Music Publishers Sue XM
EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Sony/ATV Music and Famous Music sued XM Satellite Radio over the XM + MP3 service. The publishers claim they want to “put an end to the pervasive and willful copyright infringement” of their compositions distributed over the service to “iPod-like devices controlled by XM.” However, it’s more about gaining leverage in their ongoing negotiations. Why the US...
Pink Is The New Zune
Microsoft sources have purposely leaked information on a new pink Zune coming May 1, 2007. Microsoft dropped 100 limited-edition pink Zunes last year, which caused such a sensation that they figured why not release them to the buying public. Microsoft certainly could use the sales…