NEWS BRIEF: Samsung Music Hub, ‘Soul Man’ Loses Lawsuit, Viki + WMG, ToneMedia, IUMA Returns & More

Samsung has launched Music Hub, designed simplify and consolidate it's mobile music offerings. 7digital has been named the music download and streaming partner, which debuted on the Galaxy S3 smartphone today.

• How the Weinsteins Beat 'Soul Man' Singer Sam Moore in an important lawsuit. (THR) Publicity rights, trademarks, libel, unfair competition … a suit over the 2008 film "Soul Men" had it all. Ultimately, the film studio beat the musician in a nasty fight with big implications for Hollywood.
• Crowdsourced lyrics translation site Viki has signed a deal with Warner Music.

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• ToneMedia, the ad platform servicing 100 music content and lyric publishers, has appointed media vet Cliff Paulson to lead it's sales team.
• IUMA – The Internet Underground Music Archive is back. (GigaOm)
• Music2text has beaten 40 start ups to win Best Pitch at Digital Shoreditch Capital Day. Music2text were also awarded Best Presentation.
• Anghami: The journey of launching an unlimited music streaming service in the Middle East (TNW)
• Facebook is working on it's own branded smartphone to be released by next year. (NYT) Facebook os also rumored to be in talks to buy Face.com. (CNet) Deal for Israel-based facial-recognition company is said to be valued at $80 – $100 million.
• Vintage-guitar dealers, industry share little love for Lacey Act (Tennesean) Dealer is OK with required permits but hates the cumbersome process.