Merlin, that there global digital rights body for indie labels, has announced that 12,000 independent labels have now signed up, meaning, they say, they now represent an 8% share of the US music market, equal to that of EMI (which probably says more about EMI than Merlin, but still, good achievement nontheless). They hope to use that power to negotiate better deals for their members with major digital music service providers like Last.fm and MySpace.
Jun 11, 2008
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Merlin reaches 12,000 members
Merlin, the global digital rights body for independent labels, has reached 12,000 members, giving it an 8% share of the US market.