New Music Business Briefing EMI Deals

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New Music Business Briefing, EMI Deals...

By: Bruce Houghton
2007-08-31

...With Pirates, Amazon Pricing Pressure, Marleys Fight Verizon & Much More. Internet music "piracy" is huge in China with many ISP's...

...making it easy for people to grab tracks. EMI and some labels have decided that since they can't stop them; they'll take a check. (BusinessWeek) Could unlimited streaming offered at the ISP level spread to other countries?

>>> Internet ad dollars are expected to surpass radio ad revenue this year. (FMQB) Yet I'll bet most music companies spend more money at radio.

>>> Will lower CD prices at Amazon lead to lower download prices at iTunes and elsewhere? (Digital Audio Insider) Wal-Mart is already selling tracks at $.88 to $.94 and pricing should get even more competitive if Amazon ever gets its digital store open.

>>> "The RIAA is fighting allegations that its identical tactics in over 25,000 file-sharing lawsuits demonstrate that it is an anticompetitive cartel, and therefore guilty of copyright misuse." (ars)

>>>IndieHQ points to another instance where Clear Channel is demanding that indie artists waive royalties. This time to participate in a talent contest. (IHQ) Why do bands subject themselves to these contests anyway?

>>> The family of Bob Marley has filed suit over the recent Verizon ringtone deal. (Billboard)

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About the Author:
Bruce Houghton is a 25 year music industry veteran who owns booking agency Skyline Music and the tour marketing company Skyline Innovations.

http://www.hypebot.com


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