iTunes Goes DRM-Free on Remaining Majors

Apple reportedly has signed a deal with three more major labels (Sony, Universal and Warner Music) to bring more DRM-free MP3s to iTunes.

As part of the deal, Apple will reportedly be more lax on their strict price fix, breaking MP3s into three tiered pricing: Older catalog tracks,79-cents; newer songs, 99-cents; and hit songs, more.

[Rolling Stone]

Funky Cold Nasty Girl Expresses Herself

Cookie-cutter "public" performance case filed in Eastern District of California. Complaint alleges ONE instance of infringement in June of this year for each of the following songs: "Funky Cold Medina", "Express Yourself", and "Nasty Girl".

Only big players here are plaintis WB Music Corp., and Universal-Polygram International Publishing.

[Nasty Girl]