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# REWIND: BitTorrent Promotes Artists, The Life Of A Tweet, Anonymous Speaks, Hype Cycles, & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rewind-8/
- Published: 2010-10-02T13:58:02.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-02T13:58:02.000Z
- Description: The music industry started the week out with the news that Vevo may expand their services to include a music television network. The appeal for The Pirate Bay started and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/10/rewind-8.html]
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The music industry started the week out with the news that **Vevo** may expand their services to include a [music television network](http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1963396&spid=1314&ref=hypebot.com). The appeal for **The Pirate Bay** started and [the media](http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-appeal-starts-tomorrow-100927/?ref=hypebot.com) oddly remained somewhat silent about it. **Barry Diller** has resigned as the Chairmen of the Board of Live Nation. Despite the **RIAA's** best efforts, downloading tool **Mulve** is still online. Hypebot argued that, “\[The site\] is a reminder that the industry needs to put it's efforts elsewhere and give consumers legal choices that generate revenue for labels and artists.” Lastly, There will be no immediate vote on U.S. [broadcast performance royalties](http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=1969949&spid=1314&ref=hypebot.com).

**Rewind With Hypebot's Music Industry Week In Review:** 

**News:**
- **Neilson Reports** that while sales in [digital singles are falling flat](https://www.hypebot.com/nielson-report-us-digital-music-sales-flat/); they are seeing strong growth [in digital albums](https://www.hypebot.com/nielson-clarifies-digital-sales-report/).
- **BitTorrent** has started [a pilot program](https://www.hypebot.com/bittorrent-asks-artists-to-get-in-bed-with-the-devil/) that allows artists to sign up and get willingly **promoted** through their sites.
- **Twitter** announced the roll out of [promoted accounts](https://www.hypebot.com/want-more-fans-by-a-twitter-promoted-account/) that allow people to be featured in the who to follow section.
- **ASCAP** lost their digital music lawsuit and the courts found the a download doesn't equal a [public performance](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/ascap-loses-its-anti-digital-music-lawsuit-.html).
- After being offline for a short while, the new music download site **Mulve** is [back up and running](https://www.hypebot.com/music-download-site-mulve-is-back-online/).
- Pop star **Lady Gaga** has become [the most deleted artist](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/lady-gaga-becomes-lastfms-most-deleted-artist-.html) on **Last.fm**.
- **80%** of American public [does not support](https://www.hypebot.com/80-of-american-public-does-not-support-government-mandated-fm-tuners-in-cell-phones/) government mandated **FM tuners** in cell phones.
- **75%** of consumers age 13 and older did not connect or download [any digital content](https://www.hypebot.com/think-theres-room-for-growth-75-of-us-didnt-download-anything-last-quarter/) in the previous 3 months.
- **How long does a tweet "live"**? Sysomos examined [1.2 billion tweets](https://www.hypebot.com/the-fleeting-values-of-a-tweet-statistics-graphics/) posted in the last two months to find out.
- A member from **Anonymous**, the group behind the attacks that forced the **RIAA** and **MPAA** sites offine, clarified [their position](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/anonymous-wishes-the-riaa-would-go-the-fuck-away-altogether-and-remove-the-barbaric-laws-.html) in the piracy debates.
- 20% of 12-24s have listened to **Pandora** in the last month, with 13% indicating usage in [the past week](https://www.hypebot.com/survey-20-listen-to-pandora-alt-rock-tumbles-other-major-shifts-in-youth-listening-patterns/).
**Views:**
- Hypebot **asks the readers** what [headphones they use](https://www.hypebot.com/ask-the-readers-what-headphones-do-you-use/) and [what rights](https://www.hypebot.com/ask-the-readers-what-are-musicians-rights/) they think musicians should have.
- There’s more than **four reasons** why fans are file-sharing your music, but here’s [the four](https://www.hypebot.com/4-reasons-why-fans-are-file-sharing-your-music-that-you-can-change/) you can change.
- "**Free music** is always going to win," says **Lee Parsons**, CEO of Ditto Music; Interview [Part 1](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/09/free-music-is-always-going-to-win-says-lee-parsons-ceo-of-ditto-music-interview-part-1.html).
- Hypebot looks at why the **record label system** and the **social media hype machine** both kill [what they create](https://www.hypebot.com/a-new-age-of-extremes-why-the-social-media-hype-machine-kills-what-it-creates-too/). We also posed **the question**: Does our obsession with NEW! [doom bands](https://www.hypebot.com/a-time-for-restraint-does-our-obsession-with-new-doom-bands-before-they-get-started/) before they get started?
- **Trent Reznor** can’t use social networks, but he scored a movie that’s about them. Here’s[ why he can’t](https://www.hypebot.com/why-trent-reznor-cant-use-social-networks-media/).
- Do **search inquiries** indicate hit or miss albums? A new range of [studies suggests](https://www.hypebot.com/do-search-inquires-indicate-hit-or-miss-albums/) that they do.
- Artists are performing to **an audience with an audience**. Here’s what technology is changing about [live music](https://www.hypebot.com/an-audience-with-an-audience-what-digital-technologies-are-changing-about-live-music/).
- **Brenden Mulligan** takes a look at the willingness of consumers [to pay](https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-launch-a-music-startup-willingness-to-pay/) for your product in his column on *How To Launch A Startup*.
- Hypebot intern **Mike Pineau** dives inside the **alternative music video revolution** and fins why commercial videos are languishing in the face of alternative options, mostly [created by fans](https://www.hypebot.com/whatcha-say-the-alternative-video-revolution/).
- Many of **the maps that we use** to navigate the music industry are outdated. This piece explores the new ones [that are emerging](https://www.hypebot.com/your-cognitive-roadmap-starts-here-creating-anchors-for-the-music-industry-community/).