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More Music Industry News: NARM Web Seminar Today, MySpace Troubles, RIAA Defaulters, No Doubt vs. Activison, FundTunes & More

  • If you are involved in marketing music, don't miss today's Music Consumer Behavior online seminar.  Thanks to NARM, Hypebot has invites.
  • image from www.mateel.org Trouble @ MySpace: Losing Money and Traffic & Blowing Google Guarantees. (MediaMemo)
  • Will Virgin Media and UMG unveil final details of their music service today? (Music Ally)
  • Does the RIAA let defaulters off the hook? Judging by the number of times it has happened, plenty of accused file-swappers believe they're better off not showing up to court than even talking to the RIAA—especially if the recording industry doesn't bother to collect on the default judgments it eventually wins. Unfortunately for the file-swappers, it's not true. (ars)
  • Billboard & Ray Wadell's Touring confab spotlighted the challenges of modern artist development. (Billboard)
  • image from media.canada.com No Doubt Sues Activision Over ‘Circus Act’ Appearance In Band Hero (paidContent)
  • Paris based digital music startup Deezer debuts desktop client, premium offering. (TechCrunch EU)
  • Downloads For A Cause FundTunes, in association with Universal Music Canada, has launched a website to download music to fundraise for a cause. The first of its kind in the country, FundTunes helps raise money for Canadian charities,schools, clubs, community groups and the arts. (more)
  • Music retailer HMV has launched an download store in Canada. (press release)
  • Universal Music Group and Serato Announce Secure Digital Delivery Service for DJs Worldwide. (press release)

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