Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #46 - October 18th, 2002
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Hello subscribers, welcome to the October 18th edition of the
Music Biz Academy Digest!

TAKE A DEEP BREATH...
WhoooWeeee.... It's been absolutely crazy nuts around here. As I
mentioned last week, I was invited to participate on a panel at
the New Nashville Music Conference (2NMC) last weekend. I had a
GREAT time, but as always, there's a price to be paid for leaving
the office - and that's coming back. Over 1300 emails were
waiting for me when I got home. I'm still sorting through them
all. My general rule of thumb is this - for every day I'm out, it
takes two to get back to the 'normal' pace of things, which is
only slightly less frantic.

Due to this fact, I'm going to forego my usual lengthy commentary
on the latest industry news. However, I will want to point out a
few interesting stories from the past two-three weeks.

Remember the HR 5469 Bill? The one introduced into the U.S. House
of Representatives that would postpone the payment due date for
new webcasting royalty rates by six months? Well, I don't know
the whole story yet, but apparently the bill went from one
paragraph to 28 pages, and contains much more now that was
originally intended. Frankly, this whole issue has gotten to the
point that it's hard to sort out truth from fiction. View the
following article for one opinion on how new version of the bill
is 'a disaster for the U.S.':

RIAA-BACKED WEBCAST BILL 'A DISASTER FOR THE U.S.'
http://www.theregus.com/content/35/26675.html

Now, according to the most recent news I found in 'The Register'
(link below) this afternoon, the bill, which passed in the House
earlier this week, just died in the Senate. I am still trying to
confirm if this is fact. Based on my understanding of the new
version of the bill, which is an RIAA-negotiated settlement, this
may indeed be a good thing. But, which side you take on that
issue depends on who you listen to.

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE PROMISED AFTER NET RADIO ROYALTY BILL FALLS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27668.html

In other news...

Some have declared satellite radio dead on arrival after the FCC
gave commercial radio stations the go-ahead to broadcast digital
signals. Will this make XM Radio redundant?

WAS SATELLITE RADIO A BIG WASTE?
http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,55706,00.html

In a surprise move, MusicMatch Jukebox, one of the most widely
distributed third-party digital music players, dropped support
for the Macintosh version of its product and is focusing solely
on Windows. This is a really startling move in light of the
general perception (or at least, *my* general perception) that
the Mac has been regaining some of it's popularity.

MUSICMATCH DROPS THE MAC
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/962120.htm

But hey, on a positive note, MeasureCast reported that for the
week of August 19th, MusicMatch surpassed Clear Channel as the #1
Internet Radio Network! At least someone is giving Clear Channel
some competition somewhere.

MUSICMATCH UNSEATS CLEAR CHANNEL AS #1 NET RADIO NETWORK
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=184440

Ever hear about those quarter-sized CDs being developed to
replace the current CD format? Well, that idea has been
dropped, at least for now...

SCRATCH OFF THIS CD REPLACEMENT
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-962131.html

Remember the weeks I spent talking about and comparing
Listen.com, MusicNet and PressPlay, the Internet's three
competing online music subscription services? Back in July I
reported that Listen.com's 'Rhapsody' digital music service was
the FIRST to license music from ALL FIVE of the major music
labels. Well, no more. MusicNet and PressPlay are back in the
news, and are both very close to securing catalogs of music from
all five of the major music labels as well.

MUSICNET AND PRESSPLAY CLOSING IN ON LABELS
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-962179.html

The music industry is going after colleges AND students for
file-swapping on the Internet...

RIAA, MPAA GO AFTER COLLEGES OVER STUDENT FILE SHARING
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458094/20021011/index.jhtml

WARNER BROS THREATENS CANADIAN GROKSTER USER
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=6771

But, in spite of that, the number of people swapping music on the
Internet continues to rise...

MUSIC SWAPPING ON THE NET RISING
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2309671.stm

OUR DYING MUSIC INDUSTRY
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=6676

NAPSTER OR NOT, FILE SWAPS CONTINUE
http://www.msnbc.com/news/820292.asp

Finally, in what is HUGE, but relatively unreported news, Liquid
Audio sold it's digital rights management patents to Microsoft.
Think about the possibilities if Microsoft uses Liquid Audio's
technology to try and *standardize* the secure distribution of
music and media via the Internet. Liquid Audio's technology, or a
variation of it, would be built right into your future Windows
operating system. Ponder that for awhile. And Microsoft only paid
$7 million for the rights.

