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		<title>As she heads towards a million on Kickstarter, Amanda Palmer explains where the money will go</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally having someone talk you through a budget wouldn&#8217;t make for especially compelling reading, but when a DIY artist outlines the costs they are incurring releasing records, touring shows and keeping fans happy it&#8217;s usually a pretty interesting read, and the latest blog post from Amanda Palmer very much falls into that category. Palmer, of<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/as-she-heads-towards-a-million-on-kickstarter-amanda-palmer-explains-where-the-money-will-go/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>US Supreme Court refuses to hear Tenenbaum case</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-tenenbaum-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 10:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Nesson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Tenenbaum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIAA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Supreme Court has refused to take on the Joel Tenenbaum case, meaning the file-sharing student can now only hope that the damages he was ordered to pay the record companies for illegally sharing music files via Kazaa back in 2004 can be reduced back in the lower courts. As much previously reported, Tenenbaum<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/us-supreme-court-refuses-to-hear-tenenbaum-case/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Robin Gibb dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bee Gees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robin Gibb died this weekend after losing a lengthy battle with cancer. The Bee Gee had been fighting the disease for some time, and had been praised by doctors for his strength of character, especially when he regained consciousness after over a week in a coma after suffering a bout of pneumonia. But, despite a<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/robin-gibb-dies/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>AEG favourite to get the MAMA Group</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/aeg-favourite-to-get-the-mama-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[AEG Live]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Live music giant AEG Live has preferred bidder status to buy HMV&#8217;s live music business the MAMA Group, according to the Daily Mail. Although final details of the deal are to be confirmed, the paper says the global venue owner and tour promoter is now favourite to acquire the MAA business, generating HMV in the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/aeg-favourite-to-get-the-mama-group/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Donna Summer dies</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/donna-summer-dies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disco queen Donna Summer died in Florida yesterday after losing a battle with cancer, she was 63. Confirming the singer&#8217;s death, a statement from her family read: &#8220;Early this morning, surrounded by family, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith. While we grieve her passing, we are<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/donna-summer-dies/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tenenbaum lawyer requests Supreme Court hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles Nesson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And so the Joel Tenenbaum story continues, as lawyers for the file-sharing student seek a US Supreme Court hearing in their ongoing bid to quash the mega-damages their client has been ordered to pay the American record companies for illegally accessing a few tracks via Kazaa back in 2004. But first, the customary recap. Joel<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tenenbaum-lawyer-requests-supreme-court-hearing/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-pirate-bay-hit-by-ddos-attack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[DDoS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Pirate Bay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pirate Bay was inaccessible for many for much of yesterday, but not because British ISPs were in the process of erecting blockades to stop their customers from reaching the controversial file-sharing site (although they are), rather the Swedish file-sharing search service was the victim of one of those Distributed Denial Of Service attacks usually<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-pirate-bay-hit-by-ddos-attack/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finnish ruling on illegal file-sharing over third party wi-fi may have effects across Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/finnish-ruling-on-illegal-file-sharing-over-third-party-wi-fi-may-have-effects-across-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the more interesting questions raised by any anti-piracy three-strikes system, whereby internet service providers can be forced to send warning letters to suspected file-sharers of unlicensed content, and to then reduce the net connection of any such file-sharing customers who ignore the warnings (either to slower speeds or to full disconnection of service),<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/finnish-ruling-on-illegal-file-sharing-over-third-party-wi-fi-may-have-effects-across-europe/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pirate Bay founder takes case to European Court Of Human Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pirate-bay-founder-takes-case-to-european-court-of-human-rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 11:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Lundström]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[File-Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fredrik Neij]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Sunde]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden v The Pirate Bay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, with those pesky jail sentences now hanging over the founders of The Pirate Bay in their home country of Sweden, two of the three creators of the always controversial file-sharing search service are trying very different approaches to avoid prison. According to Torrentfreak, legal reps for Fredrik Neij are ready to fight the Swedish<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pirate-bay-founder-takes-case-to-european-court-of-human-rights/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MP3tunes files for bankruptcy, EMI vows to fight on</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the early music-focused digital locker services, MP3tunes.com, has filed for bankruptcy, its founder, Michael Robertson, has confirmed. The announcement brings to an end the latest venture from Robertson who, as the creator of the original MP3.com, has been innovating in digital music for years, though usually in a way that aggravates the big<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mp3tunes-files-for-bankruptcy-emi-vows-to-fight-on/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Universal&#8217;s EMI bid to be considered in US Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More EMI, and a committee in the US Senate will consider Universal Music&#8217;s proposed acquisition of the EMI record companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. As previously reported, two lobby groups, Public Knowledge and the Consumer Federation Of America, recently called on the Senate judiciary committee&#8217;s antitrust panel to give time to considering the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/universals-emi-bid-to-be-considered-in-us-senate/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: