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# Latest News Updates From MIDEM
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/latest-news-upd/
- Published: 2008-01-29T07:14:25.000Z
- Updated: 2008-01-29T07:14:25.000Z
- Description: The actions continues in Cannes at the world’s largest music industry gathering. "For ISPs in general, the days of prevaricating over their responsibilities for helping protect music must end" –. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/01/latest-news-upd.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

The actions continues in Cannes at the world’s largest music industry gathering.

**"For ISPs in general, the days of prevaricating over their responsibilities for helping protect music must end"** **–** Paul McGuiness, manager of U2 @ Midem
- [![Midem2008_1](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2008/01/29/midem2008_1.jpg "Midem2008_1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/29/midem2008%5F1.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)  
**U2’s manager** called for technology companies from Dell and Oracle to ISP’s to start "sharing their enormous revenue" with singers and songwriters. ([IHT](http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/28/technology/piracy.php?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Qtrax’s botched launch** was the talk of the confab. We’ve got the latest updates [here](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/01/update-qtrax-la.html?ref=hypebot.com).
- **UK’s 7Digital has grabbed almost $9M** in funding to take its digital download service into the **US and other parts of Europe**. Mobile and lossless downloads are in the future as well ([cNet UK](http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/0,39029432,49295267,00.htm?ref=hypebot.com))
- More guesses on the **average price Radiohead got** during its pay what you want experiment. ([PaidContent](http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-midem-radiohead-download-figs-taking-another-guess-290/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **YouTube’s co-founder Chad Hurley calls in the EU to make licencing easier.** “I think the EU has (taken some steps) but, if anything, it’s actually made things worse." ([PaidContent](http://www.paidcontent.co.uk/entry/419-midemnet-youtubes-hurley-seeks-license-reform-will-ramp-up-rev-share/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Here’s [**yesterday’s news from Midem**](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2008/01/midem-midemnet.html?ref=hypebot.com) and MidemNet.