California all over?

The Bill that had been meandering through the California state legislature which would have reduced the hold labels exercised over artists with allegedly 'unfair' contracts has been withdrawn by Democrat Kevin Murray. Murray says his Bill will return, but it's being suggested that he's backed down from a battle he might have found tricky against Rebecca Cohn's Arts & Entertainments committee.

It's not like they're poor, is it? [BBC] - Ms Cohn denies being music biz patsy