ANTI-PIRACY BILL MIGHT SILENCE SINGING FISH
http://www.eweek.com/article2/1,3959,599187,00.asp

LIQUID AUDIO'S MERGER PUTS IT IN FLUID SITUATION
http://tinyurl.com/22ji

LIQUID AUDIO UNLOADS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/1472401

So much for keeping the commentary short.

On one final note, I want to announce that we now have in stock
the all NEW fourth edition of THE INDIE BIBLE! It was just
released, sells for $24.95 and is available in hard copy or PDF
format. See http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/ for info.

Until next time,

David Nevue
Editor, The Music Biz Academy
http://www.musicbizacademy.com
http://www.mp3.com/davidnevue


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THE MUSICIAN'S ATLAS - 2002 Edition
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/musiciansatlas.htm
Created by The Music Resource Group, this 368-page volume
provides access to over 15,000 music businesses and key industry
contacts in more than 25 categories. Current names, phone and fax
numbers, e-mail and website addresses, detailed submission
policies and the styles of music preferred is just some of the
information you'll find on every page of The Atlas. Available in
hard copy for only $24.95!


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D-I-Y: BLESSINGS, CURSES AND LIMITS
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/klovediy.htm
The do-it-yourself approach to marketing and promoting music that
began back in the 1970's and, perhaps, as early as the 1950's as
an experiment that was often an exercise in futility, but has,
ironically, become the standard by which we all exist, also comes
with its own sets of blessings, curses and limitations. Article
by Kenny Love.


SELL YOUR MUSIC ONLINE, PART 1
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/sellonline1.htm
This month and next month you will read about websites that help
you sell your music. I spent hours researching this data so that
you can have one reference source for the dozen plus sites that
help. Over a dozen websites will be presented to you, so you can
examine which sites are best for your circumstances when it comes
to getting your music to the people.


ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU *REALLY* READY?
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/kloveready.htm
As much as I herald the cause of independent music and its
recording artist residents, in all honesty, I must say that there
are numerous artists, many in fact, who are simply not ready for
the professional end of the music industry. The worst part is,
they don't yet realize it and, when they finally do, it is often
too late. Are you really ready to take the next step? Article by
Kenny Love.


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EVOLUTION PROMOTION
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Sting, R.E.M., Steward Copeland, Jane Siberry - these are just a
few of the many artists who have made use of one of the the many
services provided by Evolution Promotion. Services include radio
promotion, tour promotion, direct customer marketing, Internet
radio and marketing, web design and consulting. The Evolution
Promotion team creates custom campaigns for clients designed to
achieve breakthrough success at radio, on the net and in the
market place. The founder of Evolution, Karen Lee, was a national
promoter for Elektra and IRS Records, where she promoted The
Cars, Motley Crue, Metallica, 10,000 Maniacs, The GoGo's,
Concrete Blonde, and others. Need a promoter? Get one with
experience. Here's one place to start.


MUSICLEGALFORMS.COM
http://www.musiclegalforms.com/
Here's another resource for those of you searching for templates
for music contracts and legal forms for the music business.
Purchase complete contract packages, or purchase each form
individually. Band/Artist contract pages includes and Artist
Management Contract, Band Performance Contract, General
Partnership Agreement, Recording Artist Contracts, Tour
Sponsorship Agreement and many others. All forms are provided in
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MUSICDISTRIBUTION.COM
http://www.musicdistribution.com/
MusicDistribution.com aims to help you find the best places to
promote, sell, and distribute your music on the Internet.
Includes our top 10 list, music promotion tips, and
recommended resources.


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$4000 VS-2480 STUDIO GIVEAWAY!
http://www.rainmusic.com/music123.htm
Enter today to win a Roland VS2480HD and a Roland VSCDR3 (usually
sold separately), and have a professional 24-track studio with
you wherever you need it! The VS2480 is the favorite of
professionals all over the world, including, Beat Pharmacie
(Black Eyed Peas, Nikka Costa), Engineer Alan Sparks (Destiny's
Child, Tyrese)and Semisonic's Dan Wilson. Contest ends October
25th, 2002.


