More Music Industry News: Pirate Bay, iTunes vs. Palm. Downloader Study, Licensing, LiveWire & More
Swedish judge to Pirate Bay admins: shut down or face fines. – The founders of The Pirate Bay could face fines in Sweden if the popular torrent tracker remains online.. Continue reading
REWIND – Music Industry’s Week In Review
Google's new enhanced music search was the big news of the week. But is it really a game changer? Watch video interviews from the announcement and take it for a. Continue reading
Facebook 6% Of All U.S. Net Traffic, Twitter Stumbles
According to data from Hitwise, Facebook now accounts for 6% of all US internet traffic and continues to grow. Twitter has a fraction of that traffic and its growth appears to. Continue reading
Beatles & ACDC mp3’s $.25 via BlueBeat. W.T.F.?
The UK's Music Ally tipped me to this, but you have to see it for yourself. Downloads of The Beatles – and not $.99, but rather for a mere $.25. Continue reading
Gail Zappa On The Future Of Music: “You’ll Never Work On This Planet Again”.
"…a dispute concerning professional practices was resolved when one Bill Graham said to one Frank Zappa, 'You'll never work this town again'. Cut to our current climate under corporocratic rule where. Continue reading
RealNetworks Reports Profit But Subscribers Down
RealNetworks has reported a $1.5 million Third Quarter profit or less than 1 cent per share. It marks the first time that Real has turned a profit in more than. Continue reading
Test Drive Google Music Search
Test driving the new Google music search has been a bit of a frustrating experience. Perhaps understandably, the roll out has been incremental and many searches don't yield the new enhanced. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Sony Reports Loss, Post-Google Music Search, Orchard + Dailymotion & More
Sony continues quarterly losing streak. (CNet) Hands-on: Google music streams useful, not revolutionary. Google has added streaming music results to its normal search page from a variety of different sources. Ars. Continue reading
Live Nation Opens Web Platform To Artists & Fans
Concert promoters Live Nation have made changes to their web site that places more of the site’s content int the hands fans and artists. LiveNation.com is a top 50 ecommerce. Continue reading