More Music Industry News: Digital Beatles (Legal & Not), Royalties, The Orchard, INgrooves, EMI & More

• I wrote about Beatles downloads being available for the first time on Bluebeat last week and asked if it could possibly be legal. EMI doesn't think so and is suing the site on California court. (Epicenter) An authorized digital release is on the way before Christmas of a limited edition $280 USB drive containing the entire digitally remastered EMI catalog. (official store)
• Congress Seeks Negotiations Over Radio Royalties (FMQB)
• The Orchard has been selected by Jazz at Lincoln Center for marketing, national physical distribution, and worldwide digital distribution of both new and previously-captured recordings. The first release will be "Portrait in Seven Shades", a newly-composed suite by jazz musician Ted Nash and recorded by the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on January 19th.
• EMI expands their moves into selling live concert recordings after the show using its Abby Roads Studio brand and crew. (paidContent)  Full Hypebot story here.
• EMI Music Publishing has announced that Barbara Sedun will lead its Canadian business. Sedun joins the company from her position as Manager of Music Programs at Manitoba Film & Music. She begins work as Senior Vice President of EMI Music Publishing Canada.  The appointment marks a  return to EMI Music Publishing for Sedun, who had previously spent 16 years with the company in Toronto.
• Digital distributor INgrooves now offer its labels access to RightsFlow’s licensing, accounting and royalty payment technology to help them manage copyright compliance and royalty payment.
• Apple unveils a music themed movie cross promotion. (Billboard)
• Microsoft is finally launching MSN Music in the UK, a music streaming and download service, nearly four months later than originally scheduled. (Telegraph)
• Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Now Shipping in US: All-In-One Wireless Music System Controlled With An iPhone (press release)