HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING! Here are a few of the post over the last year that were most popular with our readers.  Many are worth re-reading. In no particular order. Continue reading

– A country flavored Coachella festival?  It’s a comin’!  (Pollstar) – "You have to go through a lot of crap on YouTube to get anything good."—David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer,. Continue reading

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MarketWatch writes on why MySpace will likely settle the Universal lawsuit rather than fight it: "if (MySpace attorney) Chernin is truly dedicated to the cause of copyright protection, rather than. Continue reading

> A new Nielson study shows that video use on iPod lags far behind listening to music and podcasts. "Less than 1% of content items played by iPod users on. Continue reading

US trade negotiators had emphatically stated that Russia must get much tougher with intellectual property protection before it would back entry into the World Trade Organization.  Specifically mentioned was notorious. Continue reading

> The NY Times looks at how DRM is confusing the consumer and hurting the growth of digital music The article offers consumers some alternatives. (NY Times) > FREE THE. Continue reading

> A look at the race for the ultimate music phone. (WebProNews) > Clear Channel including its 1100 radio stations has been sold to people (private equity firms) who probably. Continue reading

> Apple has reportedly ordered 12 million (no typo) iPhone cell/music player combos from a Taiwanese firm.(Forbes) > ZUNE NEWS: First day sales are slow. (Reuters) Warner Music Group technology. Continue reading

First Microsoft said that Zune won’t be compatible with it’s own PlayForSure technology that drives subscription services like Napster and Yahoo! Now we learn that Microsoft’s new Zune is also. Continue reading