Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 6-26-05

Label Pos. Artist|Title CAP 1 COLDPLAY|X&Y RCA 2 FOO FIGHTERS|IN YOUR HONOR V2 3 WHITE STRIPES|GET BEHIND ME SA VRGN 4 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS ATLG 5 TRANSPLANTS|HAUNTED CITIES WAR 6 CORGAN*BILLY|FUTUREEMBRACE. Continue reading

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WILL ROCK RADIO SURVIVE?

In today’s RAIN newletter there is a report from last week’s Radio & Records Convention adressing the question: "How does rock radio address its core demo’s eager adoption of a. Continue reading

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MORE COMMENTARIES ON SUPREME COURT GROKSTER RULING

UPDATED 6/28 @ 5AM From Bob Lefsetz / The Lefsetz Letter: "…If you think the Grokster decision is a referendum on P2P, you just haven’t read it. Rather, it’s a referendum. Continue reading

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According to Digital Music News, Tower Records "…last seen heading into bankruptcy 16 months ago, has resurrected itself and is moving into the future with surprising vigor. The company has. Continue reading

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NARAS APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT

NARAS GLOATS AS ROME BURNS "Today is a good day for music fans and the 17,000 musicians, composers, artists, engineers, producers and songwriters that are the members of the Recording. Continue reading

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Supreme Court P2P Ruling Commentaries

Some comments about the Supreme Court P2P ruling: From former RIAA head Hillary Rosen for the Huffington Post:  "Wow. We won big. Unanimous. That doesn’t happen very often…For today, I. Continue reading

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MUSIC INDUSTRY CHEERS AS SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST GROKSTER IN P2P CASE. BUT DOES IT MATTER?

From a HollywoodReporter.com bulletin:" In a unanimous decision that marks a big win for the entertainment industry and intellectual property rights, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that file-sharing services. Continue reading

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DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW

Perhaps the biggest news this week didn’t happen at all, with a widely-expected Supreme Court decision now scheduled for Monday morning. That made this week the calm before the storm,. Continue reading

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Amazon Labels Copy Protected CD’s On Site

FROM THE MAJOR LABELS CAN RUN BUT THEY CAN’T HIDE DEPARTMENT: Amazon.com has started informing buyers when the CD they are about to hide is copy protected.  See an example. Continue reading

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Acoustic Morissette CD Sets Starbucks Record

(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) It is yet to be seen how much impact a Canadian record store boycott will have on her new album, but sales of Alanis Morissette’s acoustic disc at. Continue reading

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