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Live Nation Partners With Latin America’s Largest Promoter  
8/21/2008
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Disc Makers' New Elite Artist Services Division Lets Major Artists Drop Their Label  
8/21/2008
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Royalty Share Acquires Broad Street Digital For Content Licensing; Furthers European Expansion  
8/20/2008
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Retailer Sanity Launches Aussie Subscription Service  
8/20/2008
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Heritage Committee To Hold Hearings Into CBC Radio 2 Changes  
8/20/2008
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RIM's BlackBerry Bold To Hit Canada On Thursday  
8/19/2008
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Arts funding cuts no music to our ears: promoters  
8/15/2008
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Pemberton Festival Site Faces Permit Trouble For 2009  
8/14/2008
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Canadian Producers Very Concerned About New Cuts To Culture Funds  
8/14/2008
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Culture cuts too deep  
8/14/2008
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WMA Digs Deep For RoyaltyShare  
8/14/2008
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T.O. cultural scene facing the music  
8/13/2008
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Live Nation Considers Changes For Future "360" Deals  
8/13/2008
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Pure Play Music Reveals Launch Of New Portal For Independent Artists To Monetize Their Music  
8/13/2008
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iPhone apps: $30 million in 30 days  
8/12/2008
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MCPS-PRS Reports Decline In Mechanical Revenues  
8/12/2008
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MySpace faces rejection, internal dissent in hiring music venture CEO  
8/11/2008
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Ottawa axes second arts subsidy in two weeks  
8/10/2008
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Cancellation of cultural program makes us poorer  
8/10/2008
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CIRPA Response to Federal Budget Cuts to Cultural Programs  
8/9/2008
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Ottawa axes arts travel program  
8/8/2008
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Live Nation shares jump 27 pct as results beat view  
8/8/2008
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ProveMyCopyright.com helps to secure copyright on photos, music, books and software.  
8/7/2008
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Warner Music Group Total Q3 Revenue Up 5%; Digital Up 39%  
8/7/2008
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Brofman: The amount being paid to the Music Industry from Games Biz is far too small  
8/7/2008
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Google launches free music service in China  
8/6/2008
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Dubai buys a fifth of Cirque du Soleil  
8/6/2008
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Judge Hints at Mistrial in Jammie Thomas File-Sharing Case  
8/5/2008
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Regulator questions satellite radio merger plans  
8/5/2008
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Australian Biz Faces 5-Year Decline  
8/5/2008
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IODA Battles Olympic-Sized Piracy, Licenses China  
8/5/2008
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Bertelsmann Exits Sony BMG   
8/5/2008
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Bye Bye, Baby: Disc Makers Buys CD Baby...  
8/5/2008
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EMI and Typhoon sign deal for China  
8/4/2008
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The Orchard receives Sony/ATV windfall  
8/2/2008
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Guitar Hero, Rock Band and the Rock 'n' Roll Money Machine  
8/2/2008
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Universal Unearths Catalog Treasure With Lost Tunes  
7/31/2008
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CRTC pushes for power to levy fines  
7/31/2008
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Touring Panel Forecasts Bleak Fall Touring Season   
7/29/2008
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US Satellite Merger Creates Unresolved Dilemmas In Canada  
7/29/2008
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Warner/Chappell Music Signs Singer/Songwriter Katy Perry  
7/29/2008
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FCC Approves Satellite Merger   
7/28/2008
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Reaction to proposed copyright reforms mixed  
7/28/2008
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Chaos mars first day of Pemberton festival  
7/26/2008
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IP Bill Introduced In Senate   
7/25/2008
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Six UK ISPs have agreed to a voluntary code of practice  
7/24/2008
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Report: XM-Sirius Approval Imminent  
7/24/2008
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Gamecues Deployed As A New Distribution Model For Video Game Music Licensing  
7/22/2008
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iLike Offers New Tools To Concert Promoters, Venues  
7/21/2008
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15 Companies Bid Almost $4.3 Billion for Licences for New Wireless Services  
7/21/2008
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"I play offense,'' says RIM's Jim Balsillie. "There's no glory in defense."  
7/21/2008
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Does the world need another indie band?  
7/20/2008
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Bold & Thunder, Blackberry Models Designed To Steal iPhone Biz  
7/18/2008
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XM and Sirius Are Close To Finalizing a Merge  
7/18/2008
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Bjork's Tibet protest causes crackdown on Olympic Performers  
7/18/2008
