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# Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SpiralFrog Looses $3M , Sony Pays $5M, Pandora Goes Classical & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/new-music-busin/
- Published: 2007-11-23T00:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2007-11-23T00:01:00.000Z
- Description: >>> The British Entertainment Retailers Association says DRM is hurting music sales and urges labels to drop it "by Christmas". (FT) OK…maybe by next Christmas. >>> Ad supported music download. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/11/new-music-busin.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

\>>> The **British Entertainment Retailers Association says DRM is hurting music sales** and urges labels to drop it "by Christmas". ([FT](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ed6dd08-970a-11dc-b2da-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick%5Fcheck=1&ref=hypebot.com)) *OK…maybe by next Christmas.*

[![Spiral_frog_hand_2](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/11/23/spiral_frog_hand_2.jpg "Spiral_frog_hand_2")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/23/spiral%5Ffrog%5Fhand%5F2.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> Ad supported music download service **SpiralFrog posted a $3.4M Q3 loss and is seeking $25 million in new funding.** ([PaidContent](http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-spiral-frog-q3-losses-of-34-million-24-million-in-cash-on-hand/?ref=hypebot.com)) *"The Froggy went a courtin’ and he did fail…"*  
  
**Lawyers Don’t Take Thanksgiving Break –**

[![Legal](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/11/23/legal.jpg "Legal")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/23/legal.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

- A court has ordered **Sony pay Steve Popovitch and his Cleveland International label and additional $5 million** in damages for failing to return his label’s logo to pressings of "Meatloaf’s Bat Out Of Hell". ([AP](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071123/ap%5Fon%5Fen%5Fmu/sony%5Flogo%5Flawsuit?ref=hypebot.com))
- **The Romantics are suing Activision** for inclusion in the Guitar Hero 80’s Edition. ([Yahoo!](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071122/ap%5Fen%5Fmu/brf%5Fguitar%5Fhero%5Fromantics?ref=hypebot.com)) *Shouldn’t they be thanking them?*
- The **RIAA has targeted 16 more colleges** including several ivy league schools with its latest round of notices ([TechWeb](http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20071121/tc%5Fcmp/204200516?ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> **Pandora has added classical music** to its D.I.Y. radio mix. ([cNet](http://www.news.com/8301-10784%5F3-9821318-7.html?tag=nefd.blgs&ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> New **band t-shirts use a printed bar code** that can be scanned via cell phone to link to web based content. ([B-B-F](http://www.brandsbandsfans.com/Brands-Bands-Fans/127/dont-stand-so-close-to-me?ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> OurDigitalMusic offers consumers ways to [**Save Money On Music This Christmas**](http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/save-money-on-music-this-christmas/?ref=hypebot.com).