We are kicking it in April and are giving away prizes.All you have to do is to invest about 3 minutes of your time and answer our 15-question 15-question survey. What do you like about the Digital...
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Filed in archive Artists
by Marc on March 30, 2006
Artist Scooter Scudieri writes Pro-Active Fans: Circumventing the *Musical Industrial Complex*. The Metamorphose from Listener to Fan to Advocate. He shares his success and how other artists can...
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Filed in archive MP3 Players
by Marc on March 28, 2006
RIAA claims it is illegal to sell an MP3 player with copyrighted songs. I presume they say that buying such an MP3 player is also illegal. More from the article on FMQB: "Selling an iPod...
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As announced in the main page of Creative Weblogging, we will be giving away prizes to lucky readers of the network in April. Sometime next month, we will be conducting a survey, and all you have to...
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Filed in archive Apple
by Marc on March 28, 2006
I found it hard to read this Michael Wolff saccharine Steve Jobs profile in Vanity Fair without laughing. But then while I admire Apple, I never drank the Flavor-Aid. Here is an excerpt. The rise of...
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Filed in archive Legal
by Marc on March 28, 2006
Streamcast, developer of Morpheus, has sued Skype and its founders under U.S. Racketeering law, according to Andy Abramson. Mr. Wave Theory shares the beginning of the story when Streamcast hired...
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Filed in archive Innovation
by Marc on March 27, 2006
MP3tunes continues to push forward with its server-based music offerings. The Oboe music locker has grown with Sideload, a directory that aggregates Obie user Oboe listings. It's just one click to...
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Filed in archive Artists
by Marc on March 26, 2006
The arctic Monkeys are a rock band from Sheffield, UK that has rocketed to success. They have a best-selling album. They're playing concerts in major US cities with a Japan and Europe tour to...
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Filed in archive Legal
by Marc on March 26, 2006
A judge ruled that RIAA cannot inspect a consumer's hard drive, as RIAA requested, and instead allowed only a limited search by a neutral third party. Here is more from Ray Beckerman's blog:...
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eWeek Technology Editor Peter Coffee writes on the distortion of content, or intellectual property (IP), in the digital world. He reminds us that despite the entertainment business's spin and...
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digital downloads and MP3 players are now factored in the UK Inflation Index. The Index is maintained by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and used by the UK Treasury and Bank of England. While...
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Filed in archive Companies
by Marc on March 22, 2006
MSN Spaces is directly targetingMySpace. MSN is building on its personal social network service with a major push into music. MSN has started aggressively promoting the service to artists, offering...
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Filed in archive Companies
by Marc on March 22, 2006
Verisign is buying m-Qube, which enables companies to sell and distribute mobile content, including music. Given Verisign's other acquisitions, this either looks like a mess or a rollup. Time will...
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Viral video venture YouTube is known for user-contributed content. It also has a presence in the music market. Music video are common on the service today, from Mashups to concert footage to captures...
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Filed in archive Fun
by Marc on March 20, 2006
The Bittorrent Song (with subtitles) video from Brent simon: Gather round and hear my story About the new old west I sought torrents, rips, and ISOs Logged in under Guest Movies, music, games, and...
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Filed in archive Companies
by Marc on March 19, 2006
Music licensor SNOCAP announced a third funding round of $15 million. SNOCAP licenses music from the major labels and other content providers, wraps it in DRM technology, and markets it to retailers....
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Ed Felten digs in to find that RIAA supports future DRM that might "Threaten Critical Infrastructure and Potentially Endanger Lives" (words from the RIAA filing). This came in the context of...
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Filed in archive MP3 Players
by Marc on March 16, 2006
"Heavy DRM not only slows down an MP3 player but also sucks the very life out of them." So says this CNET mp3.com article on realistic battery life. Here's more: Those who belong to...
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Filed in archive International
by Marc on March 14, 2006
france is voting on a law that would force digital music stores to sell music in open formats so people can use the files on any device. A radical idea. From the article: It would no longer be illegal...
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Filed in archive Marketing
by Marc on March 09, 2006
Record labels continue to experiment with release timing by distribution channel. The industry continues to use radio as promotion to build later CD sales. So where does digital fit? It depends on...
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La La Media has raised $9 million US from Bain Capital and Ignition Partners. La La, located in LA, will set up up a music CD swapping service, similar to Peerflix, which distributes movie DVDs. Users...
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Filed in archive Legal
by Marc on March 08, 2006
We've covered the sordid Sony CD rootkit a number of times. Now it's time for payback. From the EFF: The settlement process has begun in EFF's class action lawsuit against Sony BMG for the...
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µTorrent, a Bit Torrent P2P file sharing client developed by Ludvig Strigeus, released a software update with Protocol Encryption for total file security, and Peer Exchange to reduce server tracker...
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The Washington Post article Downloading Empathy to Your iPod: is subtitled "Online Playlist Creators Search for Catharsis, Discover a Marketplace." The article nicely illustrates the power...
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