More Music Industry News: French 3 Strikes, Nokia Sues Apple, Slacker Dumps Devices & More

KUDOS FOR KYLE!  Hypebot Associate Editor Kyle Bylin has been asked to be an ongoing contributor to Harvard Law School's Digital Natives blog and project. His first piece is a reprint of his not-to-be -missed Hypebot post – Minds for the Future: Why Digital Immersion Matters.

• France Approves Wide Crackdown on Net Piracy – France thrust itself into the vanguard of the global battle against digital piracy on Thursday, approving a plan to deny Internet access to people who illegally copy music and movies. (NY Times)
• Nokia Sues Apple in Delaware District Court for iPhone infringement of Nokia GSM, UMTS and WLAN patents, (press release)
• Slacker’s Still Raising Money – But Ditches Its Device In Favor Of Apps. (paidContent)
• The UK's Guardian newspaper has teamed up with Rabid Records and Cooperative Music to give readers a live version of the debut album by Fever Ray.  Following an exclusive interview in Friday’s Film and Music section there will be a unique URL printed in Saturday’s Guardian that will allow readers to download the album.
• How The Record Labels Are Killing Innovative New Music Services: No Money, No Content (Techdirt)