Consumed Links - March 30, 20111

Just in case we missed anything last week, here is a round-up of things found around the web.


Sammy Hagar explains an alien abduction... (yahoo)


Over in Germany a protest group calling themselves, "Bust All Major Labels", is putting up a fight against rights holders blocking music videos on YouTube. (kerascene)


Did you know that AOL streams complete albums for new releases? (aol new music)


Well, we all know that MySpace is working its way toward a slow and painful death.... is it time for the artists to abandon ship? (side-line)


Universal Music has announced a new way to promote its new talent.. (musicindustryreport)


Over at Music Think Tank the challenges with subscription music is discussed. (mtt)


And finally, for now, A group of hackers have attacked the website for BMI. (rollingstone)

Useless Fact Of The Week

Did you know???
AOL Time Warner owns the copyright of “Happy Birthday To You” and will continue to do so until 2030 when the copyright expires. This is the  reason movies most often use different songs for birthday scenes. AOL Time Warner earns over $2 million per year from royalties for the song.


Pretty sick right?