• Live Nation has reorganized and Bruce Eskowitz has been promoted to CEO, North America. The company's concert promotion, venue operation and sponsorship and alliances divisions are now a single business unit. Among Eskowitz's roles will be the management and expansion of House of Blues. (Read article at Billboard.biz)

• Hip hop producer David "Disco D" Shayman commited suicide yesterday. He was 26. Disco D produced such songs as 50 Cent's "The Ski Mask Way" and Trick Daddy's "I Pop." He also composed the music for commercial and TV shows. (Read article at All Hip Hop)

• Mainly book-related, but could have far-reaching implications: A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld copyright law on orphaned works. The plaintiff in Kahle v. Gonzales argued that out-of-print and orphaned works should not be protected for the 67-year duration that is allowed for copyrighted material. (Read article at News.com)

• On April 3, Punk label Stiff Records will return with five out-of-print titles. One is Tracy Ullman's You Broke My Heart in Seventeen Places, which was released before she found greater fame through comedy and television. All five releases have been remastered and will contain bonus material. (Read post at Harp)

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