The Daily Chord

for Tuesday August 1, 2006

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Today's Stories:

• EMI licenses music to Mashboxx
Story from BBC News.

• Parts of French copyright law deemed unconstitutional
Story from CNET.

• James Brown sues for control of his royalties
Story from Times Online.

• "Bump 'n' grind Barbies" are a music biz success story
Story from LA Times. (site reg req'd)

• Slumber Party Girls prepare for marketing blitz
Story from Hollywood Reporter.

• Smaller subwoofers are on the way
Story from Wired.

• Oscar Peterson hears jarring notes of intolerance
Story from The Globe and Mail.

Previously:

• Billy Bragg's MySpace protest movement
• Guitar soul divas
• Verizon drops monthly charge for music store access
• Music as entry point for history studies
• Pitchfork festival reviewed
• Garageband gets money, plans "social" service
• Dutch journalist fired for faking Scott Walker interview
• IFPI head notes countries lax on piracy
• Floyd Dixon dies
• Jessie Mae Hemphill dies
• The Who scrap webcasts due to Daltrey's objections
• James Gang set to hit the road
• Webcasting royalties and Sound Exchange
• Harvey Matusow, snitch and psychedelic Jew's Harp artist
• Kazaa makers settle piracy suits
• EMI won't pursue Warner merger
• Snocap tests music sales with Linx
• Music store owner ordered to pay for bootlegs
• Does the Jessica Simpson experiment mean the end of DRM?
• ABC's Fry is Hugh Grant's vocal coach
• HD radio hits the market

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