[Dailychord] 06Sep06: Vivendi to buy BMG Music Publishing

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    Vivendi to buy BMG Music Publishing
Story from Reuters via CNET.

    SpiralFrog pacts with EMI Music Publishing
Story from BBC News.

    New Sirius device incorporates wi-fi and bluetooth
Post from Wired blog.

    Michael Robertson on his open standards strategy
Interview from Red Herring.

    Apple and Amazon prepare to launch separate movie download stores
Story from LA Times.

    A Mercury for the Monkeys
Story from the Guardian.

    SanDisk faces MP3 license dispute
Story from BBC News.

    What's the cost of a sample?
Article from NewMusicBox.

    Dylan sells 192k in #1 debut
Chart watch from Billboard.

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