Chinese Court Deals Blow To Major Labels
A Beijing court has ruled that China’s leading Internet search engine Baidu.com was not guilty of property rights infringement when they posted links to sites offering illegal music downloads. The. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday November 20th, 2006
> The NY Times looks at how DRM is confusing the consumer and hurting the growth of digital music The article offers consumers some alternatives. (NY Times) > FREE THE. Continue reading
Universal Sues MySpace – A Commentary
After talks broke down on Thursday Universal filed suit against MySpace claiming copyright infringement on a grand scale: "It claims thousands of links to music from Universal’s biggest artists, including. Continue reading
Free Advance Online Streaming & Film Footage Of The Beatles’ New LOVE Album
The new Beatles mashup album ‘LOVE’ will be released on November 21st and as part of the promo EMI is streaming the whole album online now. The promotion requires users. Continue reading
Music Nation Contest Offers Free Submission Thru 12/31
I admit that I’m not a huge fan of contests and even less excited when they charge musicians to enter. So I was somewhat excited when I saw that mega-contest. Continue reading
John Hall: One Of Our Own Got Elected To Congress Last Week
Those of us to the left of center had a lot to be happy about in last week’s election, but one race in particular bodes well for the new music. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Friday November 17th, 2006
> A look at the race for the ultimate music phone. (WebProNews) > Clear Channel including its 1100 radio stations has been sold to people (private equity firms) who probably. Continue reading
Who Needs The Pros? Top 40 By and For Real Teenagers
Do we really need expensive consultants and focus groups? What would Top 40 radio sound like if it was programmed by and for real teenagers? Edison Research looks at BabyBoombox.ca . Continue reading
Interview With J Records’ Terk Al Hamdouini On Digital Marketing
Last week Tarek Al-Hamdouni of J Records graciously agreed to answer a few questions and give us a rare look inside a major label’s digital marketing efforts. In case you. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Thursday November 16th, 2006
> Apple has reportedly ordered 12 million (no typo) iPhone cell/music player combos from a Taiwanese firm.(Forbes) > ZUNE NEWS: First day sales are slow. (Reuters) Warner Music Group technology. Continue reading
