Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Wednesday November 22nd, 2006
– A country flavored Coachella festival? It’s a comin’! (Pollstar) – "You have to go through a lot of crap on YouTube to get anything good."—David Poltrack, Chief Research Officer,. Continue reading
MatketWatch Says MySpace Likely To Settle Universal Suit
MarketWatch writes on why MySpace will likely settle the Universal lawsuit rather than fight it: "if (MySpace attorney) Chernin is truly dedicated to the cause of copyright protection, rather than. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Tuesday November 21st, 2006
> A new Nielson study shows that video use on iPod lags far behind listening to music and podcasts. "Less than 1% of content items played by iPod users on. Continue reading
Chingy Personalizes Ringtones For Fans
In a very simple and smart marketing ploy that we bet turns into sales, hip hop artist Chingy has recorded over a 100 versions of his "Dem Jeans" single using. Continue reading
US Supports Russia’s WTO Entry But AllOfMp3.com Still Up
US trade negotiators had emphatically stated that Russia must get much tougher with intellectual property protection before it would back entry into the World Trade Organization. Specifically mentioned was notorious. Continue reading
Chinese Court Deals Blow To Major Labels
A Beijing court has ruled that China’s leading Internet search engine Baidu.com was not guilty of property rights infringement when they posted links to sites offering illegal music downloads. The. Continue reading
Hypebot’s New Music Business Briefing For Monday November 20th, 2006
> The NY Times looks at how DRM is confusing the consumer and hurting the growth of digital music The article offers consumers some alternatives. (NY Times) > FREE THE. Continue reading
Universal Sues MySpace – A Commentary
After talks broke down on Thursday Universal filed suit against MySpace claiming copyright infringement on a grand scale: "It claims thousands of links to music from Universal’s biggest artists, including. Continue reading
Free Advance Online Streaming & Film Footage Of The Beatles’ New LOVE Album
The new Beatles mashup album ‘LOVE’ will be released on November 21st and as part of the promo EMI is streaming the whole album online now. The promotion requires users. Continue reading
