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		<title>Twitter Gets A Major Makeover</title>
		<link>http://defendsound.com/2012/01/twitter-gets-a-major-makeover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HypeBot.com &#8220;Twitter has unleashed some major changes yesterday that give the site and its apps a cleaner look and some new Facebook-like features. Most of the changes are positive, though I did notice some design and readability issues on some Twitter homepages using both approved and custom skins. (Be sure to check to see how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOPA Lives &#8211; Wikipedia, Reddit, Google &amp; Scribd Protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muammar Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ArsTechnica &#8220;Wikipedia, reddit, and others are going dark to protest the legislation, while sites like Scribd and Google will also protest. In response, MPAA chief Chris Dodd wheeled out the big guns and started firing the rhetoric machine-gun style. His statement feels unusually angry for the normally unruffled trade group, but the MPAA has long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Song Writers Can Fight Digital Parasites</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Treluv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ASCAP &#8220;In his new book, Free Ride: How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back, longtime Rolling Stone contributor Robert Levine tackles head-on the subject of digital piracy and how tech giants such as Apple and Google are booming while the creators of content keep getting hurt. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should the music industry put digital first?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Treluv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian &#8220;The focus of the music industry is downloads – but is this the smartest move? Figures show most people still want to listen to CDs, plus there has been a boom in vinyl sales.&#8221; Full Article&#8230; ]]></description>
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		<title>Music Stream Ripping Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Treluv</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://defendsound.com/?p=956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Digital Trends &#8220;The music industry has been forced to reinvent itself thanks to the Internet. Ever since Napster first appeared on the scene, consumers have been finding ways to get their music for free, at the detriment of recording labels and artists. One answer to this issue has been the subscription music model: Services like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Evolution of Copyright</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Treluv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CopyHype &#8220;The following is an excerpt from Brandew Matthews‘ article, The Evolution of Copyright, which originally appeared in Political Science Quarterly in December, 1890. It traces the “prehistory” of copyright — from ancient Greek and Roman times to the development of the printing press — and gives one explanation for its development.&#8221; Full Article&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Protect IP/ Stop Online Piracy Act</title>
		<link>http://defendsound.com/2012/01/the-role-of-the-record-producer-and-why-we-need-to-stop-ip/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music Technology Policy &#8220;I wake up every day thankful that I make a living and support my family with my work as a record producer. Unfortunately, this has become increasingly more difficult thanks to rampant piracy and the unabated and, to many, socially accepted act of file sharing.&#8221; Full Article&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How Musicians Use Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muammar Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hypebot.com &#8220;BandPage creators RootMusic tracked the Top 250 Musicians on Facebook, looking for best practices and strategies that make them successful on the platform. &#8220;The important points to takeaway from this is that there is a huge active audience of music fans on Facebook,&#8221; concludes RootMusic, &#8220;and a large part of your success comes down to how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music Industry Growth to be Fueled by Subscription Services</title>
		<link>http://defendsound.com/2011/11/music-industry-growth-to-be-fueled-by-subscription-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muammar Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AfterDawn.com &#8220;What&#8217;s interesting about their analysis is it shows growth in downloads from services like iTunes slowing, while subscription services are taking off. This year, they say, susbscription services will account for just over $500 million in revenue, compared to more than $3.6 billion for downloads.&#8221; Full Article&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Napster Kids Overwhelmingly Buy Physical Goods&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muammar Reed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Digital Music News &#8220;But wait: wouldn&#8217;t kids be the most progressive media consumers, the ones most comfortable with digital intangibility and conditional ownership? Guess not: according to a study shared by NPD Group, kids between the ages of 2 and 14 in the US still overwhelmingly purchase physical goods.&#8221; Full Article&#8230;]]></description>
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