MySpace faces royalty challenge
MySpace should set aside some of its revenues into a pool to compensate musicians, says an industry group.
“We think they should pay,” a spokesman for British Music Rights, a group representing songwriters, publishers and performers, told us today.
Click here to find out more!
At a MusicAlly music industry seminar this week, MySpace’s European VP rejected the [...]
Wal-Mart Tries to Be MySpace. Seriously
Retailer’s ‘Social’ Site May Be too Unhip and Strict to Catch Teen-Apparel Dollars.
Called “The Hub,” it’s a quasi-social-networking site for teens designed to allow them to “express their individuality,” yet it screens all content, tells parents their kids have joined and forbids users to e-mail one another. Oh, and it calls users “hubsters” — a [...]
MySpace Music Footsoldiers
I wrote last week about MySpace’s impact on the music scene, yet I would be remiss if I neglected the most potent weapon in MySpace’s toolbox, independent music fans. This weapon is the growing army of independent music fans who use the service to evangelize their favorite acts.
Word of mouth. It’s an institution in brand-building, [...]
MySpace tightens age restrictions
Social networking website MySpace.com plans to introduce restrictions on how adults contact teenagers on the site.
The changes aim to make it more difficult for users more than 18 years old to befriend 14 and 15 year olds that they did not previously know.
A 14-year-old girl in the US is currently suing the site after she [...]
MySpace sued for $30m after assault on 14-year-old
A Texas woman has filed a $30m lawsuit against MySpace.com after her 14-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by someone she met through the site.
The suit alleges that MySpace does not do enough to protect its under-age users, according to a report in the Austin American Statesman, and includes news reports of other sexual assaults that [...]