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Lionsgate, YouTube strike ad-share deal  
7/17/2008
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Retail DVD sales soaring  
7/17/2008
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40 percent of Lavigne's intellectual property value comes from Asia  
7/17/2008
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Survey: Radio Still Top Source Of Discovery For Music Fans  
7/17/2008
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John Hayes To Step Down As Corus Radio President  
7/17/2008
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MTV Launches TV 'Soundtrack' Site   
7/17/2008
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Can The New iPhone Revolutionize Radio?  
7/16/2008
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EC Proposes Extended Copyright Term  
7/16/2008
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CBC to CRTC: Rethink assumptions about new media  
7/16/2008
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New Music Partnership Aims To Elevate Singapore's Singfest To The Global Stage  
7/15/2008
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OD2 unveils million-song jukebox  
7/15/2008
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Death Row Records auctioned for $24 mil  
7/15/2008
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Sony BMG Joint Venture Divide On The Cards   
7/14/2008
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FCC Chairman Seeks to End Comcast's Delay of File Sharing  
7/14/2008
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Meet The Upstart New Company That Is Changing The Face Of Music  
7/14/2008
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Business takes sides in net neutrality debate  
7/14/2008
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EMI's overall revenues rise 61%  
7/14/2008
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Canadian Court Pulls Plug On Quebectorrent   
7/11/2008
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ReverbNation Registers 200,000th Band In First Twenty Months  
7/10/2008
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Corus Third-Quarter Profit Rose 27% on TV Ad Sales  
7/10/2008
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Copyright bill stirs debate about privacy, consumer rights  
7/9/2008
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Digital download model puts song exposure above sales  
7/9/2008
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ISPs On The Agenda At BPI AGM   
7/9/2008
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OurStage Aims To Connect Bands With Talent Buyers  
7/9/2008
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Nickelback/Live Nation- Now this deal makes sense.  
7/8/2008
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EMI Confirms Leoni-Sceti Hire, Hands Steps Aside   
7/7/2008
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Nickelback Sign 360 Deal with Live Nation  
7/7/2008
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The top 10 hottest music sites, according to Wired  
7/7/2008
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Top musicians out of tune with EU royalties plan  
7/4/2008
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Google forced to reveal users' YouTube viewing habits  
7/4/2008
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Radio Festival 2008: Industry Heading For Tough Music Rights Collection Negotiation  
7/4/2008
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Inter-Regional Forum on Development and Service-Oriented IP Administration Concludes  
7/4/2008
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Warning letters to 800 Virgin 'file-sharers'  
7/3/2008
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Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011  
7/3/2008
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Shakira Leaves Epic, Signs Massive Live Nation Deal  
7/3/2008
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We Need Specific, Tough Rules On Foreign Takeovers  
7/3/2008
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Ex-Canuck storms Bombay music scene   
7/2/2008
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Album Sales In The US Have Declined 11% during the First Half of '08  
7/2/2008
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Nokia signs Warner Music, now has three of the Big Four  
7/2/2008
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Labels benefit from non-music sales  
7/1/2008
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MCPS And PPL Unite To Create Professional Dubbing Licence  
6/30/2008
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Promoter Harvey Goldsmith wonders if there are too many festivals  
6/30/2008
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House Committee Endorses Radio Royalties for Record Labels  
6/29/2008
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Copyright Office To Debut Online Registration System  
6/27/2008
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Streaming Music Industry Will Generate $70B Over Six Years, says Insight Research  
6/26/2008
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Brands help bands reach musical highs  
6/25/2008
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Copyright Act Gets Overdue Update  
6/24/2008
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China: Baidu Enters New Partnership with 3 Record Companies  
6/24/2008
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Chorus of Disapproval Over Pop Song Rights  
6/23/2008
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HMV Gets Closer To Digital Future   
6/23/2008
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An Unlikely Promoter Drives Nokia’s Push in Hollywood  
6/23/2008
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Michael Cohl Has Left The Building  
6/23/2008
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Almost half of respondents support Copyright Act amendments: Angus Reid survey  
6/22/2008
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Recording Industry Welcomes Arrest Of British DJ On Suspicion Of Music Piracy  
6/22/2008
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Publishers, Labels and Digital Music Providers Hammer Out A Settlement  
6/19/2008
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New rules for iPod Nation  
6/13/2008
, Toronto Star

