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Jason Mraz Listens To His Fans In Picking 'I'm Yours' As A Hit Single
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| e just wrote about the rather insane process by which major record labels go
| through to pick which songs will be the "single" they promote off of an
| album. We focused on all the "protections" the labels try to build in to keep
| the songs from leaking while the execs make this wise decision -- but there's
| a separate issue as well: why is it that these execs are really the best at
| picking the hit single? The folks behind the "New Rockstar Philosophy" book
| point us to an article talking about Jason Mraz's hit song "I'm Yours," which
| you've almost certainly heard unless you live on a deserted island (if not,
| it's on YouTube of course). It's pretty catchy -- but the key point raised by
| the link above is that Mraz apparently didn't keep the song hidden and locked
| up until some bright execs could figure out the hit single (though, yes, he's
| been on a major label for years...)
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090902/0134516075.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeDLyX-AK6k
Recent:
Morrissey tells fans to boycott new box set reissues
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| The former Smiths singer claimed in a statement issued to fan site
| True-to-you.net, which he often communicates through, that he wouldn't
| receive any money from the reissues, released on November 2, and that he was
| not asked for approval for their release.
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http://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/46616
Stephen Fry on copyright
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| At an event in London last night, the writer, actor, and gadget fan Stephen
| Fry launched a surprisingly ferocious attack on the music and movie
| industries over the way they have acted to defend their copyright.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
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| Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by
| pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's nameâthis
| week, he called out the recording industry's "greedy actions."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/richard-marx-attacks-riaa-after-19m-thomas-verdict.ars
Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded
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| The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury
| this week hasnât done the music industryâs image much good. While lawyers and
| high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists
| such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world
| has become.
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http://torrentfreak.com/moby-the-riaa-needs-to-be-disbanded-090620/
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