• The media has heartily covered the IFPI's report on digital music. One topic that has been widely picked up is the IFPI's declaration that Internet Service Providers will become a target in the music industry's war on piracy. Chairman John Kennedy said litigation would begin "in weeks rather than months." EMI's head of digital operations, Barney Wragg, said the industry has been left with "with no other option." (Read article at The Independent)

• The Guardian's article on the IFPI report showcased one of the industry's reasons for optimism: mobile phones. Wragg on the potential of mobile music: "We have the opportunity to satisfy the impulse purchase. We are acutely aware that we are competing for every pound, every euro and every dollar in the consumer's pocket." (Read article at The Guardian)

• Universal Music Nashville co-chairman James Stroud has left to form James Stroud Productions, a production venture that will handle Billy Currington's next album and about six others. (Read article at The Tennessean)

• Snocap and ReverbNation.com announced a partnership that will allow ReverbNation.com users to sell downloads through the site's DistroNow module. Snocap will handle the customer transcaction and royalty payments. Here's the part that stood out to me: The technology will be incorporated into ReverbNation.com's TunePak, which is a music player that can be sent via email or posted on web pages. That allows songs to be purchased wherever the music player resides. (Read press release)

• FCC Chairman Kevin Martin showed his hand on a possilble merger between XM and Sirius. The two satellite radio operators must remain in place, he said, and pointed out that there is a prohibition of one companies owning both licenses. Shares of both companies dropped immediately. XM was down almost 10% and Sirius sank 7%. (Read article at BusinessWeek.com)

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