Sinatra Says Royalties Exemption 'Robs' Artists  
6/12/2008
, Radio Ink

Polaris Music Prize Hopefuls Reduced To 40 Canadian Albums   
6/12/2008
, Chartattack

Canadian Creator and Music Industry Groups Applaud Introduction of Copyright Bill  
6/12/2008
, CRIA NEWS

Commerce Dept. Supports Radio Royalties  
6/12/2008
, Radio Ink

Madison Square Garden Aligns With Azoff-led Front Line  
6/11/2008
, Billboard Biz

Cohl Out At Live Nation?  
6/11/2008
, Billboard Biz

Asian Internet Sites Offer Huge Opportunity  
6/10/2008
, FYI News

Switzer, Slaight among investors in GlassBOX Music Television  
6/9/2008
, Cartt.ca

In 6 Years, China's TV and Radio Stations Has Generated a Loss of $41 Million for Music Creators   
6/9/2008
, Record Of The Day

Musicians forced into Poverty, National Survey Finds  
6/7/2008
, FYI Music news

Chinese Music Industry Establishes Alliance Vowing to Escalate Fight Against Baidu Piracy  
6/3/2008
, Record Of The Day

Concerns As Album Canadian Sales Slump   
5/22/2008
, Billboard Biz

Music Industry Hopes Upgrades Boost Mobile Sector  
5/13/2008
, Billboard

If FCC Conditions Are Too Tough, Sirius Won't Merge  
5/13/2008
, Radio Ink

Last.fm Sees Sales Spike After Streaming Change   
4/11/2008
, Billboard

NZ Approves Long-Awaited Copyright Legislation  
4/10/2008
, Billboard

TV Shows Bring in the Money for the Music Industry  
4/10/2008
, The Hollywood Reporter

Report: 40% of Music Sales Will be Digital by 2012  
4/9/2008
, Digital Media Wire

Social Network Imeem Acquires Digital Music Firm Snocap  
4/7/2008
, Digital Media Wire

Tesco puts Squeeze on Music Industry  
4/1/2008
, This Is Money

2008 Danish Telco Launches Free, Unlimited Music Downloads  
4/1/2008
, DMW (24-7 Entertainment)

Record labels Demand €1.62 Million in Damages from File-sharing site Pirate Bay  
4/1/2008
, Herald Tribune International

Amazon takes on Apple with copy-protection-free music  
3/27/2008
, USA Today

Name That Tune-In: Who Will Emerge as The Future of Radio?  
3/27/2008
, Washington Post

Music Outlaws, There's a New Sheriff in Town  
3/27/2008
, WIRED

Attorneys General Weigh In On XM-Sirius Decision  
3/27/2008
, Radio Ink

The Concerns of Copyright Reform  
1/22/2008
, BBC News

Canadian labels: We get "absolutely zero credit" for not suing fans  
1/22/2008
, Ats Technica

Website Lets Music Fans Invest In Bands  
1/20/2008
, The Guardian

83 Percent Of Mobile Music Sideloaded  
1/16/2008
, m:metrics

CRTC Establishes Cross-Ownership Limit  
1/16/2008
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Bruised Music Majors Back an Effort to Loosen iTunes' Grip  
1/16/2008
, Financial Times

Off-the-record copying goes legit in UK  
1/7/2008
, The Times

Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM  
1/5/2008
, Business Week

Weak Canadian Digital Sales Does Not Offset Ongoing Decline in CDs  
1/4/2008
, CRIA

