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# Monday’s Music Brief: Free Week, Google China, 7Digital, Ad Sales, 3 Strikes & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mondays-music-brief-3-2/
- Published: 2009-03-30T00:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-03-30T00:10:00.000Z
- Description: HYPEBOT FEATURES: FREE WEEK Hypebot's Last Free Week Why Are We Still Debating Free? Kevin Kelly: "Sell things that can't be copied." Free Music Only Has Value If… DAILY DIY:. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/03/mondays-music-brief-3-2.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

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**FREE WEEK** 
  
- **[Hypebot's Last Free Week](https://www.hypebot.com/why-are-we-still-debating-free/)**
- **[Why Are We Still Debating Free?](https://www.hypebot.com/why-are-we-still-debating-free/)**
- **[Kevin Kelly: "Sell things that can't be copied."](https://www.hypebot.com/kevin-kelly-sell-things-that-cant-be-copied/)**
- **[Free Music Only Has Value If…](https://www.hypebot.com/free-only-has-value-if/)**
- **DAILY DIY: [Free Can Build Your Email List](https://www.hypebot.com/dail-diy-free-can-build-your-email-list/)**

- **[Google Starts Music Service In China With WMG, Sony & Universal](https://www.hypebot.com/google-starts-music-service-in-china-with-wmg-sony-universal/)**
- **[Spotify Adds Downloads From 7Digital](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-adds-downloads-from-7digital/)**
- **Kyle Bylin: ["The Death of the CD-Release Complex"](https://www.hypebot.com/the-death-of-the-cdrelease-complex/)**
- **Video: [In Defense Of Twitter For Musicians](https://www.hypebot.com/in-defense-of-twitter-for-musicians/)**
- **[REWIND: Music's Last Week In Review](https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-musics-last-week-in-review/)** **[![Down arrow red](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201156f943b8d970b-150wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201156f943b8d970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com)**

**MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:**

- **Ads and labels deal** **double blow to music sites.** ([FT](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85e5ce4e-1c7b-11de-977c-00144feabdc0.html?ref=hypebot.com)) *As I wrote last week, even as the poor economy hurts advertising sales, the major labels are making more expensive demands on [struggling ad-supported services like imeem](https://www.hypebot.com/is-imeem-in-trouble/).*
- **Did the Klaxons sell out** over commercial pressure? ([UK Times](http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts%5Fand%5Fentertainment/music/article5982026.ece?ref=hypebot.com)) "When Klaxons bowed to pressure from their label to rerecord their album with more hits, they were only following a well-worn path*."*
- Q&A: **INgrooves CEO on digital distribution, Doll*y* Parton and Spotify**. *(*[CNet](http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023%5F3-10203231-93.html?ref=hypebot.com)*)*
- **Little Steven:**[ 7 Years In The Underground Garage](http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1241913&spid=1314&ref=hypebot.com)
- **Gavin DeGraw** premiers new album FREE today exclusively on **iLike** one day prior to its commercial release. ([iLike](http://%20www.iLike.com/GavinDeGraw))
- The **European Parliment voted against a three strikes P2P policy** by a vote of 48 in favor, 25 against and 21 abstentions. ([statement](http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress%5Fpage/017-52613-082-03-13-902-20090325IPR52612-23-03-2009-2009-false/default%5Fen.htm?ref=hypebot.com))
- Two **co-founders of anti-piracy company MediaDefender resign**. ([TorrentFreak](http://torrentfreak.com/mediadefender-founders-leave-sinking-ship-090326/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **UMG has partnered with The Axis Agency to develop Hispanic marketing strategies** and license UMG entertainment properties to companies looking to reach the U.S. Hispanic market. ([press release](http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/universal-music-latin-entertainment-umle-partners-with-the-axis-agency,765798.shtml?ref=hypebot.com))