How to get noticed as a DIY artist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main strands of the first day of the CMU-programmed Great Escape convention, which kicked off in Brighton yesterday, was a series of panels looking at the DIY approach and offering advice to artists looking to manage their careers themselves, both creatively and commercially. The second session of the day saw PR company<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-how-to-get-noticed-as-a-diy-artist/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Record labels v self-releasing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the stand of sessions giving advice for artists considering going the DIY route on the first day of the CMU-programmed Great Escape convention, which kicked off in Brighton yesterday, the founders of four independent labels gave an insight into what goes into running an independent record label, and what they can offer<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-record-labels-v-self-releasing/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Live Nation buys a slice of Cream</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/live-nation-buys-a-slice-of-cream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Live music major Live Nation has acquired a slice of Cream Holdings Limited, the company behind the Creamfields festivals and other Cream-branded clubbing and dance music ventures. Live Nation has bought the stake in the clubbing firm previously owned by entertainment investment outfit Ingenious, which recently announced that its involvement in growing the profitable company<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/live-nation-buys-a-slice-of-cream/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Winning hearts and minds in copyright debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CMU-programmed Great Escape convention kicked off in Brighton this morning, with two sessions on copyright issues getting the proceedings going. One will look at the government&#8217;s current consultation on fair use type issues, while a session presented by PRS For Music is tackling the ongoing debate over piracy, and efforts to crack down on<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-winning-hearts-and-minds-in-copyright-debate/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Escape 2012: Top tips for new artists</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-top-tips-for-new-artists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACUMEN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MJ Hibbett]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sentric Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As well as PRS For Music&#8217;s sessions, the other big strand taking place at the CMU-programmed Great Escape today focuses on the DIY approach, ie artists going it alone, either in a bid to keep more creative and commercial control over their careers, or simply to make themselves more attractive to future label partners down<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/the-great-escape-2012-top-tips-for-new-artists/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Queen manager supports Universal&#8217;s EMI bid</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/queen-manager-supports-universals-emi-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Robkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Beach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Mills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While plenty of music industry players have hit out at Universal&#8217;s plans to buy the EMI record companies &#8211; Beggars chief Martin Mills and legendary producer George Martin perhaps most notably &#8211; some others have expressed indifference to the acquisition, while others still have given their backing to the proposal that the EMI labels be<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/queen-manager-supports-universals-emi-bid/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Escape updates: Copyright debates, Digital Pitch Party, Noisey Talks, playlists and competitions</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/great-escape-updates-copyright-debates-digital-pitch-party-noisey-talks-playlists-and-competitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, The Great Escape showcase festival and music business convention kicks off in Brighton bright and early tomorrow morning, and we&#8217;ve just put the full printed-programme for the CMU-curated convention strand online for you to view in a digital fashion. Meanwhile, here&#8217;s some updates on things to look out for that we&#8217;ve not previously featured<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/great-escape-updates-copyright-debates-digital-pitch-party-noisey-talks-playlists-and-competitions/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tributes paid to MCA</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tributes-paid-to-mca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Artist Deaths]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Yauch]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tributes galore were made over the weekend to Beastie Boy Adam &#8216;MCA&#8217; Yauch, who lost his battle with cancer on Friday. The rapper was first diagnosed with the disease just under three years ago, and his treatment had since curtailed the hip hop group&#8217;s activities somewhat, though he remained positive he could fight the illness<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tributes-paid-to-mca/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CMU to launch new training course on social media</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cmu-to-launch-new-training-course-on-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Cooke]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CMU Training team today announce a brand new course due to launch later this month, which has been developed based on input provided in a recent readers&#8217; survey. The new one-day course will focus on social media, and how it can be used to engage and grow a fanbase for both established and new<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/cmu-to-launch-new-training-course-on-social-media/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MegaUpload chief releases diss track against New Zealand MP</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/megaupload-chief-releases-diss-track-against-new-zealand-mp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/megaupload-chief-releases-diss-track-against-new-zealand-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Schmitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MegaUpload]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, we knew that since being let out of jail, but with no MegaUpload empire left to run, Kim &#8216;Dotcom&#8217; Schmitz had been spending some time in Neil Finn&#8217;s studio in Auckland working on a debut album, and now a track has surfaced online, though it&#8217;s not clear whether it will appear on the final<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/megaupload-chief-releases-diss-track-against-new-zealand-mp/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Media instigates first British Pirate Bay block</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/virgin-media-instigates-first-british-pirate-bay-block/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everything Everywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISPs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[O2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sky]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TalkTalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Pirate Bay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Media has become the first British internet service provider to block access to invariably controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay. As previously reported, on Monday the High Court in London passed injunctions, at the request of record label trade body the BPI, ordering five ISPs to instigate blocks against the Bay, so that when<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/virgin-media-instigates-first-british-pirate-bay-block/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Indies increased market share in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/indies-increased-market-share-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charts, Stats & Polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music & Copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three of the major music companies saw their global market share slip slightly in 2011, according to stats from Music &#38; Copyright. According to the survey, Universal Music, Sony Music and EMI all saw their share of the music rights markets decline in 2011 compared to 2010, while Warner Music and the independents saw increases.