Indie Execs Concerned Over iTunes Store Changes, Zane Lowe Moves to Apple, and More in This Week's Digital Digest

TOP STORIES     Indie Execs Voice Concern Over iTunes Store Changes  The changes appear to benefit the major labels at the expense of indies, leaving the indie label sector in a diminished showing compared to where they were previously inside the store. iTunes didn't respond to a request for comment.   Pandora vs. BMI's Court Battle Reveals Long-Term Strategies, Licensing Aims  A tale, told in the Manhattan court where BMI and Pandora are arguing their cases, illustrates perfectly the angles and lengths that these organizations are willing to go to prove a point.   'SNL' 40th Anniversary Was the Most Tweeted TV Episode Ever  "Saturday Night Live" just nabbed itself another milestone -- its 40th anniversary special broke two Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings records.   What Apple's Hiring of Zane Lowe Signals for the Company's Music Strategy  A move away from nameless programming toward programming featuring brand-name personalities would give Apple's streaming products the mainstream appeal they need.   SoundExchange Adds Industry Vets to Executive Team  SoundExchange has made a pair of new hires at the executive level.   Freeplay Music Sues Maker Studios, Awesomeness Over Alleged Use of Unlicensed Music  On Tuesday, Disney's Maker Studios, DreamWorks Animation's Awesomeness, Big Frame and BroadbandTV Corp. were all slammed with lawsuits that aim to rip the lid off of unlicensed music on YouTube.   Drake's Surprise Album Sets Spotify Records  Drake's surprise album has set records on Spotify.   Facebook Exec Chris Cox Discusses Future of Video, Mobile News  Chief product officer Chris Cox told a crowd of tech and media insiders that the company is in early talks with publishers to create a better mobile experience for reading the news.   A Cheat Sheet for Copyright Reforms: Radio Royalties, Simplified Licensing and More  Check out eight takeaways from the 250-page music-licensing report issued by the U.S. Copyright Office.   Is Tumblr Cracking Down Harder on Copyright Infringement By Users?  Tumblr appears to be taking a harder stance against content infringement by its users.