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Does Steve Jobs Secretly Prefer DRM?

Steve Jobs achieved hero status a few months ago for calling on record labels to remove copy restrictions from downloads. It is a stance that is hugely popular with the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/04/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (7)
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CBS Buys Last.FM For $280 Million

CBS has just bought music and social networking site Last.FM for $280 million.  Founded in 2002 Last.FM claims 15 million users worldwide most of them in the sought after younger. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AOL To Unleash YouTube Competitor UnCut

AOL is readying a competitor to YouTube called UnCut for public launch next month and plans to seed it throughout its properties including IM.  This more controlled user generated environment. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/30/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Who Are The Real Pirates?

This one’s from an indie filmaker, but there are plenty of musicians who feel the same way. (via Bob Lefsetz/Les Garland)

Bruce Houghton on 05/25/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Amazon Announces MP3 Download Store With EMI Catalog And 12,000 Labels

Amazon today officially announced that it will launch an MP3 only digital music store later this year with tracks from more than 12,000 record labels including EMI’s entire catalog. Every. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/16/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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eMusic Has Become Indie Cornerstone

PART 1 OF A SERIES: In the few years since being purchased along with The Orchard by Dimensional Associates, eMusic has established itself as the premier source of independent music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/09/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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More eMusic Turmoil As Ultra Exits & Ray Farrell Joins RoyaltyShare

UPDATED: Indie Ultra has been added to the list of labels that have left eMusic or are considering an exit over per track payout issues. Yesterday we reported exclusively that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Quote Of The Week: Competing With Free

The whole competing with free thing is tricky, it works well in the water business but it’s hard everywhere else." – Jason Flom, CEO of Capitol Music Group

Bruce Houghton on 05/02/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Dilemma 2.0: Music Discovery May Not Mean Music Purchase

How to turn increased music discovery into increased music purchasing has just become every music marketer’s dilemma 2.0. An NPD Research study presented at NARM showed several trends that should. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Could Live Nation Be The Next Record Label?

Concert giant Live Nation has just completed its purchase of music merchandiser Trunk and made some key executive appointments.  The move now positions the publicly traded company as a gatekeeper. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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