Major U.S. ISPs Launch Anti-Piracy System: ‘6 Strikes And We’ll Throttle You’
A long promised U.S. Copyright Alert System (CAS) finally went live earlier today. Starting with Comcast and followed by AT&T, Cablevision,Time Warner, and Verizon later this week, major ISP's will. Continue reading
What Is Indie? Can An Artist Top The Charts Without Help From A Major?
By Kevin Erickson, Communications Associate, and Olivia Brown, Intern, at The Future Of Music Coalition. Let’s look at some stats: Jack White’s Blunderbuss, number one debut on the Billboard 200,. Continue reading
Google In Talks To Take On Spotify, Rhapsody
Google is in talks with labels about launching a streaming music service, according to several published reports. News of the possible Spotify competitor surfaced during negotiations over YouTube payments to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Harlem Shake: From Real To Unreal To #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Jimmy Iovine Claims Beats Music Service Will Share Listener Data With Artists While Misrepresenting Competing Services Music. Continue reading
On Streaming Music Royalties, Unique Fan Experiences & More – Upward Spiral Podcast #19
Hypebot's Upward Spiral Podcast returns with music writer Rich Pulvino and special guest-host Alicia Yaffe chat. They chat with us about streaming royalty payouts and discuss some notable examples of. Continue reading
The Dead Kennedy’s East Bay Ray Holds Court At #SFMusicTech 2013
By Mike Masnick of Techdirt. At the always wonderful SF Music Tech conference yesterday, I went to what should have been a fascinating panel discussion about "artist revenue streams." It. Continue reading
#SFMusicTech 2013 Effectively Mixed Techies, Business People & Artists
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). I had a very full day at my first SF MusicTech. I was impressed with the level of serious dialog, with the. Continue reading
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