Altnet teams with new indie labels for P2P
Altnet, one of the technology companies using peer-to-peer as a legitimate entertainment distribution platform, has announced deals with six additional labels. Altnet president Lee Jaffe said the deals indicated an. Continue reading
New Dutch Download Site Gets 500,000 Hits In First 24 Hours
Accosciated Press reports: “Hoping to keep up with Apple’s iTunes digital music downloading service in Europe, a Dutch record company has launched a Web site offering 250,000 tracks from five. Continue reading
Napster Offers Military Discount Music
Napster has announced an agreement with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) that will give all branches of the U.S. military access to its digital music subscription service.. Continue reading
DiscLive Extends Concert CD Pact With The Pixies
DiscLive has announced that it will follow the Pixies on their fall tour and provide limited edition live discs from most shows starting with the September 18 performance at the. Continue reading
iTunes Tops One Million Songs In Catalogue
Apple today announced that the iTunes Music Store now has over one million songs available for download in the US, becoming the first online digital music service to offer consumers. Continue reading
BMG Cuts CD Prices But Can Cheaper Compete With Free?
From MusicBiz: “This is called striking while the iron is hot. While the industry is enjoying a 7.5% sales increase over last year, inside sources tell MusicBiz that BMG wants. Continue reading
Smart Old School Promo: Dylan & Willie Nelson Tour Minor League Ball Parks
Here is some smart old school tour packaging that is generating a lot of buzz for two classic artists as reported by LiveDaily.com: “Music legends Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. Continue reading
Labels Worry As CD/DVD Hyrbrid Format Hits Snag
In what can’t be good news for the record industry, Yahoo! News/Reuters reports that, “plans to sell new hybrid CD/DVDs have hit legal and licensing snags that threaten to scuttle. Continue reading
Mpee3.com Offers New Access To Downloads
From PCWorld.com: While users are turning away from free peer-to-peer services like Kazaa under threats of industry lawsuits, worries about spyware, and dissatisfaction with the poor quality of tracks, new. Continue reading
Colleges Punishing Downloader
From Music Biz.com “it’s now being reported that almost all Kentucky colleges are yanking Internet access from copyright violators. Repeated violations can invoke a permanent ban. Morehead State, for instance,. Continue reading
