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

Subscribe to DMT's weekly newsletter on http://bit.ly/dmtlistThis week on Digital Music Trends a packed show featuring Steve Knopper (Rolling Stone), Andy Malt (CMU) as well as a contribution from Deborah Newman (MusicStrat) on the US rate court proceedings.We discuss the new Gramofon hardware project that debuted on Kickstarter this week and that is closely tied to Fon, news from Deezer as the company announces new features and a tie-up with Samsung in Europe, Smule's new $16.6m round, Universal Music's acquisition of Eagle Rock Entertainment, the Pono closing its Kickstarter at $6.2m, Kim Dotcom's assets and fresh legal trouble for Megaupload, P2P legal 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 @digimusictrends on twitter or email [email protected] Leonellihttp://www.digitalmusictrends.com