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/indies-increased-market-share-in-2011/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>TuneCore and Topspin announce alliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topspin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Digital distributor TuneCore and direct-to-fan experts Topspin yesterday announced an alliance which will enable the two companies together to offer an end-to-end solution to artists and rights owners looking to get their music into all key digital stores and platforms, while also selling product direct to core fanbase. The new partnership will see the two<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tunecore-and-topspin-announce-alliance/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Escape networking sessions confirmed, plus vote in YMCAs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Awards & Contests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More details about the networking sessions at this year&#8217;s CMU-programmed Great Escape Convention have been announced. As well as the packed schedule of panels, debates and interviews that take place during the UK&#8217;s premiere music business conference, there are also numerous opportunities to meet, network and do business with other delegates from all over the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/great-escape-networking-sessions-confirmed-plus-vote-in-ymcas/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brian Molko added to Great Escape conversation line-up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Molko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Everitt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Molko completes the In Conversation line-up at this year&#8217;s CMU-programmed Great Escape Convention, which takes place in Brighton next week (10-12 May). The Placebo frontman will appear in conversation with 6music&#8217;s Matt Everitt as part of a whole day of sessions presented by PRS For Music on 10 May, the first day of this<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/brian-molko-added-to-great-escape-conversation-line-up/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Full Great Escape Convention schedule now live</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Brian Molko In Conversation session is amongst the final additions to the line-up for this year&#8217;s CMU-programmed Great Escape convention, the full programme for which is now live here. While CMU oversees the convention side of The Great Escape, a plethora of other great content partners will also host sessions. As well as PRS<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/full-great-escape-convention-schedule-now-live/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five UK ISPs forced to block access to The Pirate Bay</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/five-uk-isps-forced-to-block-access-to-the-pirate-bay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 10:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Everything Everywhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[File-Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geoff Taylor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Killock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loz Kaye]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High Court in London yesterday issued orders requiring five internet service providers to block their customers from accessing the always controversial file-sharing search service The Pirate Bay. The court orders were possible thanks to the precedent set in last year&#8217;s Newzbin case, and followed a court ruling earlier this year that confirmed that, under<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/five-uk-isps-forced-to-block-access-to-the-pirate-bay/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bobby Brown says he didn&#8217;t get Houston into drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 10:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bobby Brown has hit back at allegations that he was responsible for hooking his ex-wife Whitney Houston onto drugs. Said allegation surfaced several times after Houston&#8217;s premature death in February, as various pundits noted that the last decade of the singer and actress&#8217;s life was frequently dogged by drug addiction. In an interview with NBC&#8217;s<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/bobby-brown-says-he-didnt-get-houston-into-drugs/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MegaUpload chief gets back some of his assets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Schmitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MegaUpload]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MegaUpload founder Kim &#8216;Dotcom&#8217; Schmitz has won back in the region of $750,000 worth of his fortune after a court hearing in New Zealand. The boss of the controversial file-transfer business is currently facing extradition from New Zealand to the US, of course, where he faces charges of money laundering, racketeering and copyright infringement in<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/megaupload-chief-gets-back-some-of-his-assets/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Roadrunner Records founder departs, offices streamlined and staffers let go</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cees Wessels]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warner Music owned metal label Roadrunner Records is being streamlined big time this week as the company&#8217;s founder, Cees Wessels, departs the company he founded in the Netherlands in 1980. Warner took complete ownership of Roadrunner nearly eighteen months ago, but the company continued to run pretty autonomously. Under the latest revamp, most of the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/roadrunner-records-founder-departs-offices-streamlined-and-staffers-let-go/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pressure groups want US senate to consider Universal&#8217;s EMI bid</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pressure-groups-want-us-senate-to-consider-universals-emi-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[CFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herb Kohl]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two pressure groups in the US have urged the Senate judiciary subcommittee that focuses on competition issues to review Universal Music&#8217;s bid to buy the EMI record companies. As previously reported, web lobbying group Public Knowledge has already published its submission to the American Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s