Sony CEO: “We Could Have Beaten Apple”
"Sony hasn't taken open technology very seriously in the past. Its CONNECT music download service was a failure. It was based on OpenMG, a proprietary digital rights management (DRM) technology….. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Brief: Save Paste, Azoff Goes Country, Top Pirate List, Slacker & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Changing The Economics Of Music Save Paste Magazine: Readers Asked To Help imeem Adds iPhone App Webcaster Settlement Act Moves Forward Calculate Your Savings: Zune Pass vs. iTunes. Continue reading
Apple Bans Drivetrain BitTorrent App
In what is perhaps a nod to its major label clients, Apple has banned BitTorrent application Drivetrain from its iPhone application store. "This category of applications is often used for. Continue reading
French National Assembly Adopts 3 Strikes Law
The French National Assembly has passed a three-strikes law that forces ISPs to disconnect the service ot file-sharers who ignore repeated warnings. The passage comes just weeks after the country's. Continue reading
iLike Adds Custom iPhone Apps Plus Twitter, Ticketmaster, YouTube & MySpace Integration
iLike today launched an impressive suite of digital music marketing tools including integration with Twitter, YouTube, MySpace and Ticketmaster, as well as, a system to easily create and distribute custom. Continue reading
Music Takes Center Stage In Congress Today
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is expected debate the newly introduced Webcaster Settlement Act today at a hearing that will also consider the Performance Rights Act that would require broadcast. Continue reading
Thumbplay Eases Mobile Sales For Indies
Mobile entertainment provider Thumbplay is introducing OPEN Pro, an online marketing tool that enables artists, labels, managers and media companies to sell digital content to mobile customers. From the new. Continue reading
Wednesday’s Music Brief: Sony Sues EMI, iLike 2.0, Universal Ups Goucha, Ticketmaster, Ning & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: Sony Sues EMI Over Failed Deal With New North Amercian COO Ron Werre Music Takes Center Stage In Congress Today Great News For Artists: iLike Adds Free Custom. Continue reading
Sony Sues EMI Over Failed Deal With New North Amercian COO Ron Werre
VS. UPDATED (2): Sony Music is suing EMI alleging that executive Ron Werre had used them as a "stalking horse" to obtain his promotion last week to Chef Operating. Continue reading
No Joke: NBC’s Brian Williams Launches BriTunes
I doubt that my father ever got his music recommendations from Walter Cronkite, but that's exactly what NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams hopes to provide with BriTunes, a. Continue reading
