Copyright Law vs. Art As A Shared Experience
Mike Masnick of Techdirt writes," …While people sit back and claim that remixing is "stealing" or "lazy" or "not art" at all, that's totally missing the point. Art is not. Continue reading
Suzanne Vega Takes Charge
"I’m back to where I started from. Taking names, making mailing lists… It’s a relief not to have to deal with a record company, and their A.D.D. attention spans.” –. Continue reading
Gmail Gets Social With Buzz, Facebook To Add Chat
Sometime over the coming week's you'll see a new Buzz tab appear on your Gmail page as Google rolls out its latest efforts to get social. Unlike Google WAVE, which. Continue reading
RealNetworks And MTV To Spin Off Rhapsody
Just as cracks are starting to appear in the iTunes armor and streaming music is gaining real steam, Rhapsody is being told to go it alone. RealNetworks and Viacom's MTVN. Continue reading
SoundExchange Hits The Road
SoundExchange, the nonprofit performance rights organization that collects and distributes performance royalties from satellite radio, internet radio, cable TV music channels and other services that stream sound recordings, is traveling. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: YouTube Data Doubts, UMG Makes It Official, Tapulous “Riddim” & More
YouTube's traffic data for music questioned. (cNet) It's Official: Lucian Grainge promoted to Chief Executive Officer, Universal Music Group. Doug Morris to remain as Chairman. (press release) EMI has reached. Continue reading
Bronfman On Today’s WMG Earnings Call
Spotify Appears To Be A Non-Starter After reporting less than stellar earnings and a $17 million quarterly loss, Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. faced analysts on an earnings. Continue reading
eMusicBlast Promises Pro A&R Feeedback For $49
A small but growing group of online services have begun offering artists the opportunity to pay for access to industry insiders. Startup eMusicBlast.com sells direct feedback from working A&R professionals.. Continue reading
MySpace Adds More 30 Second Commercials
As part of an effort to boost revenue MySpace has been testing 30 second audio ads since December. Last week they began appearing as users listened to songs on artist. Continue reading
