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# More Music Industry News: Google Music Coser, Thumbplay Adds Offline, WMG Loss Projected, Blackberry, BitTorrent Study & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/more-music-industry-news-9/
- Published: 2010-07-27T00:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-27T00:19:00.000Z
- Description: Google has reportedly opened talks with the Harry Fox Agency as part of an accelerated effort to open a its own music service. (NY Post) Rumors have Google Music launching. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/07/more-music-industry-news-9.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:59

- **[![image from stockwatch.in](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20133f2977ef1970b-150wi)](http://stockwatch.in/files/Google-Logo.jpg?ref=hypebot.com) Google** has reportedly opened talks with the **Harry Fox Agency** as part of an accelerated effort to open a its own music service. ([NY Post](http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/google%5Fmusic%5Ftakes%5Fstep%5Fcloser%5Fto%5FDzECghjpkQgtWDDSljF3PO?ref=hypebot.com)) *Rumors have Google Music launching before Christmas, but I'm not so sure…*
- **Thumbplay Music** now features **offline play for Android smartphones**.  
Android users can save albums and playlists and play their music  
offline.
- **EFF Urges Appeals Court to Protect Free Expression** and Innovation in **UMG v. Veoh**. ([EFF](http://www.eff.org/press/archives/2010/07/26-0?ref=hypebot.com))
- **AudioBox.fm hits iPhone**, lets you stream your music collection from the cloud ([TechCrunch EU](http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/07/26/audiobox-fm-hits-iphone-lets-you-stream-your-music-collection-from-the-cloud/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **[![image from www.americansongwriter.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20120a6eb70c0970b-150wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20120a6eb70c0970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com) Analysts**, on average, expect **Warner Music to report a loss of $.33 on sales of $693 million** when it announces results on on August 5th. ([SmartTrend](http://www.mysmartrend.com/news-briefs/news-watch/earnings-alert-warner-music-expected-beat-street-consensus-when-it-reports-e-0?ref=hypebot.com))
- If Your Music Business Model Is To **Make Money On Live Shows**, Make Those Live Shows **Experiences To Remember**. ([Techdirt](http://techdirt.com/articles/20100721/01414210304.shtml?ref=hypebot.com)) *Mike Masnick riffs on Kyle's Hypebot interview with *[Rich Huxley of the UK band Hope And Social](https://www.hypebot.com/interview-rich-huxley-of-uk-band-hope-and-social/)*. Both are great reads.*
- **Apple loses big in DRM ruling:** iPhone jailbreaks are "fair use". ([ars](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/07/apple-loses-big-in-drm-ruling-jailbreaks-are-fair-use.ars?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Blackberry’s Era** May Be Ending ([NY Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/business/26views.html?%5Fr=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1280228765-wnj9j762ug370/GFWeL1jg&ref=hypebot.com))
- **Don't call it a comeback: Premature retirements.** – As Amanda Bynes returns from career cancellation, we salute others who just couldn't stay out of the spotlight. ([Salon](http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/celebrity/?story=/mwt/feature/2010/07/26/famous%5Fretirements%5Fand%5Fcomebacks&ref=hypebot.com))
- **Tech News Sites Tout Misleading BitTorrent Piracy Study.** – A new study has been making the rounds, concluding that **only 0.3% of all files available on BitTorrent are confirmed to be ‘legal’**. The results of the study were promoted by anti-piracy outfit AFACT and have been picked up by several news outlets, including Ars Technica and ZDNet, who all failed to see that the report is bogus. ([TorrentFreak](http://torrentfreak.com/tech-news-sites-tout-misleading-bittorrent-piracy-study-100724/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Nancy Baym Interviews artist Erin McKeown:** Changing Relationships, Changing Industries ([MidemNet](http://midemnetblog.typepad.com/midemnet%5Fblog/2010/07/nancy-baym-interview-series-changing-relationships-changing-industries-1.html?ref=hypebot.com))
- **[![image from www.topnews.in](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20120a68726fe970b-50wi "image from www.topnews.in")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20120a68726fe970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com) WORTHY CLICK:** We haven't verified [the claim](http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/popular-indie-music-site,1397504.html?ref=hypebot.com), but **[Hitlantis](http://htilantis.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** says its now the **most popular indie music site in Europe**. It that's anywhere close to true, then it needs to be on your radar.