled. Real can't use "fair use" as a defense against DMCA violations. (ars)
- Bandsintown.com expands it service tracking shows and ticket prices from 60 ticketing sources in 140 countries with a Twitter app and other features.
- WOXY acquisition adds to Future Sounds' expanding business model. (Billboard)
- W.T.O. Rules Against China’s Limits on Imports. (NY Times)
- New digital album format doesn't have a prayer (cNet)