Posted Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:25PM BST
Snoop Dogg took to the stand for nearly two hours yesterday in that
previously reported civil assault suit brought by fan (or former fan?)
Richard Monroe Jr, who claims that Snoop hit him with a mic when he got
up on stage at a gig in Seattle, and 
So, how do people working in music know who's signing who, what those pesky record labels are up to, what the latest download whatnot is, who is moving and shaking, who is spending and saving, who is planning and scheming, or, for that matter, what Pete and Amy and Britney are up to? Simple, they read CMU Daily, the UK music business' biggest and most popular daily news bulletin. Now you to can get the lowdown from Team CMU, here on the CMU-Blog. You'll find even more at www.thecmuwebsite.com
Posted Tue 28 Apr 2009 1:17PM BST
Well, if you happen to believe that the three-strike method of
dealing with internet piracy is the future, we might all be following
Taiwan when it comes to developing our copyright laws.
Taiwan
has just passed a revision to its copyright Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 1:22PM BST
Idlewild have been talking about their fan-funded album, which is
now finished and about to be posted out to the fans who paid up for it
last year.
The
Scottish band were one of the victims of the collapse of Sanctuary
Music. ... Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 1:19PM BST
Girl Aloud Cheryl Cole is planning to record solo material later in
the year, according to reports. The group as a whole are taking a break
after their current UK tour, and are all planning individual projects
from "music to acting to beauty to fa Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 1:18PM BST
Paul McCartney may have cost organisers of the Coachella Festival
$54,000 by overrunning. Macca headlined the Californian festival
earlier this month, and played for nearly an hour more than planned.
Which
is all well and good for the audi Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 1:15PM BST
Following on from a PPL organised event in London last Thursday to
discuss the future of good old copyright in this here digital age, the
Guardian have been speaking to the ministerial type currently charged
with the task of making copyright laws Posted Fri 24 Apr 2009 12:03PM BST
With comeback album 'Relapse' now a month away from release, Slim
Shady is back on the media rounds, and though not talking about his
mother's condition, he is talking about lots of other things.
Talking
to Shade 45, he got into the state Posted Fri 24 Apr 2009 12:01PM BST
Following yesterday's revelation that the judge in the Pirate Bay
trial is a member of two pro-copyright organisations in Sweden, the
previously reported Swedish Pirate Party has issued a response.
As
previously reported, although not offi Posted Fri 24 Apr 2009 12:00PM BST
Ah, what a shame, the UK music businesses richest people are
slightly less rich than they were a year ago. See, there is an
advantage to owning nothing, you've nothing to lose when everything
falls in value. ... Posted Fri 24 Apr 2009 11:59AM BST
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