INDEPENDENT MUSIC WORLD SERIES
http://discmakers.com/mp3/imws/
This is your chance to showcase in front of a slew of top A&R
folks and win up to $35,000 in prizes. Billboard Magazine will
choose the top six artists to perform at each showcase including
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Makers, MP3.com, Billboard Magazine, Fender, Shure, Alesis,
Zildjian, DW, Mars Music, Gemini DJ, REMO, TAXI and CD Baby. $20
Registration fee. Deadline November 15th.


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How would you like to duplicate your own, retail-ready CDs one at
a time? Or maybe you just want 20, 50, or 100 CDs and don't want
the expense of mass CD duplication? How would you like to sell
your professionally packaged CDs from your web site for free?
Our new Mixdown service allows artists to have professionally
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one at a time as needed or sell them directly to your fans
through your own web page. When an order is placed we take care
of the CD duplication, packaging and shipping so you can focus on
what matters most....writing music!


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RIAA-BACKED WEBCAST BILL 'A DISASTER FOR THE U.S.'?
http://www.theregus.com/content/35/26675.html
"This bill is a disaster to the Congress for passing it, to the
independent artist and label movement, and to the webcasters as a
whole. The passage of this bill will irrevocably damage the
Internet and all its potential in the United States - yet the
rest of the world will carry on with reasonable controls and
rewards."


JUPITER CONSUMER SURVEY REPORT: MUSIC 2002
http://www.jup.com/sps/research/reportoverview.jsp?doc=mus02-v02
In August 2002, Jupiter designed and fielded an extensive survey
on music consumers' behavior and attitudes. This study explores
the results, including comparisons with last year's survey and a
segmentation of online users by their online and off-line music
behaviors. Registration required.


WAS SATELLITE RADIO A BIG WASTE?
http://www.wired.com/news/mp3/0,1285,55706,00.html
Satellite radio was hyped as the answer to tired commercial
stations that play the same, limited music. It promised crystal
clear, commercial-free music and talk shows tailored to
individual tastes and delivered with digital signals. Both Sirius
Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio launched aggressive
campaigns starting in the late '90s, spending hundreds of
millions of dollars in an attempt to capture listeners.
That didn't happen. Now, wallowing in debt, the companies face a
new challenge: The FCC gave commercial radio stations the
go-ahead to broadcast digital signals -- a move that could
prematurely snuff satellite radio's short-burning flame.


NAPSTER OR NOT, FILE SWAPS CONTINUE
http://www.msnbc.com/news/820292.asp
The music industry succeeded in shutting down Napster, but it has
failed to even slow free song swapping, new research shows. Some
41 million people traded music online during the first half of
2002, according to San Francisco-based Odyssey research. Worse
yet, the increasing popularity of CD burners and portable digital
music devices like Apple’s iPod has given consumers yet another
way to swap music for free, opening up another hole in the music
industry’s leaky copyright dam.


THE MUSIC INDUSTRY'S NEW WEBSITE
http://www.slyck.com/news/200210oct/101302a.html
P2P users beware: the music industry wants to change your mind
about using KaZaA and other P2P applications. The newly
established Musicunited.org seems a lot like those commercials
that have parents trying to act "cool" to relate to their kids.
Sporting phrases like "It’s illegal and it’s a drag!" and "Real
Fans Get The Real Thing", the site almost oozes with a sense of
desperation.


KAZAA OUT OF U.S. ANTI-PIRACY GRASP?
http://bandradio.com/news/?id=1870
The New York Times recently reported on the geographic factors at
issue with the entertainment industry's lawsuit aiming to shut
down Sharman Networks' Kazaa file-sharing service. While Sharman
is incorporated in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu,
its offices are in Australia and its servers are in Denmark,
making applying U.S. copyright laws a difficult matter. The
article goes on to point out that even if the entertainment
industry is victorious in its litigation, "enforcement of any
judgment may rely entirely on legal authorities in other nations,
and their cooperation is not assured."


YOUNG BAND, DERAILED DREAM
http://tinyurl.com/22ke
It was a moment few young musicians get to savor. Dry Cell had a
recording contract with Warner Brothers Records, which had spent
$325,000, by its account, on the group. The group's first single,
"Body Crumbles," was playing on radio stations across the
country, and its debut album, "Disconnected," was slated to hit
stores in August. But within 48 hours, the euphoria disappeared.


