Thursday’s Music Brief: Indies On Radio, 3 Strikes, Lessig vs. WMG, HMV & More

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• Surprise! Study Shows Few Indies On Radio
• France Reintroduces 3 Strikes Bill. UK Says No.
• Seeqpod Back Online…Sort Of
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MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

• Copyright reform advocate Lawrence Lessig had one of his presentations on YouTube hit with a takedown notice from Warner Music. Lessig intends to fight back. (ars)
• Apple is under siege in digital music. (The Street)
• HMV continued to fill the void on London's high streets after year on year sales volume increased by 11.7% last quarter. (London Daily News)
• The mega-manager trend continues: CouNtry superstar Tim McGraw has signed with Coran Capshaw's Red Light Management (home to Dave Mathews, Phish and others) and co-owner of Music Today and indie ATO Records  (Billboard)
• Your Facebook Profile Makes Marketers’ Dreams Come True (Epicenter)
• 20 sentenced for selling pirated CD's on Ebay. (IFPI)
• Clear Channel Radio has cut 590 staffers. (WSJ)
•  Set the music free.  The case for dropping DRM from Nokia's Comes With Music. (FM) Comes with Music Expands to Mexico May 1st. (Fox)
• 30 Seconds From Mars has re-signed with EMI.
• Time Warner is considering spinning off a struggling AOL. (FT)
• Venture capitalistS face broken system. (FT)