Filed in archive Companies
, Finance
by Marc on April 30, 2007
H2O AUDIO LANDS $5 MILLION FOR IPOD CASES H2O Audio in San Diego manufactures waterproof iPod cases and headphones. Steelpoint Capital Partners led the series C round. The company is expanding its...
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This article is part of a series reviewing the AnywhereCD bundled CD+MP3 album store. 1. Anywhere(CD) But Here (Warner Music). 2. Anywhere(CD) But Singles. 3. Anywhere(CD) is Better Than Nowhere. 4....
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Filed in archive Artists
, Fun
by Marc on April 27, 2007
The artist Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip shares some smart reflections on making music in "thou Shalt Always Kill" A few choice lyrics: Thou shalt not steal if there is direct victim. Thou...
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The FAIR USE Act was introduced in Congress by Reps . Rick Boucher (R-VA) and John Doolittle (R-CA). The acronym stands for "Freedom And Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act."...
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Filed in archive Industry
, Legal
by Marc on April 25, 2007
A federal judge ruled that online music services from companies like Apple, RealNetworks, and Yahoo do no have to pay a performance fee when a customer downloads a digital song. The music...
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This article is part of a series reviewing the AnywhereCD bundled CD+MP3 album store. 1. Anywhere(CD) But Here (Warner Music). 2. Anywhere(CD) But Singles. 3. Anywhere(CD) is Better Than Nowhere. 4....
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Filed in archive Companies
, Finance
by Marc on April 23, 2007
INTENT MEDIAWORKS GETS SERIOUS WITH $10 MILLION Atlanta's Intent MediaWorks raised $10 million from Greycroft Partners, SoftBank Capital, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), and Allen...
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This article is part of a series reviewing the AnywhereCD bundled CD+MP3 album store. 1. Anywhere(CD) But Here (Warner Music). 2. Anywhere(CD) But Singles. 3. Anywhere(CD) is Better Than Nowhere. 4....
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Bob Cringely writes "We Don't Need No Stinking Best Effort: Net neutrality may have been just a fantasy all along." Bob, welcome to the real world. One of his readers writes: "I...
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After two years RIAA's lawsuit against Patricia Santangelo has been dismissed with prejudice. RIAA cannot file again in the future against Ms. Santangelo. The only matter open is whether Ms....
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Geffen Records, part of the Universal Music Group, launched open tryouts for the upcoming film bratz: The Movie. Selected tracks will be included on the movie's soundtrack, along with music from...
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Filed in archive Industry
, Legal
by Marc on April 19, 2007
Is a music download a public performance? That defies logic. But songwriters through the three major music performing rights clearinghouses - ASCAP, BMI and SESAC - would have it so. ASCAP filed suit...
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This article is part of a series reviewing the AnywhereCD bundled CD+MP3 album store. 1. Anywhere(CD) But Here (Warner Music). 2. Anywhere(CD) But Singles. 3. Anywhere(CD) is Better Than Nowhere. 4....
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Filed in archive Companies
, Finance
by Marc on April 16, 2007
RIPL Snags $2 million Seattle-based RIPL is a Seattle startup that combines social networking with music and photo sharing and IM. RIPL had earlier raised an angel round of $1.5 million. CEO Bill...
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Filed in archive Technology
by Marc on April 13, 2007
Well, not exactly. The full phone number is 1-800-GOOG-411. No longer content with ruling the Internet, Google is bringing its well-known search to the offline world and a phone near you. Google...
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Competition is getting to iPod owners. Jacobs Media ran a poll on 69 radio stations asking what features people want on their iPods. The number one answer, based on 25,000 responses, was FM radio,...
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The music business is changing. Digital downloads have empowered consumers who have turned their back on CDs and albums. Industry sales have stagnated. Successful record labels will have to...
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Filed in archive Companies
, Retail
by Marc on April 11, 2007
RealNetworks is raising its Rhapsody Unlimited subscription pricing to $13 per month from $10. The pricing puts in line with most premium music and radio services. Spokesman Ronda Scott said...
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apple itunes will be selling top music without DRM. But that doesn't mean the files will be MP3. Apple is using AAC (Advanced Audio Coding). AAC uses newer technology that provides similar...
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Filed in archive Stats
by Marc on April 10, 2007
The Digital Media Desktop Report directly measures desktop software installations for accuracy. It's not a survey Music applications (non-P2P) are ranked below: Not surprisingly, Windows Media...
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One of the Internet's dirty secrets is that there are limits. Now that's fine, as long as companies are up front and honest about it. Verizon steps over the line with its advertising of the...
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