CLEAR CHANNEL'S DOMINANCE HAS SOME IN AN UPROAR
http://tinyurl.com/22kf
It's a given that popular music is in a rut. Radio listenership,
concert attendance and record sales are all down from boom-year
peaks. The teen-pop mania that knocked grunge rock aside has
itself stalled out, with no new phenomenon rising up to replace
it and re-energize music fans. Slumps such as these are nothing
new; punk and new wave helped pull the trade out of a creative
and commercial trough in the late 1970s. But there is a
noticeable difference between today's malaise and those of
decades past, in that unhappiness with the state of things has a
new and very large target: Clear Channel.


NAPSTER CREATOR PONDERS HIS LEGACY
http://www.msnbc.com/news/815473.asp
Shawn Fanning, at 21 years old, has already created something of
significance, nurtured it and watched it die. His music-sharing
software program Napster caused panic in the recording industry
when it showed up on the Internet in 1999, only to be shut down
last year in legal proceedings over copyright issues. Mr.
Fanning, who quit college as a freshman at Northeastern
University in Boston and who has no current plans to return to
school, says he’s not ready to jump back into the online music
industry.


FIRST BLOOD IS SPILLED AT RECORD INDUSTRY HEARINGS
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=6675
Absent the penalty of perjury, Major Label lawyers testified to a
panel of senators in Los Angles that most artists are happy with
their recording contracts. The panel, held this past Tuesday, was
assembled to entertain arguments as to whether legislation might
be necessary to keep major record labels honest when reporting to
their artists the amount of money earned on their exclusive
record contracts. If enacted, this would be the beginning of
government regulation of the music business; a concept that,
ironically, artists are initiating.


OUR DYING MUSIC INDUSTRY
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=6676
Right now, the music industry is a fish in a shallow,
evaporating, mud-choked, puddle. Every month, millions of songs
are effectively stolen and swapped online using file sharing
software with zero compensation going to the artists or record
labels. The number of songs swapped/stolen will grow
exponentially as millions more people gain access to the
internet. The record labels, in their effervescent stupidity,
will continue trying, without success, to regulate the internet
(impossible) rather than develop a workable business plan to sell
MP3's legitimately to the three or so honest people left on
planet earth.


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GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD!
http://www.rainmusic.com/tonos.htm
Our friends at Tonos have blown the door of opportunity open for
more than a few musicians and songwriters. Founded by legendary
music makers Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Kenneth
"Babyface" Edmonds (all three Grammy winners), Tonos gives many
artists the chance to get their music into the hands of the A&R
folks that matter. On a regular basis, record labels,
film/television music supervisors, producers, managers, and other
music industry entities contact Tonos when they're looking for
specific musical talents. For example, Steve Lillywhite, producer
of albums by U2, Dave Matthews and the Rolling Stones, used Tonos
to find the first artist he signed for his new record label. And
he's not alone. On a constant basis, there are new opportunites
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SCRATCH OFF THIS CD REPLACEMENT
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-962131.html
DataPlay, which hoped its secure media format would replace the
compact disc, has shut down and is looking for a buyer.
DataPlay, which had raised $120 million from supporters including
photography giant Eastman Kodak and chipmaker Intel, needed $40
million to $50 million to complete the next phase of operations.
DataPlay's discs are about the size of a quarter, can hold up to
500MB of data--or 11 hours of music--and include security
features to prevent unauthorized copying of music.


MUSICMATCH DROPS THE MAC
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/cnet/stories/962120.htm
The maker of one of the most widely distributed third-party
digital music players will stop supporting the Mac next week as
the company seeks to focus on Windows products.
Starting next week, MusicMatch will no longer support a Macintosh
version of its product, the company revealed Tuesday.


MUSICNET AND PRESSPLAY CLOSING IN ON LABELS
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-962179.html
MusicNet and Pressplay are close to rounding out their music
offerings with deals that would allow them to provide songs from
all five major labels. Pressplay announced Monday that it signed
a deal with BMG and said it is close to reaching an agreement
with Warner Music Group. The service, backed by Sony and Vivendi
Universal, already has a deal with EMI Recorded Music. Meanwhile,
sources close to MusicNet said it's completed a deal with UMG and
is within days of striking an agreement with Sony.


