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• If Music DRM is Dead, the RIAA Expects its Resurrection. Despite widespread declarations of the death of DRM in music, the Recording Industry Association of America insists that it's far from dead. At the Digital Hollywood conference taking place in Los Angeles this week, the organization argued that DRM is still used in the large majority of music distribution methods.

• John Mayer's Music Making Process [produced by Apatow]. How about something everyone can relate to? Like when you're fucking one supermodel and you make the other ones jealous.

• The 11 Best Songs from Geek-Movie Soundtracks. Armed only with fond memories, refined taste, and that sweet YouTube extension for the Firefox search bar, we've selected the finest tunes ever to grace any movie about extraordinary, gaudily dressed individuals solving problems through violence. So feast your ears on the eleven songs listed below: They're really freaking good.

• RIAA: piracy fight more important than 'Net neutrality bill. As the House Committee on Energy and Commerce considers the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, testimony from the interested parties reveals that opinions on 'Net neutrality may tell us more about those doing the testifying than what a neutral 'Net entails. For the ISPs, at least, it appears that neutrality is a threat to their ability to innovate

• Flobots - Handlebars. Music video for Denver hip hop band the Flobots.

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• R. Kelly's Child-Pornography Trial Begins Today: What's Taken So Long?. The many delays to R. Kelly's child-pornography trial, from pretrial hearings to medical emergencies, haven't all been the singer's doing, but they have been to his advantage.

• Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump Lends His Dead-On Manager Impression To Cobra Starship Video. Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump lends his dead-on impression of manager Bob McLynn to Cobra Starship's new video for "Guilty Pleasure."

• Jason Castro Admits He 'Felt Relieved' After Being Kicked Off 'American Idol'. Jason Castro admitted that he "really felt relieved" after being kicked off "American Idol" on Wednesday night.

• Games Like 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Aren't A Threat To Hollywood, Gaming Experts Say. "Grand Theft Auto IV" isn't a threat to Hollywood, gaming experts tell MTV News.

• DragonForce Frontman Not As Impressed As 'Guitar Hero' Fans; Plus Deftones, All That Remains And More News That Rules, In Metal File. DragonForce frontman ZP Theart isn't quite as impressed with Herman Li's unrivaled shredding as "Guitar Hero" fans are: "I think sometimes it could be better."

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