review of Universal&#8217;s EMI bid, airing very similar<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/pressure-groups-want-us-senate-to-consider-universals-emi-bid/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vivendi denies split rumours</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Universal Music]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universal Music owner Vivendi has denied a Bloomberg report that the board there is considered a dramatic reorganisation that could result in some of the firm&#8217;s divisions being spun off into standalone companies, or the group being split into two. Speculation about a restructure follows an admission by the company&#8217;s Chairman and CEO in a<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/vivendi-denies-split-rumours/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EC sends out new questionnaire over Universal&#8217;s EMI bid</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ec-sends-out-new-questionnaire-over-universals-emi-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Martin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission&#8217;s competition regulators have sent out another questionnaire regarding Universal&#8217;s bid to buy the EMI record companies, according to Reuters. The EC previously asked all affected parties for their opinions about the proposed takeover in March, and enough concerns were raised to persuade the regulator to proceed with a full three month investigation,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ec-sends-out-new-questionnaire-over-universals-emi-bid/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>British three-strikes now not likely to start until 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Economy Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[File-Sharing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Kirkman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the three-strikes enabling Digital Economy Act was passed in something of a hurry in 2010, the enforced sending of letters to suspected file-sharers that it allows is now not likely to begin until 2014, according to The Register. A civil servant from the Department Of Culture Media &#38; Sport called Paul Kirkman revealed the<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/british-three-strikes-now-not-likely-to-start-until-2014/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Australian movie industry fails to force ISP to act on piracy</title>
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		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/australian-movie-industry-fails-to-force-isp-to-act-on-piracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AFACT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[iiNet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil Gane]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian movie industry&#8217;s long running bid to force internet service providers in the country to act against file-sharing has failed, after a second appeal hearing ruled against it. As previously reported, Aussie film and TV industry group AFACT began legal proceedings against ISP iiNet in 2008, arguing that the net firm knew some of<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/australian-movie-industry-fails-to-force-isp-to-act-on-piracy/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Could technicalities de-rail MegaUpload case?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/could-technicalities-de-rail-megaupload-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ira Rothken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Schmitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liam O'Grady]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The criminal case against MegaUpload might never get a hearing in court, because the company itself has never been served with criminal papers in the US, very possibly because it can&#8217;t be. This issue was discussed in an American court last week, with the judge overseeing the hearing (which was actually about what to do<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/could-technicalities-de-rail-megaupload-case/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EC approves Sony/ATV&#8217;s EMI deal</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ec-approves-sonyatvs-emi-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ec-approves-sonyatvs-emi-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMI Music Publishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helen Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMPALA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joaquín Almunia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marty Bandier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Lambot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As expected, yesterday the European Commission gave the all-clear, the big okay, the do-it-man-do-it-now to Sony/ATV&#8217;s bold plan to buy EMI Music Publishing. As much previously reported, Sony is leading a consortium of investors in its bid to buy the EMI publishing firm, including its Sony/ATV partner the Michael Jackson estate, plus various equity funds<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ec-approves-sonyatvs-emi-deal/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EC to green light Sony&#8217;s EMI deal, as Marty moves to allay staff fears</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ec-to-green-light-sonys-emi-deal-as-marty-moves-to-allay-staff-fears/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission will today green light the bid led by Sony to buy the EMI music publishing business, a takeover which will give Sony/ATV control of the EMI song catalogues, making for the biggest music publishing business in the world. As previously reported, the Sony-led consortium offered EC competition regulators a number of concessions<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/ec-to-green-light-sonys-emi-deal-as-marty-moves-to-allay-staff-fears/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Axl apologises to Cleveland for not apologising</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Matt Sorum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Axl Rose has written a second letter following on from last week&#8217;s announcing that he would not be attending Guns N Roses&#8217; Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame induction last weekend, and that he did not want to be inducted in his absence. The letter, published on the official Guns N Roses website, thanks those<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/axl-apologises-to-cleveland-for-not-apologising/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two artist unions give conditional support to Universal&#8217;s EMI bid</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/two-artist-unions-give-conditional-support-to-universals-emi-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Universal&#8217;s bid to buy the EMI record companies continues to go through the motions on both sides of the Atlantic, and following Beggars Group boss Martin Mills&#8217; renewed criticism of the takeover bid in the Telegraph last weekend, the mega-major has scored the backing of two artist groups in the US. According to Bloomberg,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/two-artist-unions-give-conditional-support-to-universals-emi-bid/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Half of EMI Publishing&#8217;s staff could go if Sony/ATV deal goes through</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/half-of-emi-publishings-staff-could-go-if-sonyatv-deal-goes-through/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the European Commission expected to make a ruling on Sony/ATV&#8217;s bid to buy the EMI