Mon Dieu! French Lawmakers Consider Collective P2P Licensing

P2P may causing headaches in major label offices now, but the pain n may have just begun. In France"…an amendment supporting free P2P-based downloads has now passed the lower house. Continue reading

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Music’s Contribution To Web Growth Continues

Music related traffic is growing on the web and represents some of it’s top traffic.  Nielson has published a list of the fastest growing web sites and it includes MySpace,. Continue reading

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eMusic Releases Critic & Fan 2005 Top Indy Music Polls

Independent digital download site eMusic just released two "Best Of" 2005 Indy music polls that prove the music diversity that the web makes possible.  The first comes from their cadre. Continue reading

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Renegades Like Chris Blackwell & Bob Lefsetz Provide Music Industry Insight With New Podcasts

In The City is a growing UK music convention that seems to still have some of the excitement and openness that is missing in so many industry gatherings.    Podcasts. Continue reading

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Despite Industry Efforts P2P Use Rises

Despite music and film company efforts to stem the tide, P2P file sharing levels are continuing to climb. According to data from tracking firm BigChampagne, the average number of simultaneous. Continue reading

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Google Adds Music Search Feature

Google this morning added a music search feature to it’s popular search engine.  Type in for example "Pink Floyd" and the top result featured includes a photo of the artist,. Continue reading

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MTV And Microsoft Join For New Urge Music Service

MTV Networks and Microsoft have announced plans to join forces to develop a new digital music service. Called Urge and due to launch in 2006, the service will be integrated. Continue reading

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Study Shows Music Being Devalued. Does The Industry Care?

The easy availability of music via paid or free sources may be devaluing music for consumers a new study suggests.  "Getting access to music is so easy now," researcher Adrian. Continue reading

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Music Publishers To Sue Lyric Search Sites Further Alienating Consumers

The music industry has found a new front in their ongoing campaign to upset consumers.  As if invasive digital rights management and lawsuits against individual downloaders weren’t enough, The Music. Continue reading

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UK Labels License Music To Podcasts

Podcasting may prove to be a fad in the long run, but right now it’s the growing media of choice for hipsters and trendsetters. But as is too often the. Continue reading

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