Ad-Supported AIRTIST Site Goes Live  
12/28/2007
, Billboard

WMG Selling DRM-free Downloads For Amazon   
12/28/2007
, Radio & records

U.S. Concert Business Slumps Despite Reunion Tours  
12/23/2007
, Yahoo News

The Telecom Trotskyites  
12/20/2007
, National Post

Live Nation Launches Global Ticketing Business  
12/20/2007
, LIVE NATION

Beijing Court Confirms Yahoo China's Music Service Violates Copyright  
12/20/2007
, IFPI

French Labels Gets Tough On Net Music Useage   
12/19/2007
, Billboard

AFM Hails Legislation To Bring Fairness To Radio  
12/19/2007
, Mi2N

Germany's Initiative Musik Export Office Appoints Manager  
12/19/2007
, Billboard

PRS Foundation and Arts Council fund Brits Abroad  
12/18/2007
, Music Week

Linus Entertainment Aquires True North Records  
12/18/2007
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Congress Enters Battle Over Music Royalties  
12/18/2007
, Forbes

US Performance Rights Act Introduced  
12/18/2007
, Billboard

Sony BMG Oz Invests in Artist Management and Touring  
12/17/2007
, Billboard

Madonna, Mellencamp, Cohen Lead 2008 Hall Class  
12/13/2007
, Billboard

Apple calls the tune in mobile music  
12/10/2007
, The Times

Live Nation, Costco Team For Shed Ticket Sales  
12/10/2007
, Billboard

Hands tries a different tune with EMI  
12/9/2007
, Telegraph

Stars Are Aligning for Subscription Music  
12/6/2007
, Business Week

Warner sees profits fall as CD sales decline  
11/30/2007
, Guardian

Hands Demands Trade Body Change  
11/28/2007
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3G Handsets Will Dominate Mobile Phone Market in Next 5 years  
11/28/2007
, In-Stat Forecast

French Pact Aims to Fight Unauthorized Downloading  
11/28/2007
, New York Times

Universal charges into legal P2P  
11/27/2007
, The Register

Labels Must Disclose Music Download Costs  
11/27/2007
, PC PRO

Opera Singer Hendricks Takes Radiohead Route  
11/26/2007
, Billboard

Arbitron Delays PPM Rollout In Major Markets  
11/26/2007
, Radio Ink

EMI to Review Underperforming Singers  
11/26/2007
, The Times

Resolution Against Royalties Has More Than 100 Co-Sponsors  
11/21/2007
, Radio Ink

Myspace To Move Into Ad Supported Music  
11/21/2007
, Billboard

Sony BMG, Yahoo Video Expand Partnership  
11/21/2007
, CNet

CMW Helps Put Indie Music in The Spotlight  
11/20/2007
, Metro Canada

A Good Album is More than Just a Collection of Singles  
11/19/2007
, Jermaine Dupri

Copyright Act Key To Canada's Industrial Strategy  
11/16/2007
, Ottawa Citizen

Call Goes Out For Canadian Music Talent For Canada Day, London 2008  
11/14/2007
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Warner Urges Mobile Groups to Get Musical  
11/13/2007
, Financial Times

Music Labels Bank On Mobile Downloads  
11/12/2007
, The Guardian

EMI Expands DRM-Free Plans With Hip Digital  
11/12/2007
, Radio Ink

Music World Starts Bankruptcy Protection  
11/12/2007
, Billboard

360º - The New Deal: Band as Brand  
11/11/2007
, New York Times

EMI labels sue online music executive Robertson  
11/10/2007
, CNET.com

FACTOR Launches New Emerging Artists Program!  
11/10/2007
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'Sirius Will Sue' If Merger Denied  
11/9/2007
, Radio Ink

Nokia Launches Music Store Without Warner Music Group  
11/9/2007
, DRM Watch

DRM-free MP3 downloads are out-sell other digital formats by almost 4 to 1  
11/9/2007
, Record Of The day

