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# Thursday’s Music Briefing: RIAA, Bandstock, G ‘n R & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/thursdays-mus-1-5/
- Published: 2008-08-28T05:22:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-08-28T05:22:00.000Z
- Description: > As a new school season begins, a look at how various colleges and the RIAA are getting along. (ars) > Bandstocks launches in the UK as a competitor to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/08/thursdays-mus-1-5.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

[![Riaa_toiletpaper](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/08/28/riaa_toiletpaper.jpg "Riaa_toiletpaper")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/28/riaa%5Ftoiletpaper.jpg)

  
\> As a new school season begins, a look at **how various colleges and the RIAA are getting along**. ([ars](http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/raa-v-u-on-campus.ars?ref=hypebot.com))

\> **Bandstocks** launches in the UK as a **competitor to Sellaband** in the fan funded release space. ([Guardian](http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/aug/27/musicindustry.investing?ref=hypebot.com))  

[![Axl_rose](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/08/28/axl_rose.jpg "Axl_rose")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/28/axl%5Frose.jpg)

  
\> The **music video is reinvented on the web.** ([AP](http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/08/26/entertainment/e093518D13.DTL&ref=hypebot.com))

\> The **blogger** who posted tracks from the unreleased **Guns & Roses** album has been **arrested by the FBI.** ([LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gunsnroses28-2008aug28,0,6914718.story?ref=hypebot.com))

\> **[Cloudspeakers](http://www.cloudspeakers.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** has gotten funding from Veronica Holdings. The Dutch site **aggregates only legal music content** (music, videos, reviews) from Pitchfork, Yahoo and across the web. ([press release](http://www.cloudspeakers.com/en/news/52755?ref=hypebot.com))

\> Royalty clearing house and financial services firm **Talent Clearing House passes the**

[![Chinese_flag](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/08/28/chinese_flag.jpg "Chinese_flag")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/28/chinese%5Fflag.jpg)

****$20 Million mark. ([press release](http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/talent-clearing-house-reaches-20-million-milestone,518983.shtml?ref=hypebot.com))**

\> A **contrary view of the iTunes vs.China mess** and the media’s coverage of it.  
([Music 2.0](http://www.music2dot0.com/archives/135?ref=hypebot.com))