publishing company tomorrow, the New York Times has published extracts of a confidential report that possibly provides some indications of what will happen to EMI Music Publishing if the takeover goes ahead. As previously reported, the Sony-led bid to<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/half-of-emi-publishings-staff-could-go-if-sonyatv-deal-goes-through/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch Pirate Party sues anti-piracy body over web-block injunction</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/dutch-pirate-party-sues-anti-piracy-body-over-web-block-injunction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting court battle could be brewing in the Netherlands where anti-piracy group BREIN is trying to uphold the web-block it secured against The Pirate Bay. As previously reported, the Dutch rights group successfully secured a web-block injunction against the rogue file-sharing site in January, having previously convinced a court that the Bay was liable<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/dutch-pirate-party-sues-anti-piracy-body-over-web-block-injunction/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mega data hangs in the balance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carpathia Hosting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The future of the legitimate files stored on the shut down MegaUpload servers is still hanging in the balance after the judge overseeing a court hearing on the matter last week called on all interested parties to try and reach a mutually acceptable compromise. As previously reported, when the US authorities shut down the MegaUpload<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/mega-data-hangs-in-the-balance/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecution object to Mega&#8217;s choice of lawyer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Schapiro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DMCA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Schmitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MegaUpload]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[US prosecutors have complained about the legal representation chosen by MegaUpload and its boss Kim &#8216;Dotcom&#8217; Schmitz to defend the company and its former management against the copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering charges they face. As previously reported, Mega&#8217;s existing legal team last week announced they were hiring celebrity lawyer Andrew Schapiro. He&#8217;s an<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/prosecution-object-to-megas-choice-of-lawyer/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NME Editor Krissi Murison moves to The Sunday Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two and a half years after taking up position in charge of NME, Krissi Murison has announced that she is leaving in order to become Features Editor of The Sunday Times Magazine. A replacement will be announced at the music weekly &#8220;in due course&#8221;, said IPC Media. Murison originally joined the NME team in 2003<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/nme-editor-krissi-murison-moves-to-the-sunday-times/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>TuneCore boss hits out at Grooveshark</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tunecore-boss-hits-out-at-grooveshark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Digital]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grooveshark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TuneCore]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While Grooveshark is now very much the enemy of all four major record companies, the digital music firm does still have licensing deals in place with some independent labels (not least Merlin, the body which represents the bigger indies). Meanwhile, Grooveshark bosses often insist their service has fans amongst the artist community. Which it might.<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tunecore-boss-hits-out-at-grooveshark/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>US band sues Syco over One Direction name</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/us-band-sues-syco-over-one-direction-name/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The Pop Courts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Direction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sony Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, an &#8216;X-Factor&#8217; created band embroiled in a name dispute, that seems faintly familiar, doesn&#8217;t it? But this time the dispute is in America, where another band called One Direction are suing Sony Music and its Syco division over the use of the moniker by the &#8216;X&#8217; created boy band sensations who, as previously reported,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/us-band-sues-syco-over-one-direction-name/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>More sessions added to Great Escape convention programme as early bird deadline approaches</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/more-sessions-added-to-great-escape-convention-programme-as-early-bird-deadline-approaches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CMU Editorial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Talks, Debates & Conventions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexis Petridis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caspar Llewellyn Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dan Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Nathan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darren Hemmings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacqui Swift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jon Hillcock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Jamison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Eavis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Stokes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Record Of The Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Da Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Ackroyd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Great Escape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Hodgkinson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More panels have been added to the line-up for this year&#8217;s CMU-programmed Great Escape convention, as the deadline for buying delegate passes at the special early bird rate of £120 approaches. In addition to the previously reported strand of sessions putting the spotlight on DIY, another strand will focus on the music media in 2012,<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/more-sessions-added-to-great-escape-convention-programme-as-early-bird-deadline-approaches/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Key MAMA directors to depart as HMV sale goes through the motions</title>
		<link>http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/key-mama-directors-to-depart-as-hmv-sale-goes-through-the-motions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Music Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HMV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAMA Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As HMV goes through the motions of selling the MAMA Group, speculation is rising regarding the future of some of the live firm&#8217;s key units as senior execs look to depart, seemingly unhappy at the prospect of their business being swallowed up by a bigger entertainment group &#8211; AEG Live and Sony Music having been<a class="moretag" href="http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/key-mama-directors-to-depart-as-hmv-sale-goes-through-the-motions/"><p>[Click for full details]</a>]]></description>
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