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# NEWS BRIEF: Labels Hire Student Pirate Chasers, Pandora To DC, ASCAP + TV, PBay Loves RIAA, More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/news-brief-1/
- Published: 2012-06-07T07:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-06-07T07:21:00.000Z
- Description: Big Four Music Labels Hire Students To Chase File-Sharers (TorrentFreak) Pandora is lobbying Congress to establish fair(er) royalty rates (LA Times) ASCAP Reaches Agreement on TV Licensing Fees (The Wrap). Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/06/news-brief-1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

- Big Four Music Labels Hire Students To Chase File-Sharers ([TorrentFreak](http://torrentfreak.com/big-four-music-labels-hire-students-to-chase-file-sharers-120607/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Pandora is lobbying Congress to establish fair(er) royalty rates ([LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-pandora-lobbying-royalties-20120605,0,5983319.story?ref=hypebot.com))
- ASCAP Reaches Agreement on TV Licensing Fees ([The Wrap](http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/ascap-reaches-agreement-tv-licensing-fees-43056?ref=hypebot.com))
- VEVO Announces CERTIFIED Award For Music Videos ([FMQB](http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2470479&ref=hypebot.com))

**MORE**:

- Pirate Bay cordially accepts RIAA's quest for censorship. ([CNet](http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023%5F3-57448688-93/pirate-bay-cordially-accepts-riaas-quest-for-censorship?ref=hypebot.com)) "The RIAA is calling for search engines like Google and Bing to censor all links that lead to Web sites carrying illegally copyrighted material. The Pirate Bay thinks that's swell."
- Former Akon Manager Jimmy Henchman Found Guilty Of All Charges ([AllHipHop](http://allhiphop.com/2012/06/05/breaking-news-jimmy-henchman-found-guilty-of-all-charges/?ref=hypebot.com))
- Wilco releases FREE interactive tour documentary created with Apple's iBooks Author ([The Verge](http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/6/3068636/wilco-incredible-shrinking-tour-chicago-ibooks?ref=hypebot.com))