Monday’s Music Briefing: Beatles, RIAA & Much More

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> Representatives are in talks with MTV Games and Activision about a Beatles themed video game. (FT)

> The Electronic Frontier Foundation is attacking the foundation of all RIAA lawsuits. (ars,
pdf of court filing)

> A look at Michael Bandier, head of Sony/ATV music publishing (FT)

> It looks like this week’s Billboard  – The Indies Issue including a Q&A with Sub Pop’s Jonathan Poneman , 10 Indie Visionaries and The Shins Going D.I.Y. is a good one.  Sadly, as usual, most of it is only online for subscribers.

> Happy Anniversary to Ethan Kaplan on three years as tech guru at Warner Brothers Records. I wonder if he ever got around to reorganizing his desk ?

> France nears a 3 strikes and your out anti-piracy law. (Variety)

> Alexandra Patsavas, head of the Los Angeles-based firm Chop Shop Music Supervision, has been added as a speaker at the August 14-15 Bandwidth Conference in SF. 

> Hurray!, a Chinese artist development, music production and wireless music distributor
China, announced that its President, COO and CFO Sean Wang has resigned. (press release)

> Skyline Music is the music booking agency that sponsors Hypebot and where I spend my days. Check out our eclectic roster and let me know if you see any areas where we might collaborate. PS: We’re looking for summer and fall interns for both Skyline and Hypebot.