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NEWS BRIEF: EMI vs. Grooveshark, The RIAA Follies, Adele, Spotify UK, Pandora, Top 200 Tours & More

EMI Joins 3 Other Major Music Groups And Files Its Second Lawsuit Against Grooveshark. The RIAA Follies: MPAA Joins RIAA in Jammie Thomas Appeal (Torrentfreak) plus "RIAA: We Must Take. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/01/news-brief-8.html]

HypebotFaviconEMI Joins 3 Other Major Music Groups And Files Its Second Lawsuit Against Grooveshark.

  • The RIAA Follies: MPAA Joins RIAA in Jammie Thomas Appeal (Torrentfreak) plus "RIAA: We Must Take A Shoot First, Ask Questions Later Approach To Censorship" (Techdirt)
  • Would Adele have been as successful if she was signed to a major label? (Guardian)
  • Spotify forcing users to call a sales rep to cancel their subscriptions in the UK. (TNW)

MORE:

  • Pandora Willing To Become A Spotify App: Cofounder Tim Westergren. (Fast Company) As Pandora Crosses 1 Million AAS In Triton November Rankings. (FMQB)
  • The Music Business Welcomes the Future, a Decade Behind Schedule. (Peter Kafka, AllThingsD)
  • Pollstar’s Top 200 North American Tours For 2011.
  • LA's World Famous V.I.P. Records To Close. (LA Weekly)
  • Android could grab 50 percent of smartphone market this year. (CNet)
  • First-of-its-kind electronic music cruise ready to sail today. (USA Today)
  • How the US pressured Spain to adopt unpopular Web blocking law. (ars)