Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Friday September 1st, 2006
– Defective By Design is planning a day of worldwide actions on October 3rd to raise awareness against DRM. Past protests have included call-in campaigns and picketing Apple stores dressed in hazardous waste protection suits. (Defective By Design)
The IFPI releases international music sales report without some data because members can’t agree on how to count digital sales. (Reuters) HINT TO IFPI: People download tracks not "albums".
– Not to be outdone by Nokia, Sony Ericsson plans to expand its PlayNow music service, currently used for downloading ring tones. (Reuters)
– Just one month after taking the post Handleman CEO John Breeder resigns from the distributor. (press release)
– GarageSpin looks beyond YouTube at music videos online for the indie musician. (GarageSpin)
– Indie rockers are giving Hall & Oates, America, and other ’70s softies their dewy due. (Spin)
“Monday?” Sept, 1 2006?
There’s a difference between digital albums and digital tracks. It’s a distinction that’s made for accounting and tracking purposes. Sometimes people *do* download albums. More often they download tracks from an album.
The term “album” does not denote a particular format when it comes to tracking sales. An album can be purchased in many formats: CD, LP, cassette and digital.