FEATURES:
- WMG has dropped its stock dividend as it reports mounting losses
- Microsoft Zune has sent indies unexpected bonus checks
- Coverage from Digital NARM Day 2: A Panel Round-Up and some quotable quotes.
PLUS:
- Video of Neil Young on the release of his archives on Blu-Ray disc and the state of the music industry. (OurDigitalMusic)
- Backed by a former hedge fund manager, SOS Records has launched at WeLoveFreeMusic.com with a business model that gives it away free on the net but sells physical version.
- A new study from Arbitron and Edison Media Research found that at work radio listeners have jumped from 12% to 20%. (FMQB)
- TorrentSpy, a torrent tracker that lost a copyright infringement
suit from the Motion Picture Association of America has been ordered by
a federal judge to pay 110 million in damages. (DMW) - Today, Laurence Trifon will be covering The SanFran MusicTech Summit for Hypebot. The one day event brings together developers in the Music/Technology Space along with the musicians, businesses and organizations who work with them “at the convergence of culture and commerce”.
- MusicIP adds a board member, former Microsoft corporate vice president, Lindsay Sparks. Scott Lehr has also joined the company as vice president of sales, strategy & business development. (press release)
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