Music Industry News: Net Neutrality, Ringtones, Backup Singer Demands $250M, P2P Slump? & More

• Just 10 days before the big FCC announcement on net neutrality rules that could hurt the music industry, one FCC commissioners says the rules should also include mobile. (ars)
• Who cares about ringtones? They were once going to be the saviour of the music industry, but last week the domain ringtones.com went for a mere $750,000.  (MocoNews)Two years ago it was probably worth 3-5 times that.
• 2010 in Music: The Year That Went Pop. (Billboard) 

More Music Industry News & Commentatry:

• Cypress Hill Backup Singer Sues Take Two For $250 Million; Says GTA Character Based On His Life (Techdirt)
• Is Illegal Filesharing Getting Less Popular? (Techi)
• The death of independent bands. (Spec) 
• Incompetent BitTorrent Researchers Strike Again. (TF)
• MPAA, RIAA: Lawsuits won't protect content. (Cnet) 
• How to Make it in the Music Industry and Why 99% of “Artists” Should Apply for a Job at Starbucks. (SB) 
• Want a music industry career? It helps to be rich. (Guardian)
• Outside In: It's So Loud, I Can't Hear My Budget! (PT)
• Could Crowdsourced Funding Be a Future Solution for Indie Labels? (SF)
• MUSIC: No Boundaries Anymore. (S)
• "Glee" Throws Lifeline to Music Industry. (ABC)
• Consequence of Sound Presents: 25 Coachella Predictions For 2011. (Complex) 
• Author Slams eBook Piracy, Son Outs Her As a Music Pirate. (TF) 
• Can music bosses catch the pirates? (PCPRO)