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# Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing Part 2: eMusic Wants Majors, Canda Download Tax, Low Weekly Sales & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/new-music-bus-7/
- Published: 2007-10-22T10:30:47.000Z
- Updated: 2007-10-22T10:30:47.000Z
- Description: >>> eMusic is hoping to add some major label product to it’s offerings. (Guardian) I just don’t see how major labels can afford to pay the bills on 30 cents. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/10/new-music-bus-7.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

[![Emusic](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/10/22/emusic.jpg "Emusic")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/22/emusic.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> **eMusic** is hoping to **add some major label** product to it’s offerings. ([Guardian](http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2196644,00.html?ref=hypebot.com#article%5Fcontinue)) *I just don’t see how major labels can afford to pay the bills on 30 cents per track.*

\>>> **RoyaltyShare grabs $4 million** more in funding. ([press release](http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/724489/?ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> **Canada** has imposed a **download tax of 3 cents per individual track** and 1.5 cents per track on full albums. ([Post](http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=9cdcf5b0-f2e2-48c3-b286-832236ccccf7&k=76096&ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> **Not one album** in this week’s **Top 100** will approach **100,000** in weekly sales. ([HITS](http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumormill.cgi?ref=hypebot.com))

[![Riaa_toiletpaper](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/10/22/riaa_toiletpaper.jpg "Riaa_toiletpaper")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/22/riaa%5Ftoiletpaper.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

\>>> The **RIAA** has sent **another round of 411 (*an ironic number*) pre-litigation letters.** ([Billboard](http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content%5Fdisplay/industry/e3i20d1ce69fb02288ced678a53b8b6f14a?ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> **Don’t forget [Part I](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/10/mondays-music-1.html?ref=hypebot.com) of today’s Music 2.0 Briefing as well as last week’s [Music 2.0 Week In Review](http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2007/10/hypebots-new-mu.html?ref=hypebot.com)**.