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Weekly Digest on the Music Industry – May 31, 2009

Posted on 31. May, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

BREAKING NEWS

-The Power of Music

Trent Reznor And Twitter Help Raise over $850,000 for Fan in Need -For donations: NIN Store

-Towards a PanEuropean License? Diverging views

EU pushes music industry to open up online rights

Elbonia: Your next (and only) music destination?

-Good news for music streaming sites

For the US: Big Music’s ‘friendlier’ new deal NYT Versions and P2P One

For the UK: Welcome Back YouTube, Pandora? PRS Lowers UK Per-Stream Rates… But Read the Fine Print? Pandora Cries Foul on PRS…
BUZZ

Video: Spotify’s Amazing Android App

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Weekly Digest on the Music Industry – May 17, 2009

Posted on 18. May, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

BREAKING NEWS

French National Assembly Adopts 3 Strikes Law

iLike Launches Custom iPhone Apps, Syndication Platform To Help Artists Connect With Fans

Imeem About To Expand iPhone Music Storage By Way Of The Cloud

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OPINIONS AND REPORTS

Seth Godin: Another View Of Free

Bruce Houghton: Despite The All The Gloom And Doom I’m Still Optimistic About The Music Industry

Is the Long Tail really long?

Not just a matter of semantics:about “pirates” and “theft” in the music industry.

Spotify CEO interview ortability and subscriptions to a social music experience as key future developments.

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Streaming Music Services: Is the death of the frog a case of contagious disease?

Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

Late at night on March 19th after less than 3 years in operations, Spiral Frog silently pulled the plug on its site.

Just like a rockstar, hyped and controversial during its life, the frog didn’t miss to spark a heated debate with its suicide.
That its death happens not long after the demise of Ruckus-the streaming service built for college student and acquired by another now- zombie, Total Music- only contributes to the darker tone of the debate.

So what killed SpiralFrog? Was it an isolated case of bad capital structure, huge upfront fees, lack of usability, poor advertising revenues? Could another startup take over its mission?

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