More IMPALA/Warner shenanigans anyone? Digital Music News are quoting a spokesman for the Association Of Independent Music as saying that the indie trade body does expect to ratify that slightly controversial and much previously reported deal between pan-European trade body IMPALA and Warner Music in which, well, I can't be bothered explaining it all again, you know it right?
Anyway, the latest word from AIM follows reports at the end of last week that Ministry Of Sound's much publicised opposition to the IMPALA/Warner deal meant the UK organisation would not be able to ratify it. While it is true that that opposition has possibly delayed AIM being able to ratify the deal - they are currently sounding out their membership regarding opinions on whether major label mergers are OK if there are 'remedies' for the indie sector - the trade body remain confident that they will be able to fully ratify the Warner agreement in the near future.
DMN quote AIM's Sam Shemtob thus: "We are not in a position to ratify the IMPALA deal yet, but we do expect to eventually ratify it in due course. Ministry haven't prevented AIM from ratifying the deal".