NEW LAW KILLS IPOD?
Will the Inducing Infringement Act Kill the iPod? San Francisco – With Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and his colleagues pushing hard to bring the Inducing Infringement of Copyright Act (“Induce. Continue reading
Two Music Related Surveys
FROM DITIGITAL MEDIA WIREo Report: U.S. Music Album Sales Up 6.9% in First Half of 2004 New York — The U.S. music industry rebounded in the first half of 2004,. Continue reading
New Canadian P2P Survey
From MusicBiz Canada is the motherland of P2P interests. After all, a court decision there let P2P services off for any copyright infringement lawsuits. Even so, the latest research from. Continue reading
Top Intenet Applications
1. AOL Instant Messenger 2. Windows Media Player 3. MSN Messenger Service 4. Yahoo! Messenger 5. RealOne/RealPlayer 6. WeatherBug 7. AOL Companion 8. Gator 9. MusicMatch Jukebox 10. NetZero For. Continue reading
RIAA Finally Does Something Smart?
From Digital Media Wire: RIAA Launches “Gold,” “Platinum” Certifications for Download Sales Los Angeles — The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that it will add sales of digitally. Continue reading
Discount Anti-Piracy CD’s
FROM THE “CAN IT GET ANY STRANGER?” DEPARTMENT – Another way to compete with downloading and burning will be tested in Europe this August, when BMG starts offering a multi-tiered. Continue reading
FUSE TV ADDS DOWNLOAD SHOW
In an interesting blending of two media, FUSE – a music video cable channel available in 36 million homes – has launched the Daily Download Show. Featuring the videos of. Continue reading
UK’S TOP RINGTONES – The Top 10 Chart Of The Future?
A UK company has posted the UK’s Top 10 Ringtones of 2003. Ringtones are estimated to be a $3 million business worldwide that is just starting to explode in the. Continue reading
BILLBOARD PARTNERS WITH CELEBRITYACCESS TO CREATE ENTERTAINMENT INFORMATION POWERHOUSE
Billboard, the world’s leading music and entertainment trade publication, today announced that it has partnered with CelebrityAccess, the leading provider of real-time news and information to the live performance industry.. Continue reading
The New Gatekeepers Part 1: Online Retailer InSound.com
Interesting article in the July issue of Business 2.0 Magazine about online CD retailer Insound.com. One of the unanswered questions of music on the net is “when people can listen. Continue reading
