Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 12:08PM BST
Well, I'm paraphrasing slightly. Given that the music business was a bit disappointed with the proposals in the government's 'Digital Britain' report regarding forcing (or not) the internet service providers to take a more proactive role in policing 
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 Wed 17 Jun 2009 3:29PM BST
Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold has said that illegal
downloading, far from having a negative impact on the music industry,
actually makes music better, because it allows musicians to be
influenced and inspired by a wider range of other artist Posted Wed 17 Jun 2009 3:00PM BST
As you no doubt already know, Madonna has successfully appealed
that previously reported court ruling that stopped her from adopting a
second Malawian child.
As
previously reported, in April a Malawian court ruled that, despite the
fact t Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 11:39AM BST
Not sure why this is happening now, but there you go. R&B
singer Jocelyn Brown is reportedly suing over the sampling of her song
'Loves Gonna Get You' in the 1990 dance hit 'The Power' by German combo
Snap!. I think the key line "I've got the Posted Mon 8 Jun 2009 5:19PM BST
I'm not sure the successes of periphery parties UKIP and BNP in the
European elections here in the UK will mean much for the music
business, except, in the latter case, presumably rallying more support
from planet pop for the Love Music Hate Racis Posted Mon 8 Jun 2009 5:17PM BST
While the British decided that what the European Parliament really
needed was a couple of racists, the Swedish decided to return a pair of
pirates. Though let's put this news into context. Robert Kilroy Silk
has been an MEP for the last five years Posted Thu 4 Jun 2009 11:42AM BST
Possible future Prime Minister (who knows, maybe by next month)
Alan Johnson yesterday told the Annual General Meeting of recording
rights collecting society PPL that he thought "people now see the need
for regulation" when it comes to intern Posted Thu 4 Jun 2009 11:40AM BST
More Jacko gossip for you all. The Sun claims that Michael Jackson
has drastically cut down his food intake because be believes doing so
will help him beat the skin cancer the tabloid is convinced the star is
suffering from.
The
Sun cites Posted Thu 4 Jun 2009 11:38AM BST
It's a shame Sacha Baron Cohen rubbing his balls in Eminem's face
at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday turned out to be a pre-planned prank.
Had the rapper actually stormed out of the event and gone straight back
to his hotel room to cry he might hav Posted Thu 4 Jun 2009 11:37AM BST
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