French Judges Wonder If File Sharing Is A Crime
From Wired.com: "Record labels and movie studios are counting on the courts to help wage their war against global online piracy. But in France, some courts are refusing to go. Continue reading
Some Indy Bands Allow Podcasters Free Use
From The Wall Street Journal: "Music copyrights are a worry for fans of a new audio medium called podcasting. An online repository for aspiring musicians, GarageBand.com, hopes to turn the. Continue reading
Study Predicts Demise Of Paid Music Dowloads And Rise In Subscritipions
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) While online music stores like Apple’s iTunes have attracted millions of customers by selling downloads of songs or albums, changing market conditions will make subscription-based music services the. Continue reading
Concert Going Goes Interactive Via Cell And Boomerang Mobile Media
At almost any concert one can see dozens of cell phones held up like the cigarette lighters of yesteryear. Some are sending the show via an open phone line while. Continue reading
ATSDigital.com and Trees for Cities Charity Unite For Fundraiser
UK indy music download site ATSDigital.com has joined forces with Trees for Cities, the independent charity that plants trees and re-landscapes public spaces in urban areas. ATSDigital will serve as. Continue reading
Most Men Choosing Gaming Over Music
Gaming trumps music for most men according to new Nielson Soundscan Survey. Digital Music News reports that "according to the Nielsen finding, only DVDs are more popular than games among. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW
While the beta version of the Yahoo Music Unlimited store started to sink in, attention turned this week towards a possible price war. Both Napster and RealNetworks stood firm against. Continue reading
Broadcast Radio Threatened By New Technologies
Mark Ramsey in the Mercury’s Radio Marketing Nexus writes about how new technologies are challenging broadcast radio, "The phenomenon of podcasting will allow listeners to get both music and non-music. Continue reading
Roll Up King Sillerman Telegraphs New Play
According to PollstarOnline.com, fomer SFX/Clear Channel roll-up king Robert Sillerman told graduates of Boston’s Emerson College that there is "seismic shift" occurring in media and entertainment. Sillerman used some examples. Continue reading
Digital Music News’ Resnikoff On The Record Business vs. The Music Business
Experted from his "Parting Shot" column in Digital Music News: "…(Declining) CD sales are only one part of a much larger picture. Sure, tremendous attention is paid to declining major. Continue reading
