>>> LIve Nation now offers fans a widget and other web tools to find concerts and buy tickets directly from personal web pages. (press release, widgets) Is this part of a broader move to take over their own ticketing when their Ticketmaster contract expires next year?
>>> CHANGES: David Crowley has been upped to VP heading an expanded new media, mobile and digital division at KOCH. David Agnew now heads Disney Records.
>>> Limewire is opening a legit music store with tracks from IRIS and Nettwerk. (TechWeb)
>>> The US has asked the World Trade Organization to mediate piracy disputes with China. (DMW)
>>> iTunes is now selling John Lennon solo tracks. (AP)
>>> Online music licensing marketplace YouLicense.com has launched in public beta. (press release) We’ll publish an interview with one of the founders in the next few days.
>>> One rock print journalist explains why his craft matters in the digital age.(GuitarSite via Wired)
>>> Virtual world Doppleganger has boosted its music offerings. (Billboard)
>>> NFT partners with FMQB to enable emerging artists to broadcast live in the net. (FMQB)
>>> Folk indie Appleseed readies an agressive release schedule to celebrate its 10th Anniversary. (Billboard)
