Intel & Bertelsmann Collaborate On New Media Download & Sharing Service
According to DigitalMeriaWire, "Chipmaker Intel and German media conglomerate Bertelsmann have announced they will collaborate on the design of devices that will be compatible with a planned Bertelsmann downloading and. Continue reading
Supreme Court Grokster Suit Update
DigitalMediaWire reports from Washington that "oral arguments were presented to the Supreme Court on Tuesday in MGM v. Grokster, the landmark copyright infringement case pitting the entertainment industry against makers. Continue reading
How A Computer Company Saved The Music Business
From ther UK’s Observer newspapar, "The Apple iTunes store has been selling a million tracks a day, it was announced recently. And no, that is not a misprint: a million. Continue reading
Village Voice Profiles Mega-Fileswapper
This week’s The Village Voice includes an account of an Internet music file-swapper, Nick Mamatas, who became one of the nearly 9,000 individuals that the Recording Industry Association of America. Continue reading
Publishers Finally Consider Blanket Net License Of Music
From HollywoodReporter.com "A thaw might be brewing in the long-running dispute between music publishers and Internet distribution companies over royalty payments as the head of the publisher’s trade association told. Continue reading
The Hollywood Reporter.com reports that a creative marketing pact between the Independent Film Channel and Grammy-winning band Green Day will be announced today "to merge the band’s song "Jesus of. Continue reading
Kazaa Employees Hate The Software
Digital Media Wire reports that "employees at Sharman Networks, distributors of the Kazaa file-sharing application, "hate" to install Kazaa on their own computers because of how slow it makes them. Continue reading
Danny Goldberg Exits Artemis Records
Artemis Records founder/chairman/CEO Danny Goldberg is leaving the label and Artemis president Daniel Glass has been elevated to president/CEO according to several online soources. Industry veteran Goldberg will continue as. Continue reading
UMG revives Verve Forecast label
According to the Hollywood Reporter, "The Verve Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has resuscitated the Verve Forecast imprint — the home of a bright array of developing. Continue reading
eMusic Adds Hundreds of Artists and Scores of Top Indie Labels
eMusic, the world’s No. 2 digital download service selling nearly two million tracks monthly, today announced the addition of hundreds of leading indie labels and artists to its rapidly expanding. Continue reading