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From ABI World site: A bankruptcy judge on Monday continued a hearing to convert Napster Inc.’s case to a chapter 7 bankruptcy after the company’s committee of unsecured creditors said it would try to get shareholders to appoint a board and a chief executive to run the company, Dow Jones …

From John Leyden in the Register: Movielink, a joint venture of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros, will offer films for download to broadband users in the US. IBM is to providing managed hosting services, including systems operations and network management. Movielink should launch in …

Music and Motion Picture Groups Move For Ruling In Copyright Infringement Case Against KaZaA MusicCity and Grokster

Here are two sites that offer fine advice for musicians trying to make a go of it in this big fat world: One Music in the UK, and StarPolish (“helping artists help themselves”) here in the US: everything from contracts to merchandising to recording to touring, interviews with experts, etc, …

Rebecca Blood and I will be on NPR today, on Kojo Nnamdi’s “Public Interest” show from 1:00 to 2:00pm ET talking about blogs, blogging, 9/11 etc. Please check it out if you get a chance.

Edward Nawotka writes in PW Daily for Booksellers: Booksellers are feeling ambiguous about marking or commemorating the anniversary of the attacks of September 11, a quick PW Daily survey of booksellers from across the country has found. While most stores have set up special displays for the plethora of titles, …

From the Jazz Alliance International: A Tribute to Fats Navarro, a trumpet player extravaganza benefit concert, will be held at The Jazz Standard in New York City on Tuesday, September 24 at 8:00 PM. A virtual who¹s who of jazz trumpeters set to perform include Jon Faddis (Artistic Director for …

ClearChannel has made their 9/11 broadcast archive available under such headings as: Americas Day of Remembrance-Tributes and Triumph, Anniversary address – President Bush, Bush 911, Bush post 911, Bush State Of Union, Homeland threats, National Memorial Service 9.14.01, Street Audio-Amercia Remembers, Various 911, Various post 911, WTC Memorial. They are …

Frank Black: "I guess I'm not sure what you're talking about."

You’d have to be a REAL big Peter Gabriel fan, but there is a way to hear his new album before its 9/24 release: Peter Gabriel fans making travel plans for this month should try to book their flights on Delta. One of the in-flight entertainment choices now being offered …