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# Music Industry News: U.S. Piracy Bill Advances, Music Patents, MySpace Mashup, Nimbit & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/more-music-industry-news-2/
- Published: 2010-11-19T07:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-11-19T07:00:00.000Z
- Description: Senate committee approved strong online Anti-Piracy Bill. (DMW) Another Senate panel approved a domain name seizure bill. (CNET) Patent Office Issues New Version of Patent on Net Music Files. (EFF). Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/11/more-music-industry-news-2.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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- **Senate** committee approved strong online **Anti-Piracy Bill.** [(DMW](http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2010/11/18/senate-judiciary-approves-online-antipiracy-bill?ref=hypebot.com)) Another Senate panel approved a **domain name seizure bill.** ([CNET](http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578%5F3-20023238-38.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- Patent Office Issues **New Version** of **Patent** on Net **Music Files**. ([EFF](http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/11/patent-office-reissue-narrowed-version-patent?ref=hypebot.com))
- **RIAA** to court: **Lime Wire** violated injunction. ([Cnet](http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001%5F3-20023365-261.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **MySpace** announced a new **Mashup With Facebook** yesterday that provides a custom unified interest stream. Further Facebook integration is on tap as MySpace tries to drive new traffic. ([Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/announcement-myspace-hopes-mashup-with-facebook-can-save-its-sorry-ass-watch-a-demo/))

**[![Hypebot Favicon](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133f61688f2970b-50wi "Hypebot Favicon")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133f61688f2970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com) More Music Industry News & Commentary:**

- Direct to fan platform **[Nimbit](http://www.nimbit.com/?ref=hypebot.com) has released an upgrade** and plans more in the coming weeks. Available now are faster loading storefronts with a streamlined checkout, new instant storefront pages, and optimizations to their dashboard.
- Online video service **Audiotube** has cut a global content and syndication **deal with Merlin** on behalf of its cache of indie labels. Audiotube also recently announced partnerships with **Dolby** and **Nokia**.
- **Music industry**'s business model 'is **extortion**'. ([MSN](http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/8143562/music-industrys-business-model-is-extorion-expert?ref=hypebot.com))
- Behind the music: **Funder pressure**. ([Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/nov/18/behind-music-funder-pressure?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Click to Download:** the Beatles, Girl Talk and the Producers. ([Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/nov/18/click-to-download-beatles-girl-talk?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Jay-Z:** The emperor's state of mind. ([IT](http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2010/1119/1224283660665.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **'American Idol'** plotting more business-like hurdles for contestants. ([LATimes](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music%5Fblog/2010/11/more-changes-in-store-for-american-idol-.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- Hard Choices: **Richard Branson.** The British mogul on parting with his beloved Virgin Records to help save Virgin Airlines, and contemplating a merger with another carrier. ([BW](http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10%5F48/b4205122200505.htm?ref=hypebot.com))