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Apple writes off iTunes song copy protection, changes prices

Apple announced yesterday at the Macworld Expo that it is dropping the copy protection placed on songs in the iTunes music inventory....  read more

The Allman Brothers Band sues UMG for $13 million

The Southern style of the Allman Brothers Band takes many people back to a simpler time. One where Mama made Sunday dinners, people gathered on the front porch instead of around the television and any dispute that couldn't be settled by the sheriff was taken care of with a shotgun....  read more

Universal Music Group unearths Lost Tunes

Record execs over at Universal Music Group have been digging through their archives this year, partaking in some good ol' musical spelunking. The task at hand: to sift through the music company's vast catalog and curate a selection of "exclusives and hidden gems"—works they personally hold dear, but have become long-since forgotten to many. The result: Lost Tunes, an online digital-download website (currently U.K.-only) that launched yesterday....  read more

Rolling Stones start lawsuit beef with Lil Wayne, split EMI

So, who's more gangsta: the Rolling Stones or Lil Wayne? Before you answer, consider the cinematic drug busts, the pacesetting debauchery, and the career-negating legal pimp slaps that the Stones and their handlers have laid down over the years. As Mick Jagger once sang, "Don't play with me, 'cos you're playing with fire."...  read more