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Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store. (Erick Schonfeld/TechCrunch)

Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch:
Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store.  — Does embattled music streaming site imeem think it can take on iTunes?  For the most part, nearly…
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Sony Invests In Online Indie Music Distributor IODA (Tameka Kee/paidContent) Tameka Kee / paidContent:
Sony Invests In Online Indie Music Distributor IODA  — Sony (NYSE: SNE) Music Entertainment has taken a stake in indie digital music distribution service…
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Blackberry's U2 Plans Revealed (Matt McGee/atu2.com)

Matt McGee / atu2.com:
Blackberry’s U2 Plans Revealed  — Much has been said about Blackberry’s sponsorship of the U2 360 Tour, but very little of it has been said by either…
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The Coolness Index (Plamere/Music Machinery)

Plamere / Music Machinery:
The Coolness Index  — Some artists just are not cool - your mom likes ABBA, so there’s no way you are going to listen to them, even if you think…
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Road to Pandora now goes through Amazon (Matt Rosoff/Digital Noise) Matt Rosoff / Digital Noise:
Road to Pandora now goes through Amazon  — Pandora is a great music-discovery service, so it’s only natural that independent bands would hope to get…
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RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case (Greg Sandoval/CNET News) Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case  — The Recording Industry Association of America has prevailed in its copyright fight against Usenet.com, according…
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Microsoft, Yahoo And Real Sued For Failing To Get All Necessary Licenses For Music Stores (Michael Masnick/Techdirt) Michael Masnick / Techdirt:
Microsoft, Yahoo And Real Sued For Failing To Get All Necessary Licenses For Music Stores  — Want to know just how incredibly confusing and impossible…
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Happy birthday!  The Walkman turns 30 (Martyn Williams/Macworld)

Martyn Williams / Macworld:
Happy birthday!  The Walkman turns 30  — Sony introduced its Walkman portable cassette player thirty years ago this week, kicking off a…
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Is The Pirate Bay Really Going Legit?  Of Course Not. (Peter Kafka/MediaMemo)

Peter Kafka / MediaMemo:
Is The Pirate Bay Really Going Legit?  Of Course Not.  — You can hear the head-scratching going on at movie studios and music labels across the…
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A What-man? (BBC)

BBC:
A What-man?  — When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music.  But how does it compare with its digital…