RIAA, MPAA GO AFTER COLLEGES OVER STUDENT FILE SHARING
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458094/20021011/index.jhtml
If your dormroom is download central, the movie and music
industries are asking your school to pull the plug on you.
The Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture
Association of America and other copyright-owners' groups sent a
letter Tuesday (October 8) to more than 2,300 colleges and
universities to inform them of the legal issues surrounding
on-campus file-sharing. The letter also asks for the colleges'
help in their fight against file-sharing and offers ways to stop
it.


MUSICMATCH UNSEATS CLEAR CHANNEL AS #1 NET RADIO NETWORK
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=184440
MUSICMATCH, Inc. finished the week as the number one Internet
radio network measured by MeasureCast, unseating Clear Channel
Worldwide for the second time. Clear Channel streamed 1,156,853
hours of entertainment to 273,146 listeners, while MUSICMATCH
de1ivered 1,196,413 hours to an audience of 358,824. The first
time MUSICMATCH won the top network spot from Clear Channel was
during the week of August 19.


REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS DENIES BROADCASTERS' MOTION FOR A STAY
http://bandradio.com/news/?id=1878
The U.S. Copyright Office has rejected an application by a number
of broadcasters for a stay of its ruling that clarified that the
retransmission of an AM/FM broadcast signal over the Internet is
not exempt from paying webcaster royalties for streaming the
songs online. Broadcasters had sought the stay because they
believed it would relieve them from the requirement to pay
statutory royalties, which kick in on Oct. 20.


SATELLITE RADIOS HEAD FOR USED CAR LOTS
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-961468.html
Satellite radios are gearing up for a big showing on the car lot
circuit. XM Satellite Radio unveiled plans Wednesday to supply
thousands of independent car dealerships, including used car
lots, with $400 satellite radio receivers to offer to their
customers. The receivers are made by Audiovox, according to XM
Satellite Radio spokesman Chance Patterson. "This gives us a new
selling opportunity through a huge network of independent auto
dealers, " Patterson said.


GLOBAL RECORDED MUSIC SALES DOWN 9.2%
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=42769
World sales of recorded music fell by 9.2% in value and by 11.2%
in units in the first half of 2002. Sales of CD albums, the most
popular format worldwide, saw a 7% fall. Single sales also
dropped, by 17%, while cassettes continued a long-term decline,
falling by 31%.


MUSIC SWAPPING ON THE NET RISING
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2309671.stm
As broadband takes off, so does music swapping. The number of
users taking advantage of illegal file-sharing on the net is on
the rise, according to new figures from analyst firm Jupiter
Media. Music accounts for the lion's share of file swapping and
analysts warn that unless the industry offers real alternatives
soon, the legitimate digital music industry will be stillborn.


BOB DYLAN SUES MP3.COM
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2123577,00.html
There'll be no Mr Tambourine Man for MP3.com if the outcome of a
lawsuit against the Vivendi Universal site finds in favour of Bob
Dylan and other music stars. Rock stars Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and
James Taylor have filed a lawsuit against Vivendi Universal's
MP3.com music Web site for allegedly distributing their songs
without authorisation, sources familiar with the suit say.
A spokesman for MP3.com declined to comment.


WARNER BROS THREATENS CANADIAN GROKSTER USER
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=6771
MediaForce, a hired Warner Net security firm which uses its
mediaSentry to automatically scan p2p nets for "copyrighted
works," has targeted a Canadian Grokster user for alleged
copyright infringements. mediaSentry trawls the Net looking for
'illegal' file sharers and when it finds one, shows the p2p app
and sharers' IP addies. Address owners are then Whois-ed,
MediaForce contacts the ISP or block owner involved and the
downloader gets a 'Stop it or Else' notice. A very basic app, but
good enough for MediaForce.


WEBCASTERS SET TO RETURN TO THE AIR
http://www.plastic.com/article.html?sid=02/10/08/02001281
An adapted version of HR 5469, which had originally called for a
six-month moratorium on the imposition of fees, passed the House
today, October 7, after the RIAA and small webcasters came to a
sensible agreement. Rather than impose the fee schedule
determined by the the U.S. Copyright Office, which would have
charged small web broadcasters between $125,000 and $500,000 a
year to stream, the RIAA will collect whichever is the greater of
a minimum annual payment of $2,000, eight percent of gross
revenues or five percent of expenses."


