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So much happening on the Music scene all over the world ... the battle escalates between the recording industry and online music services ... 

- A judge in Los Angeles rules Grockster and Morpheus not liable for piracy

- Apple launches its music service ...  this news item posted yesterday at Metafilter has received 142 comments at last count.  Interesting reactions.  Looks good to me, with more than 200,000 songs to download at 99 cents a piece.  A huge BUT though ... why is it only for people with a billing address in the US ?

- In Europe, the EMI Group has signed deals to put the bulk of its music catalog on the Web in Europe, in its boldest bid yet to exploit the medium that has threatened to bring the record industry to its knees.  Not sure what their pricing structure is going to be ... Online Blog (link via Sameer) seems to suggest a whopping 1 Pound Sterling per track.

"With a series of private FM radio stations being launched in Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai, the music industry is sitting up once again. Earlier, it was the threat of piracy that kept the music companies on tenterhooks, and now the crowded FM radio market in the metros is making them sing the tune of ìradio edits.î

The music industry is in a serious situation because of MP3 format, piracy and multiple FM radio stations, says Indian Music Industry (IMI) president V J Lazarus. Even as top officials of private FM radio companies such as Entertainment Network India Ltd (Radio Mirchi) and Music Broadcast Private Ltd (Radio City) are saying that internationally radio promotes music, the industry does not adhere to this theory. Mr Lazarus says: ìFM radio stations are more of a competition for us.î

While the battle continues and the pricing is tossed around ..... Kazaa rules.  

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