Tuesday Business Links
EMI and Bertelsmann settled their lawsuit related to the latter's support (loans) for the Napster P2P service. Specifics were not disclosed. Universal Music Group settled for $60 million in September 2006. (FT.com)
Napster inked a deal to provide its Napster To Go subscription service free of charge to AT&T wireless and high-speed Internet customers. Customers will be able to upload tracks to portable music players and compatible mobile phones. The offer will be free with a two-year wireless agreement with purchase of select phones. Home users will get the service if they purchase ATT&T Yahoo! or FastAccess DSL Ultra Internet service. (Press release)
Sprint is dropping prices for over-the-air downloads to $0.99 for customers that subscribe to any Sprint Data Vision data plan. (Press release)
Nettwerk and video game company Electronic Arts announced a joint venture label, Artwerk, to develop new and established for both physical and digital distribution. (Digital Media Wire)
Waylon Jennings' "Theme From Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" has become the first country music ringtone to reach platinum, or sales of one million. (Press release)
Doug Morris, CEO of Universal Music Group, was named to CBS Corp's board of directors. (Broadcast Newsroom)
Read DiMA's reaction to the U.S. Register's call for modernization of Section 115 of the Copyright Act. "A streamlined blanket music licensing system will guarantee digital music services access to more music with lower transaction costs, which in turn will encourage innovation, keep legal music prices low, grow our industry and increase royalties to all creators." (Press release)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment is looking for a Mobile Account Executive

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