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Music industry eases tactics in fighting piracy (Reuters)
Reuters - The Recording Industry Association of America's decision not to pursue new lawsuits against online file-sharers marks a fundamental shift in the music business's battle against piracy, from one focused on enforcement to one emphasizing education.

Latin indie label undergoes digital conversion (Reuters)
Reuters - Musicalatina.com, the only Latin-owned, Latin-centric U.S. digital download store, launched in December.

Hyundai Super Bowl ad to feature music by Yo-Yo Ma (Reuters)

Reuters - Hyundai Motor Co. will use music by famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma in a Super Bowl XLIII television commercial that consumers can re-edit online, Billboard has learned.

Much Ado about Zune's New-Year's Bug (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft posted a quick fix on New Year's Day for the glitch that made some of its Zune digital music players freeze up the day before, thanks apparently to a leap-year problem encountered by the Zune's internal clock. Since 2008 had an extra day, including February 29th, the calendar/clock on some Zunes got confused about when the new year was about to start.

2008 another tough year for music industry in US (AFP)

AFP - The music industry suffered another tough year in 2008 as gains in digital sales in the United States failed to make up for a double-digit drop in compact disc purchases, according to Nielsen Co.

Microsoft Offers Solution for Zune Leap-Year Bug (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A glitch in Microsoft's 30GB Zune got a quick fix on New Year's Day -- but some users are still reporting problems with the digital music player. After the 30GB Zunes froze, dozens of users stormed discussion boards with complaints and first-hand accounts.

Music sales for 2008 ride digital coattails (CNET)
CNET - Digital music, long the bane of the music industry, may finally be something that record label executives can smile about.

Microsoft blames leap year for Zune glitch (Reuters)

Reuters - A malfunction of some Microsoft Corp Zune music players was caused by an error in the way the device accounts for leap years, Microsoft said.

Microsoft's Official Fix for Failing Zunes (PC World)
PC World - Zune owners now have a fix for their failing devices thanks to Microsoft that has posted instructions on how to start the new year off with a working digital music player.

Album sales plunge, digital downloads up (AP)
AP - Music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs.

Leap year bug zaps Zune music players (AFP)

AFP - It wasn't a very Happy New Year for owners of Microsoft's Zune.

Music album sales tumble further in 2008 (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. album sales slid for a seventh time in eight years in 2008 as growth in the digital arena, one of the few bright spots in the ailing music industry, slowed, according to data issued on Wednesday.

Zune Chokes on Leap-year Bug (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Zune 30GB music player just wasn't ready for a leap year.

Some Zunes Expire Along with 2008 (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's less-than-popular Zune MP3 players are dying in droves all across the world, according to several reports on the Internet and forum complaints. The 30GB Zune players stop, reboot themselves, and when the start-up status bar reaches 100 percent, they freeze.

Update: Zune Issues Solved After Leap Year Bug (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Several users reported Wednesday that their original 30-Gbyte Microsoft Zune MP3 players crashed soon after midnight on the morning of Dec. 31. Microsoft said late in the day that the problem was tied to the leap year, but should be fixed on Thursday, which it was.

MP3 player guides rescuers to lost tourists (Reuters)

Reuters - The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night stuck out in the snowy Swiss mountains, rescue authorities said Saturday.

Warner Music pulls videos from YouTube (Reuters)

Reuters - Warner Music Group ordered YouTube on Saturday to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after contract negotiations broke down.

Zavvi files for bankruptcy protection (AP)
AP - Britain's economic downturn claimed another prominent retailer Wednesday as music, games and DVD retail chain Zavvi filed for a form of bankruptcy protection, blaming the collapse of the Woolworth Group's distribution arm.

Behind the YouTube, Warner divorce (AFP)

AFP - YouTube and Warner Music Group are getting a divorce in a split which illustrates some of the difficult issues facing the recording industry in the digital era.

SKorean portals indicted over online piracy case (AP)
AP - Prosecutors indicted subsidiaries of two leading South Korean Web portals Tuesday on charges of allowing online music piracy activities, an official said.