NEVER MIND. Looks like the press jumped the gun, as there is *another* NPG MUSIC label that does distribute latin/world music.
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4117936&JRSource=nsa&nsa=1 http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Tropical_Player_6_13_by_Various_Artists_87844400 0 593 Lawd that's all we need, ANOTHER NPG MUSIC label to confuse this trademark mess lol. On 7/13/06, NuPwrSoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's an interesting blurb about the deal: > > http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=229775 > > "RED Distribution announces it has finalized exclusive distribution > agreements with NPG Music and Rust Records. NPG Music features music > from all corners of the Latin and World music stages, while Rust > Records is an expanding Rock and Country label." > > > Latin & World music??? Does this mean that the Panamaniac project > (with Liza Hernandez) will see the light of day? > > > On 7/13/06, NuPwrSoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > According to the AP article on the NPGMC shutdown, last month Prince > > signed an exclusive distribution deal with RED Distribution, the same > > company that distributed The Rainbow Children. > > > > I wonder if this is an indication of estrangement from Universal over > > 3121 and the repeated delays of Tamar's album (which I'm hearing has > > been delayed once again to a date not yet determined). > > > > Maybe the pendulum is swinging away from commercial back to > > independent/artist once again. Prince certainly seemed to have a > > better go at it with RED for The Rainbow Children and the One Nite > > Alone tour vs. Universal / 3121. For all its industry muscle, 3121 > > has not yet cracked gold in the U.S. > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-07-12-prince-site_x.htm > > > > Prince's site shut down; attorney says not due to lawsuit > > Updated 7/12/2006 8:04 PM ET > > > > MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prince's fan website has been shut down, but an > > attorney for the musician says it's not related to a recent trademark > > lawsuit against the site, NPGMusicClub.com. > > > > HM Publishing Holdings, a book company in England, filed the lawsuit > > on July 3 based on its own NPG, a science-book subsidiary called the > > Nature Publishing Group. > > > > Prince's attorney, David Schelzel, said Prince already has approval of > > the name from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and that the legal > > action is minor. > > > > "Prince's use of the NPG or Paisley Park trademarks is no way in > > jeopardy," Schelzel said. When asked why the site was shut down, > > Schelzel told the Star Tribune "Wait and see." > > > > Last month, New York's RED Distribution announced a deal in which it > > will be the "sole distributor" of all of Prince's NPG products. Soon > > after that, an e-mail was sent out to NPG members saying the site had > > entered "a time of great reflection and restructuring." > > > > The online club started around 2000, and it won Prince a Webby Award > > in June for being an Internet innovator. > > > > "In its current 4m (form), there is a feeling that the NPGMC has gone > > as far as it can go," the e-mail said. "The future holds nothing but > > endless opportunity. Don't u want 2 come?" > > > > Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This > > material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. > > Posted 7/12/2006 8:02 PM ET > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
