Anti-DRM Lobby Asks Bono To Speak Out
Anti-DRM organization Defective By Design is asking Bono to get involved. With and open letter and petition on it’s web site the group best known for picketing Apple Stores in. Continue reading
At WMG The Rich Get Richer
Did you ever wonder who owns stock in WMG and therefore stands to profit the most from a possible sale to EMI? Thanks to Yahoo Finance and the Securities &. Continue reading
The Daily Dose = 1 Quote + 1 Download
I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart DAILY DOWNLOAD A live cover of Black Sabbath’s "WAR PIGS". Continue reading
Two New Surveys Show Vexing Shifts In Music Consumption
Two new surveys show just how drastically listening habits are shifting and presenting new challenges for the music industry. A new IPSOS poll reveals that 20% of Americans over age. Continue reading
New Muisc Industry Briefing For Friday 30, 2006
– The Who’s July 2nd concert at London’s Hyde Park and much of the band’s tour will be broadcast live on the Web and be available as 99-cent download at. Continue reading
American Association Of Independent Music A2IM Celebrates It’s First Year
Headed by Don Rose, A2IM is celebrating it’s first anniversary and taking a look at it’s imitial accomplishments. According to a statement issued by the trade group, in the past. Continue reading
Billy Bragg Forces MySpace To Make Terms More Artist Friendly
Following much publicized criticism by UK musician Billy Bragg and others (read initial coverage here), My Space has changed its Terms & Conditions. The original wording in effect gave MySpace. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday June 29, 2006
– The iTunes podcast storefront is one year old and Wired takes a look at the media. (Wired) – Digital distributor The Orchard and Integrated Copyright Group, an independent global. Continue reading
EMI & WMG Dance The Aquistion Dance Again But No Wedding Bells Imminent
UPDATED: WARNER MUSIC RELEASES IT’S OWN STATEMENT. "The WMG board agrees with EMI that there are potential merits in combining the businesses of WMG and EMI, but believes that a. Continue reading
