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More Music Industry News: Eminem & Apple Settle, AEG Buys Webcaster, Sales Slump Slows & More

  • image from t1.gstatic.com Eminem's Eight Mile, Apple settle dispute. -  Music publisher sought millions for copyright violations (Hollywood Reporter)
  • The world's #2 concert promoter AEG acquires webcasting company Incited Media to form AEG Digital Media. (paidContent)
  • Music’s Sales Slumped Slowed – But Not Stopped – By Michael Jackson and the Beatles. (MediaMemo)
  • image from www.claressamonteiro.com EMI Tries To Hide Kids Education Anti-Piracy Objective – A music industry consultant has changed her Linkedin profile when it was revealed that the music lessons she’s giving in schools aren’t quite as they seem. Ruth Katz, who worked in anti-piracy enforcement for EMI and still works for the company as a consultant, is lecturing kids as young as five on anti-piracy issues. (TorrentFreak)
  • Live Nation announces a 2-for-1 sale on 350 club shows this Wednesday. (pdf)
  • Web sheriff is watching you: Thinking of leaking the new White Stripes album? Think again. There is a new law around these here (UK) parts that polices the net and turns in those who repeatedly infringe copyright. (Guardian)
  • Fall Out Boy keeping abreast of digital revolution. (Reuters)
  • A new music search vehicle Tunemiser launches. (Killer Startups)
  • image from userserve-ak.last.fm Canvasback Music, the three-year-old label founded by A&R veteran Steve Ralbovsky, has inked a deal Atlantic Records. Atlantic will provide  label services with distribution via WEA and Warner Music International. In addition, as part of the pact, Atlantic will house Ralbovsky's management company, Beekeeper Artists. (FMQB)
  • Google: Pirate Bay booted off search by mistake. (cNet)
  • Does Twitter Work As a Music Discovery Engine? (Gigaom)
  • Grateful Dead to rise in New York exhibition (NY Times)

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