Daily Chord

The Daily Chord is taking Monday, July 6 off to grill and chill. We'll see you next Tuesday. In the meantime, check out the PanelPicker and pitch us a panel idea for the music conference. You can also pitch for the film and interactive panels, until the deadline - next Friday, July 10.

• Ticketmaster pays fine and closes deceptive sites
  Post from The Consumerist.
• Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
  Story from BBC News.
• Radio stations fight Performance Rights Act.
  Story from LA Times.
• Olympic cyclists join Kraftwerk
  Story from BBC News.
• Net neutrality gets a boost from the feds
  Story from CNET.
• A big week for copyrights and piracy
  Post from LA Times blog.

• Quincy Jones on Michael Jackson at SXSW '09
  Post from SXSW.
• BMI moving jobs from NYC to Nashville
  Post from NY Times.
• Jammie Thomas-Rasset will appeal, lawyer says
  Story from CNET.
• Sony makes strategic investment in IODA
  Story from Reuters.
• Small music companies sue tech giants over copyrights
  Story from Wall Street Journal.
• How the net saved live music
  Story from Sydney Morning Herald.
• New Pirate Bay owner discussed going legit
  Post from Wired.
• Summer music preview
  List from Pitchfork.

• RIAA triumphs in Usenet copyright case
  Story from CNET.
• Microsoft pacts with Live Nation to promote browser
  Story from Media Post.
• The future of Pirate Bay, with pirate metaphors
  Post from Wired.
• Report: Twitter users buy music
  Story from Marketing Vox.
• What's up with Jody Stephens
  Interview from The Daily Swarm.
• Jackson tops sales, reflected in catalog chart but not Top 200
  Chart watch from Billboard.
• The most ill-timed album art ever
  Post from LA Times.

• Pirate Bay site sold to game firm
  Story from BBC News.
• Quincy Jones on Michael Jackson
  Post from LA Times.
• RIAA: Jammie Thomas-Rasset snubbed settlement 'overture'
  Story from CNET.
• Malcom Gladwell on 'Free' by Chris Anderson
  Review from The New Yorker.
• Jackson will from 2002 in spotlight
  Story from Wall Street Journal.
• Licensing issues shut down Pandora outside US
  Post from Slashdot.
• Topper Headon on making peace with Strummer sacking him
  Story from The Independent.

• Should RealNetworks switch gears?
  Story from NY Times.
• A rock masterclass at Glasto
  Story from Reuters.
• MJ as seen by the Village Voice
  Collection of reviews from Village Voice.
• 'Don't Stop Believing' as cultural touchstone
  Story from LA Times.
• Oscars toughen up best song rules
  Story from BBC News.
• Hoffs and Sweet have more covers
  Story from Billboard.

• Michael Jackson dies
  Obituary from NY Times.
• Music, film piracy at schools can't be stopped
  Editorial from USF Oracle via UN Gateway.
• BPI head Taylor reflects on Napster
  Story from BBC News.
• Siruis XM must raise prices to pay music royalties
  Post from CNET.
• Pixies planning to record album
  Story from AP.
• Excerpts from Michael Lang's "The Road To Woodstock"
  Article from Rolling Stone.
• Creating worthless copyright 'consensus': Canada's case study
  Article from Ars Technica.

• Pirate Bay retrial denied
  Post from Wired.
• Flutes offer clues to stone-age music
  Story from NY Times.
• Should the Grammys follow the Oscars' lead?
  Post from LA Times.
• RIAA needs to be disbanded, says Moby
  Post from afterdawn.com.
• Critic Steven Wells dies
  Tribute from The Guardian.
• Sky Saxon dies
  Obit from Austin 360.
• Yim Yames' George Harrison tribute set for release
  Item from Billboard.