Universal Music Group and instant messaging and group chat provider Meebo have partnered up to offer an interactive experience between users and musicians. If you are not familiar with Meebo, it allows users to sign in through other services like AIM, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, and MSN Web Messenger.
EU Wants To Extend Copyrights For Musicians
The European Union’s internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has proposed extending the copyright protection for music performers from 50 years to 95 years. "It is the performer who gives life to the composition and while most of us have no idea who wrote our favorite song – we can usually name the performer, " McCreevy said. If the copyright protection is not extended thousands of European performers who recorded in the late fifties and sixties will lose all of their royalties over the next ten years.
Will Musicians Hear The Magnatune?
As Eliot Spitzer gives music fans everywhere the holiday gift of seeing the four major music labels squirm in the face of his office’s investigation of digital music download pricing, musicians may start considering other online options.