Digital Music News Publishes Label Activity Report

Digital Music News has just published a report that summarizes recent moves by record labels in the digital music space. To summarize:

• "Various label groups continued their war against piracy across the globe, with big action surfacing in Ireland, Japan, The Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, and Germany. In the United States, the RIAA dropped a case against Charter Communications over subpoena procedures, opting not to pursue a Supreme Court challenge of an 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that favored ISPs."
• "Eliot Spitzer settled a payola probe with Sony BMG late last month, resulting in a $10 million fine. The major label agreed not to engage in pay-for-play practices going forward. While the fine was viewed as a slap on the wrist, the episode revealed dozens of embarrassing documents that exposed clear payola arrangements with major radio stations. Action against other major labels is expected next."
• "Elsewhere, EMI revealed a positive earnings result on the strength of releases from Coldplay and Gorillaz. And Michael Smellie exited Sony BMG, while Universal Music inked a pair of video licensing deals with online outlets."

A complete report, along with other Digital Music News sector reports, can be purchased at http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/sector