DMT 179: Gramofon, Deezer, Sprint, Rate Courts, Pono, Megaupload, Smule

Published: April 17, 2014, 8 a.m.

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This week on Digital Music Trends a packed show featuring\xa0Steve Knopper\xa0(Rolling Stone),\xa0Andy Malt\xa0(CMU) as well as a contribution from\xa0Deborah Newman\xa0(MusicStrat) on the US rate court proceedings.

We discuss the new\xa0Gramofon\xa0hardware project that debuted on Kickstarter this week and that is closely tied to Fon, news from\xa0Deezer\xa0as the company announces new features and a tie-up with Samsung in Europe,\xa0Smule's new $16.6m round, Universal Music's acquisition of\xa0Eagle Rock\xa0Entertainment, the\xa0Pono\xa0closing its Kickstarter at $6.2m,\xa0Kim Dotcom's assets and fresh legal trouble for Megaupload,\xa0P2P\xa0legal in Spain and finally as mentioned earlier we delve deep into the rate court cases to understand what's happening in the US with Deborah Newman from MusicStrat.

I really hope you enjoy this packed show, I'd love to hear from you so make sure you get in touch with\xa0@digimusictrends\xa0on twitter or email contact@digitalmusictrends.com

Andrea Leonelli

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