WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? CD Sales Dive And P2P Usage Stays Steady As Supreme Court Rules And RIAA Brings More Suits
Two articles in Digital Music News seem strangely related: "Album sales in the US took a bath last week, with several high-profile releases coming off of their peaks. Overall, sales. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 6-26-05
Label Pos. Artist|Title CAP 1 COLDPLAY|X&Y RCA 2 FOO FIGHTERS|IN YOUR HONOR V2 3 WHITE STRIPES|GET BEHIND ME SA VRGN 4 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS ATLG 5 TRANSPLANTS|HAUNTED CITIES WAR 6 CORGAN*BILLY|FUTUREEMBRACE. Continue reading
WILL ROCK RADIO SURVIVE?
In today’s RAIN newletter there is a report from last week’s Radio & Records Convention adressing the question: "How does rock radio address its core demo’s eager adoption of a. Continue reading
MORE COMMENTARIES ON SUPREME COURT GROKSTER RULING
UPDATED 6/28 @ 5AM From Bob Lefsetz / The Lefsetz Letter: "…If you think the Grokster decision is a referendum on P2P, you just haven’t read it. Rather, it’s a referendum. Continue reading
According to Digital Music News, Tower Records "…last seen heading into bankruptcy 16 months ago, has resurrected itself and is moving into the future with surprising vigor. The company has. Continue reading
NARAS APPLAUDS SUPREME COURT
NARAS GLOATS AS ROME BURNS "Today is a good day for music fans and the 17,000 musicians, composers, artists, engineers, producers and songwriters that are the members of the Recording. Continue reading
Supreme Court P2P Ruling Commentaries
Some comments about the Supreme Court P2P ruling: From former RIAA head Hillary Rosen for the Huffington Post: "Wow. We won big. Unanimous. That doesn’t happen very often…For today, I. Continue reading
MUSIC INDUSTRY CHEERS AS SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST GROKSTER IN P2P CASE. BUT DOES IT MATTER?
From a HollywoodReporter.com bulletin:" In a unanimous decision that marks a big win for the entertainment industry and intellectual property rights, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that file-sharing services. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW
Perhaps the biggest news this week didn’t happen at all, with a widely-expected Supreme Court decision now scheduled for Monday morning. That made this week the calm before the storm,. Continue reading
Amazon Labels Copy Protected CD’s On Site
FROM THE MAJOR LABELS CAN RUN BUT THEY CAN’T HIDE DEPARTMENT: Amazon.com has started informing buyers when the CD they are about to hide is copy protected. See an example. Continue reading
