eMusic CEO steps down as site merges with e-book distributor

It's only March, but 2013's already proving to be quite the wild ride for music distribution trailblazer, eMusic. A month after eschewing its long time subscription-only model by adding direct music purchases, the site has merged with Ray Kurzweil-founded e-book distributor, K-NFB Reading Inc. The companies confirmed the move in a statement sent to record label partners, which highlights their plan to, "create a consumer-centric interface that makes discovering, interacting with, and purchasing all kinds of media content more accessible and seamless for consumers." The move also sees the exit of CEO Adam Klein. No tears there, however -- the exec (and recent Engadget interview subject) said that he's "very pleased with the significant repositioning of the company and its future direction."

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Iowa GOP: No more no-fault for parents, divorce too damaging

Seven Iowa Republicans are pushing a bill to end no-fault divorce for parents of minors, citing the negative impact divorce has on children.

Seven Iowa Republicans are promoting a bill in the state legislature that would prohibit parents of minors from obtaining a no-fault divorce. Iowa State Capitol pictured. (CC/Dave Parker)

Some Iowa republicans want to put an end to divorce for parents, reports Radio Iowa. All 50 states have ?no-fault? laws allowing couples to divorce without citing evidence of wrongdoing from either spouse. In 1970 Iowa became the second state in the nation to adopt a no-fault divorce law.

Representative Tedd Gassman was on a three-member subcommittee that debated the bill Monday. Gassman said the issue is ?near and dear? to his heart because his daughter and son-in-law recently divorced, putting his granddaughter at risk.

?There?s a 16-year-old girl in this whole mix now. Guess what? What are the possibilities of her being more promiscuous? What are the possibilities of all these other things surrounding her life that a 16-year-old girl, with hormones raging, can get herself into??

Under the proposed legislation, parents with kids under the age of 18 would be prohibited from obtaining a no-fault divorce. Instead, they?d have to show a spouse was guilty of adultery, had been sent to prison on a felony conviction, had physically or sexually abused someone in the family, or had abandoned the family for at least a year.

?This basically is an attempt on my part to keep fathers in the home,? Gassman said. ?I sincerely believe that the family is the foundation of this nation and this nation will go the direction of our families. If our families break up, so will this nation.?

Representative Marti Anderson, a Democrat from Des Moines who opposes the bill, said the tension in her childhood home lasted eight years, until her parents divorced back when fault had to be proven. ?The stay-together time was very, very damaging to my family,? said Anderson, the oldest of four children, ?and although we?re all adults now, I?m not sure any of us have ever really gotten past that.?

Source: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/03/05/Iowa-GOP-No-more-no-fault-for-parents-divorce-too-damaging/6711362525611/

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