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# Hypebot’s New Music Business Week In Review
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebots_new_mu-2/
- Published: 2007-03-02T03:48:00.000Z
- Updated: 2007-03-02T03:48:00.000Z
- Description: >>> KOCH, North America’s largest indie distributor and label, is getting a new owner. >>> Europe’s largest dance music label Ministry Of Sound is protesting trade group Impala’s decision to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/03/hypebots_new_mu-2.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

[![Kochent_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/kochent_2.jpg "Kochent_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/kochent%5F2.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> **KOCH**, North America’s largest indie distributor and label, **is getting a [new owner](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/koch%5Fto%5Fget%5Fnew.html?ref=hypebot.com).**

\>>> **Europe’s largest dance music label** Ministry Of Sound is **[protesting](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/europes%5Flargest.html?ref=hypebot.com)** trade group Impala’s decision to back a p**ossible EMI sale to Warner Music**. Several investment firms are also [eying](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/emi%5Fupdate%5Fmp3%5F.html?ref=hypebot.com) a purchase of EMI.

[![Sonybmg_52](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/sonybmg_52.jpg "Sonybmg_52")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/sonybmg%5F52.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> The **EU** has [opened](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/03/eu%5Fopens%5Fformal.html?ref=hypebot.com) a **formal probe into the Sony BMG merger in 2004.** They have until **July 1 to issue a ruling.**

[![Microsoft_6](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/microsoft_6.jpg "Microsoft_6")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/microsoft%5F6.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> **Cold water** was thrown o**n the march towards DRM free mp3** downloads when a **court [ordered](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap%5Fon%5Fbi%5Fge/microsoft%5Falcatel?ref=hypebot.com)** Microsoft to pay $1.5 billion in damages for improper use of several mp3 related patents. Then **EMI [abruptly stopped](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/emi%5Fupdate%5Fmp3%5F.html?ref=hypebot.com)** the major label seen most likely to be ready to release its catalog DRM free,   **discussions with download stores** amid rumors that vendors were unwilling to pay large advances and increasing speculation about the company’s sale.

\>>> **Download prices could jump** if ASCAP wins a court case [demanding](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/03/download%5Fprices.html?ref=hypebot.com) both performance and mechanical royalties.

\>>> Inspired by Jet Blue’s new Customer Bill of Rights, Hypebot released a **[Music Lover’s Bill Of Rights](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/02/its%5Ftime%5Ffor%5Fa%5F.html?ref=hypebot.com)** that is gaining some traction in the blogasphere.