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Tuesday’s Music Brief: iTunes Ups Prices, Radiohead vs. RIAA, YouTube $’s & More

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MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

  • Radiohead will testify against the RIAA. (TorrentFreak)
  • Record label hopes for revenue from YouTube maybe grossly optimistic according to one analysis. (TechTrader Daily)
  • The next generation of iPhones and iPod touch will have an FM receiver and a low powered FM transmitter. (Apple Insider)
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has
    joined a broad coalition of public interest groups and trade
    associations calling for President Obama to diversify future
    appointments
    to intellectual property policy positions and create new
    offices devoted to promoting innovation and free expression.(press release)
  • Francis Keeling has been promoted to VP, Digital, at Universal Music Group International. He was previously head of commercial, Digital, at Universal Music U.K. (Billboard)
  • Amazon May Be Gaining Traction In The MP3 Market (Washington Post)
  • WMG is targeting video services beyond YouTube. (EFF)

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