MUSIC INDUSTRY TARGETS NET SWAPPERS
http://tinyurl.com/1tui
Music companies tried to persuade a judge Friday to let them
obtain the names of people suspected of trading music files
online without going to court first, a move that could dictate
how copyright holders deal with Internet piracy in the future.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, who heard the case, lamented
ambiguities in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which was
enacted to uphold copyright laws on the Internet while shielding
technology companies from direct liability.


INTERNET, MUSIC FIRMS FACE OFF IN COURT
http://tinyurl.com/1tuj
Verizon Communications faced tough questions from a federal judge
on Friday as the telecommunications giant sought to resist being
drafted as the recording industry's copyright policeman.
Claiming that the privacy of its users and the viability of the
Internet itself were at stake, Verizon argued that it should not
have to kick off customers who use "peer to peer" services like
Kazaa and Morpheus to download songs for free, and should not be
required to monitor its users' activities.


STORY OF NAPSTER TO HIT SILVER SCREEN
http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,804604,00.html
The rise and fall of music download site Napster, which brought
the music industry to its knees and made a star of its young
founder Shawn Fanning, is to be turned into a film.
MTV has confirmed it plans to make the film, having acquired the
exclusive rights to the life story of Mr Fanning, who created
Napster on a laptop in his uncle's house when still a 19-year-old
student. Alex Winter, who starred in Bill and Ted's Excellent
Adventure with Keanu Reeves, has been signed up to direct the
film and MTV said Mr Fanning may play himself.


'FREE DOWNLOAD DAY' A HIT WITH FANS
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-960650.html?tag=dd.ne.dtx.nl-hed.0
British and Irish music fans scrambled for a piece of the action
on Thursday as some of the music business' heavyweights opened up
their archives for free downloads in a bid to combat Internet
piracy. But "Digital Download Day" - part counterstrike, part
marketing ploy - proved almost too successful as the host
Internet site slowed to a near-standstill under the sheer weight
of surfers trying to claim their download "voucher." Devised by
OD2, a technology company co-founded by recording artist Peter
Gabriel, the "Day" is in fact a weeklong venture offering access
to 100,000 tracks from 6,000 artists including ColdPlay, Dido and
Elvis Presley.


MUSIC INDUSTRY FIGHTS BACK - WITH DOWNLOADS
http://tinyurl.com/22kh
In a fight to win back fans from the "grey zone" of online
song-swapping services, the music industry is borrowing a trick
from its nemeses: free music downloads. For one week beginning on
Thursday, music fans in Europe will be able to download, stream
or burn onto their hard drives a selection of tracks from 6 000
artists including ColdPlay, Dido and Elvis Presley. It is part of
a marketing ploy called "Digital Download Day" devised by British
firm OD2, a technology company specializing in digital music
distribution and co-founded by recording artist Peter Gabriel.


GARAGEBAND GIVES WEBCASTERS FREE ACCESS TO 50,000 INDIE ARTISTS
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=42340
Garageband Records demonstrated its support for Internet radio
today by announcing a new turnkey service that will provide
webcasters with an alternative and more affordable source of
music. This announcement is part of the company’s broader plan to
promote its independent artists through multiple channels
including Internet, college and commercial radio.


MUSIC COMPANIES TO PAY $143 M IN PRICE-FIXING CASE
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/4183843.htm
The world's five largest music companies and the three largest
music retailers will pay $143.1 million to settle a CD price
fixing case launched by New York and Florida two years ago.
In August 2000, most U.S. states joined in a lawsuit alleging
that an industry practice called "minimum advertised pricing''
(MAP) artificially inflated the price of CDs between 1995 and
2000, violating federal and state anti-trust laws. Under MAP, the
labels subsidized advertising for retailers that agreed not to
sell CDs below a certain price.


LIQUID AUDIO UNLOADS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/1472401
With the results of a highly contentious proxy battle still up in
the air, and on the verge of liquidation just last week, digital
music distribution player Liquid Audio Monday got a helping hand
from Microsoft . Microsoft played the white knight by buying up
the rights to Liquid Audio's patents for a cash consideration of
$7 million.



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