>>> A judge ruled that while Hawthorne Heights owes Victory two more albums it can also record and release elsewhere. If the ruling sticks it could have ramifications across the industry.
>>> WMG appears ready to up it's bid for EMI by almost $200 million confident that the EU would approve 
the merger. I predict EMI's Nicoli will resist. The NY Post has a behind the scenes look as EMI opens its books to interested parties.
>>>> cNet looks at how the rest of the industry will be watching the upcoming sales of EMI on iTunes and Amazon to determine their next moves. Is it a fair test and isn't DRM free inevitable anyway?
>>> How will things change and fans react as the White Stripes move to a major label and begin to play
the corporate game? (Billboard)
>>> Last week the US military banned YouTube and MySpace because of bandwidth concerns. Now the YouTube founders are asking the Pentagon to rethink the order.
>>> Coolfer has a nice roundup of analyst comments on the Amazon all-mp3 store.
>>> New intellectual property rights advocacy group The Copyright Alliance has launched.
