Republican Senator Ted Stevens & The Net Neutrality Remix
The future of the internet is to a large degree in the hands of those writing lthe aws to regulate it. Last week Senator Ted Stevens (Republican from Alaska) showed. Continue reading
Weekend Times Suck: Who Covered That Song?
Find out who performed the original version of a particular song, or who covered that song. The SecondHandSongs searchable database contains 41581 songs (11002 originals, 29279 cover songs and 1300. Continue reading
COMING MONDAY: Exclusive Interview With Orchard CEO Greg Scholl
Last week Greg Scoll, the CEO of digital distributor The Orchard sent an open letter to "The U.S. Congress, the Leadership of the Russian Federation, Intellectual Rights Organizations, and Leaders. Continue reading
Strong Reaction To European Union’s Annulment Of Sony BMG Merger
"Nobody expected this," one Sony BMG executive who requested anonymity told the LA Times. "If we had to, we could split the company. But it would be enormously expensive." "We. Continue reading
The Joys Of The Listening Party
In this era of empty online-only interaction, San Francisco Chronicle writer Mark Morford extoles the virtues of the home listening party: "Everyone brings a specially burned CD or custom iPod. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Friday July 14, 2006
– Live Nation gets into the rock merchandise business in a big way with the purchase of Trunk LTD. (Celebrity Access) – The RIAA looses a file sharing suit…again.(ArtsTechnica) –. Continue reading
M3Tunes Releases Oboe Wi-Fi Applet
MP3tunes has release of a Oboe music locker applet for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet, enabling users to enjoy their entire music collection using Wi-Fi technology. Unlike other PDA or. Continue reading
KCRW’s Celia Hirchman Looks At The Long Tail & Music Merger Mania
KCRW’s Celia Hirschman takes a look at Wired Editor’s Chris Anderson’s book "The Long Tail – How The Future Of Business Is Selling Less Of More, merger mania at Billboard. Continue reading
EU Could Separate Sony BMG. Markets Punish WMG & EMI.
The European Commission said today that it could break apart the music units of Sony and BMG after it reevaluates their merger. The commission cleared the merger in 2004, but. Continue reading