MusicFIRST Proposes Flat Royalties For Some Broadcasters  
11/7/2007
, Radio Ink

File Sharing Expert Rebuts Canadian Government Study  
11/7/2007
, Billboard

U.K. To Chart Subscription Services  
11/2/2007
, Billboard

Avril & Nelly Big Winners at MTV Europe Music Awards  
11/2/2007
, MTV

Google Takes Aim At Social Networks  
11/1/2007
, Billboard

Nokia's Online Music Store To Rival iTunes  
11/1/2007
, Telegraph

Hundreds of jobs at risk amid review at EMI  
10/30/2007
, The Times

Brick-and-mortar Stores Eye New Music Formats  
10/29/2007
, Billboard

Silverchair and EMI dominate ARIA Awards  
10/29/2007
, Record Of The Day

Madonna Leaving Warner to Sign $120 Million Live Nation Deal  
10/11/2007
, Digital Media Wire

Microsoft Music Store Goes DRM-Free  
10/7/2007
, mi2m

Edge Group Targets U.S. Live Biz  
9/27/2007
, Billboard

Rogue Amoeba Launches Radioshift, PVR for Radio   
9/26/2007
, APC

Sony BMG Reaches Deal With Imeem  
9/26/2007
, Forbes

Amazon Launches DRM-Free Digital Store with Variable Pricing  
9/26/2007
, Sound Salm

Fair Use Economy Represents One-Sixth of U.S. GDP  
9/15/2007
, Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA)

Music Giants Change Their Tune  
9/14/2007
, BBC

Gracenote Enhances Mobile Offering, Acquires Musicphone  
9/13/2007
, Digital Music News

Prince Gets Tough on Web Pirates  
9/13/2007
, BBC

Microsoft Patents Watermark That May Protect DRM-free Music  
9/12/2007
, Washington Post

Majors Cheer MUSICSTATION'S UK Xmas Arrival  
9/12/2007
, Billboard

Conference Examines Opportunities And Challenges To Collective Management Of Copyright   
9/12/2007
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Australian H1 Biz Value Slumps Despite Digital Boost  
9/11/2007
, Billboard

Activision Reports Strong Guitar Hero Song Downloads  
9/11/2007
, Activision

XM Canada Has Best Quarter Since Launch / Subscriber Base Doubles  
9/11/2007
, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

Vodafone sounds out unlimited music downloads  
9/11/2007
, vnunet

Dear Rick Rubin (or Somebody): Why Not Surf the "Velocity of Music?"  
9/11/2007
, The Huffington Post

Updated IPods Confirm Apple's Monopoly, Lawyers Say  
9/7/2007
, WIRED

Klaxons sound siren for Nu-Rave with Mercury Win  
9/5/2007
, The Independent

BODOG Battle Of The Bands Crown Winner  
9/1/2007
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Canada brand boosts CD sales in Japan  
8/31/2007
, Globe and Mail

CD Baby, INgrooves Propel Pocket Group To Mobile Music Top Spot  
8/31/2007
, Record Of The Day

SONY To Shutter CONNECT download Music Store   
8/30/2007
, Billboard

HMV Canada Drops Prices  
8/28/2007
, Billboard

Orange Threatens to Spoil Nokia's online Music Entertainment Party  
8/28/2007
, The Independent

MERLIN Appoints Inaugural Board and Formally Incorporates  
8/27/2007
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RIAA Sends Seventh Wave of Pre-Litigation Letters  
8/17/2007
, Billboard

AllofMP3 Founder cleared of Copyright Violation  
8/17/2007
, The Independent

Nokia’s mobile social-networking Mosh Allowing Copyright-Infringing Sharing? Nokia Responds  
8/17/2007
, MOCO

The Record Industry Goes out of its Way to be Unloved  
8/17/2007
, The Times

Internet and middle-aged fans fuel live music boom  
8/15/2007
, Evening Standard

UK Share of French and German Markets Soars  
8/14/2007
, Music Week

Music Mogul Tony Wilson Dies at 57  
8/11/2007
, The Guardian

Pop Economics—the rise and fall of the recording industry  
8/10/2007
, Robert Sandall

Universal To Set Its Music Free  
8/10/2007
, Forbes

Live Nation Back On Track In Q2   
8/9/2007
, Billboard