AM News Brief: EMI Loses ‘Down Under’ Appeal, mSpot Reacts, Digital Music Ad Rules, A2IM & More
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- EMI loses 'Down Under' Men At Work rip-off appeal – The label lost an appeal against a ruling that the 1980's hit" Down Under ripped off "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree". (Telegraph) Universal and EMI rethinking iTunes LP as iPad apps with social features. (9to5Mac)
- A day after Amazon announced its cloud music locker, competitor mSpot raised its free sotrage to 5GB and lowered pricing.
- Digital music player ads must not encourage copying, rules ad regulator. (Out-law)
- Foursquare's Jonathan Crowley Talks About Company's Push Into Music Biz (Billboard)
MORE:
- Indie label trade group A2IM is concerned by reports that Rhapsody is seeking direct (and more favorable) deals for music streaming. (A2IM)
- An Open Letter to the Big Music Labels: Pipe Up, Please! (MediaMemo)
- HOW TO: Get Your Fans To Use Their Phone for Good During Concerts. (Mashbale)
- How can I make my music collection more accessible? (Ars)
- How Amazon has outsmarted the music industry (and Apple) (ZDNET)
- Pandora CEO: The Complexity Of International Copyright Law Is Huge Problem. (PaidContent)
- DAVID POGUE: The Amazon Cloud That Rains Music. (NYT)