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...

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Electrix Rises From The Dead…Again

SBD Music, Inc., a Laguna Hills, California concern, has acquired Electrix Pro, Inc., makers of robust DJ processing modules. The newly formed company also announced they have appointed a board of directors consisting of Mark Buhler, Charles Dotson and Adam Scolaro. “We saw a tremendous opportunity to acquire a very well respected brand name in Electrix. We are planning to re-introduce new versions of the Electrix products over...

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