Yahoo! News: Digital MusicDigital MusicMusicians union sues American Idol' producers (AP)- June 13, 2008 AP - A musicians union has filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of "American Idol," claiming musicians were underpaid because the show's live music was re-recorded for reruns.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080613/ap_... Ashanti's bloody videos spark protest (Reuters)- June 12, 2008 Reuters - Blood-splattered videos for R&B singer-songwriter Ashanti's single "The Way That I Love You" sparked a protest by demonstrators in Los Angeles, prompting the artist and Universal Records to remove the clips from the Internet.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/wr_... Canada to overhaul copyright laws for digital age (Reuters)- June 12, 2008 Reuters - Canadians will be allowed to copy legally acquired music to their iPods and computers but would be banned from getting around any digital locks that companies might apply, under new legislation introduced in Parliament on Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/tc_... Play-along video game genre amps up music industry (AP)- June 12, 2008 AP - Tapping on fake instruments and screeching into microphones connected to video game consoles has become lucrative for both the music and gaming industries. Downloadable tunes for music-based games "Guitar Hero," "Rock Band" and "SingStar" have become as vital as iTunes itself and one of the last ways to expose youngsters to classic rock.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_... Accessories will pump up the tunes on your cellphone (USATODAY.com)- June 12, 2008 USATODAY.com - Music lovers, listen up. Buying a portable music player is so, well, 2003. If you carry a cellphone, and chances are you do, then it's likely all you need to enjoy your favorite tunes while on the go.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/200806... Bertelsmann asks $1.5 bln for its Sony-BMG stake: report (Reuters)- June 12, 2008 Reuters - German media group Bertelsmann is seeking $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion to pull out of its Sony-BMG music joint venture with Sony Corp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/med... SanDisk Picks Up Wi-Fi Tech for MP3 Players (PC Magazine)- June 10, 2008 PC Magazine - On Monday, SanDisk quietly acquired MusicGremlin, a maker of Wi-Fi enabled MP3 players.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20080610/tc_... Bertelsmann wants to sell Sony BMG stake to Sony (AFP)- June 10, 2008 AFP - German media group Bertelsmann is in talks with Japanese partner Sony on the sale of Bertelsmann's half in their jointly owned music company Sony BMG, a newspaper said Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080610/bs... Bertelsmann wants to sell Sony BMG stake to Sony: report (AFP)- June 10, 2008 AFP - German media group Bertelsmann is in talks with Japanese partner Sony on the sale of the former's half in their jointly owned music company Sony BMG, a newspaper said on Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080610/bs... Developers Preview iPhone Apps at WWDC (PC World)- June 9, 2008 PC World - Mobile games, productivity programs, Web tools, sports apps, music makers, and medical software debut at the Apple developers conference.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2008060... |