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Major Labels in the USA fly the flight of the Dodo

If these claims are true, than Major Labels in the USA have only themselves to blame if they can’t get rid of Apple iTunes Music Store supremacy.

But what about Rdio? Did they have to come up with the same huge advances?

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However, Forrester research analyst Mark Mulligan suggests that a few of the major labels may have set their advances so high that it would be impossible for Spotify to meet their demands without endangering their path to profitability. In other words, in a weird way, we should rejoice that Spotify didn’t launch, as it could’ve been a near suicide mission. As soon as we got Spotify, we could’ve very well lost Spotify too. Sadly, Europe may be the safest place for them now.

Spotify might be safe, but, one day, the record industry may wake up sorry.

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Specify different fan-types, act accordingly

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Author David Meerman Scott made a honest and realistic quote, “if you want 20,000 fans you must do 2,000 different things that each generate 10 fans.” This was my favorite quote from 2010 and I am going to take this on as a challenge for 2011 for an ambitious project to give you 2000 different things you can do to generate 20,000 fans.

I am defining generating fans in a few different ways:

A brand new fan who has never followed you before.

Engaging with existing fans to get them to participate.

Engaging with existing fans to get them to convert on an action.

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Court Tells Universal We Can Resell Our Promo CDs

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The U.S. Court of Appeals shot down copyright infringement allegations from Universal Music Group and affirmed an eBay seller’s right to resell promotional CDs that he buys from used music and other stores. In an opinion issued Tuesday, the court held: “UMG transferred title to the particular copies of its promotional CDs and cannot maintain an infringement action against (defendant) Augusto for his subsequent sale of those copies.” But the court went further, implying protection for others who have gotten free promo copies and resold them:

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