Apple & Starbucks Launch iTunes Pick of the Week Initiative

Apple and Starbucks have launched the iTunes Pick of the Week music initiative. The Pick of the Week will allow Starbucks customers to download a complimentary song or music video every Tuesday. More than 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations in the US will stock a new Pick of the Week download card redeemable on the iTunes Store for a free song or music video, from artists such as Carly Simon, Duffy, Counting Crows, Adele, Sia,...

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New Zealand Overhauls Copyright Law – ISPs Now Liable For Infringement

New Zealand’s New Technologies and Performers’ Rights Copyright Amendment Bill is a complete overhaul of their copyright law. The bill was passed on April 8th and is designed to clarify how copyright applies to new technologies in today’s digital environment. New Zealand’s last copyright legislation was drafted almost 20 years ago. Campbell Smith, Chief Executive of the Recording Industry Association of New...

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