Opposing Viewpoints Emerge As Congress Debates New Digital Law
A draft proposal of a new law that would create a blanket licensing process for clearing mechanical sound recordings has passed muster before a US House panel. The measure which. Continue reading
Sony May Try To Buy Out BMG
The latest rumors have Sony looking at a purchase of the BMG half of Sony BMG, but BMG parent Bertlesmann denies it. This comes in the wake of internal shake-ups. Continue reading
The MySpace Series Part V – Who Owns Your Content? Billy Bragg Pulls Pages In Protest.
You can’t argue with the numbers or the cost. MySpace is consistently in the Top 5 most visited sites with 30 million daily page views; and most things that act. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Friday June 9, 2006
As had been expected Steven Greenberg will end his 18 month run as president of Columbia Records today. (Billboard.biz) – iPods and time on Facebook are more important than drinking. Continue reading
Rhino’s “Lunafied” Illustrates Catalog Potential Provided By Net
Heavy competition for shrinking self space and the fact that retailers have essentially life-time return privileges on unsold product has made selling niche music at retail increasingly difficult. But the. Continue reading
Internet Radio Growth Continues
The explosive growth in internet broadcasting is continuing according to a new Research & Markets study. Listening hours for just the top ten sites alone are forecast to reach 360. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday June 8th, 2006
– A Pali research study shows the rate of growth in digital sales may be slowing. (Pali via D.M.N.) – Indie distributor ADA to hold a conference for it’s labels. Continue reading
Geffen Records To Use RSS Feeds To Promote Bands
Geffen Records is using Feedburner RSS (really simple syndication) feeds to empower fans and bloggers to help keep track of news from their favorite bands. With RSS Geffen can create. Continue reading
Is MySpace Making Some Bands Lazy?
Jimmy at Music Arsenal joins the debate with a caution to artists not to just rely on MySpace as their primary conduit to their fans: I the I find more. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday June 7, 2006
The British recording industry is taking legal action against rogue Russian download site AllofMP3. More on the story from UK’s Guardian here. Read AllofMp3’s official rebuttal below after the jump.. Continue reading
