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ZDNet Resources British support 70-year copyright terms The British Government has yielded to European pressure to extend copyright for recorded music , MusicWeek reports. Culture secretary Andy Burnham made a surprise announcement in favor of a 70-year copyright term at a music conference. He ...
appleinsider.com - 12/9/2008
Rumor: Apple's iTunes going DRM-free starting Tuesday
— appleinsider.com — Apple is believed to be on the verge of an end-of-year push that would start by finally offering unprotected iTunes Store music from all major labels and would switch a special post-holiday campaign giving away music and videos to Europeans. (more) Rumor: Apple's iTunes going DRM-free starting Tuesday

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Don't hold your breath for DRM-free iTunes news
news.cnet.com - 12/9/2008
Don't hold your breath for DRM-free iTunes news
— news.cnet.com — Rumors coming out of Europe that claim Apple will begin offering unprotected music files from the three largest recording companies on Tuesday are bogus, according to my music-industry sources. Yes, Apple is in negotiations with the three ... (more) Don't hold your breath for DRM-free iTunes news

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Nokia Comes With Music DRM cracked!
electricpig.co.uk - 12/11/2008
Nokia Comes With Music DRM cracked!
— electricpig.co.uk — Uh-oh. Nokia isn’t going to like this. Its all-you-can-eat Comes With Music service is now open to piracy from pesky hackers, able to strip downloaded songs of their precious DRM, all for just a few quid. It seems Comes With Music ’s ... (more) Nokia Comes With Music DRM cracked!

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Rumor: iTunes music to go DRM-free today
The Apple Core — December 9th, 2008 Rumor: iTunes music to go DRM-free today Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 5:19 am Categories: Music , iTunes , DRM , iTunes Store Tags: Digital-rights Management , Apple Inc. , Apple iTunes , Music , Digital Rights Management (DRM) , Digital Media , Security , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Jason D. O'Grady A report originally published by French technology site ElectronLibre says that Apple will spark new interest in its music ...

British support 70-year copyright terms
ZDNet Government — December 11th, 2008 British support 70-year copyright terms Posted by Richard Koman @ December 11, 2008 @ 9:52 AM Categories: International , Copyright Tags: Music , British Government , Government , Richard Koman The British Government has yielded to European pressure to extend copyright for recorded music, MusicWeek reports. Culture secretary Andy Burnham made a surprise announcement in favor of a 70-year copyright term at a music conference. He said 70 hears is a fair term that will see royalties returned to performers. ...

The end of Zune? It’s not just the music anymore
Between the Lines — January 9th, 2009 The end of Zune? It’s not just the music anymore Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:49 am Categories: General , Mobile , Entertainment , Apple , Google , Microsoft , iPhone , Palm , Research In Motion , RIM , DRM , Digital Media Tags: Apple iPod , Microsoft Zune , Music Player , Microsoft Corp. , Music , Digital Music , Digital Media , Media Players , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics Is ...

iTunes Plus: a primer
The Apple Core — January 13th, 2009 iTunes Plus: a primer Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:21 am Categories: Music , iTunes , iTunes Store Tags: Apple iTunes , Music , CNet UK , Digital Music , Digital Media , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Jason D. O'Grady iTunes Plus: a primer CNet UK’s Nate Lanxon has posted an excellent primer on Apple’s DRM-free music, iTunes Plus, which was launched in May 2007. From Apple’s FAQ : iTunes Plus refers to songs and music videos ...

Isle of Man proposes compulsory license for downloads
ZDNet Government — January 26th, 2009 Isle of Man proposes compulsory license for downloads Posted by Richard Koman @ January 26, 2009 @ 9:56 PM Categories: International , RIAA Tags: Internet Service Provider , Music , Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , Internet , Richard Koman How much is music worth, say all the music you can suck down a broadband connection? How about $1.38 a month? The Isle of Man (a self-governing dependency of the British Crown) is proposing a universal music access fee of 1, which would allow any and all residents to ...

The new iTunes paradigm, release your music as an app
The Apple Core — February 23rd, 2009 The new iTunes paradigm, release your music as an app Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:49 am Categories: App Store , Music , iPhone , iPod touch , iTunes Tags: Apple iTunes , Music , Interscope Geffen A , Digital Music , Digital Media , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Jason D. O'Grady [image] If you’re band looking to distribute your music via iTunes you put your album and tracks into the iTunes store, right? Well usually, yes. There’s a ...

Music industry blames PirateBay for losses
ZDNet Government — February 25th, 2009 Music industry blames PirateBay for losses Posted by Richard Koman @ February 25, 2009 @ 9:53 AM Categories: Government technology Tags: Industry , Music Industry , Music , Strategy , Digital Media , Management , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Richard Koman One might accept on its face the assertion of John Kennedy, the head of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, that music sales have plummeted 30 percent since 2001. It’s much, much harder to ...

CD sales drop, digital downloads on the rise
Between the Lines — March 17th, 2009 CD sales drop, digital downloads on the rise Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 7:24 am Categories: Media , Social networking Tags: Internet User , CD , Sales , Music , Internet , Digital Music , Digital Media , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Andrew Nusca The number of Internet users paying for digital music increased by just over 8 million in 2008 to 36 million Internet users, and purchases of online digital music downloads increased by 29 percent since last year, ...

What's on the Queen's iPod?
The Apple Core — April 2nd, 2009 What's on the Queen's iPod? Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 7:34 am Categories: iPod Tags: Apple iPod , Music , Queen , Digital Music , Digital Media , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Jason D. O'Grady iQEII.jpg While on an official visit to the UK, the President and Mrs. Obama enjoyed tea at Buckingham Palace with the Queen and her husband Prince Philip. Not one to come empty handed, the President gave the queen a fully loaded, engraved iPod and a rare, signed songbook from American ...

Thomas-Rasset to appeal $1.9m verdict
ZDNet Government — July 6th, 2009 Thomas-Rasset to appeal $1.9m verdict Posted by Richard Koman @ July 6, 2009 @ 11:07 AM Categories: Courts , RIAA Tags: RIAA , Music , Litigation , Business Operations , Richard Koman Jammie Thomas-Rasset will appeal that almost $2 million verdict for having 24 songs available over Kazaa, P2PNet reports. Here’s what she told the site: Will they be answered in my favor? I truly hope so because then every other person who has been targeted in the RIAA’s litigation campaign might have a better fighting ...

With Kazaa, TPB going legit, are illegal downloads over?
ZDNet Government — July 20th, 2009 With Kazaa, TPB going legit, are illegal downloads over? Posted by Richard Koman @ July 20, 2009 @ 10:28 AM Categories: p2p Tags: Advertisement , Kazaa , Music , Eric Pfanner , Pandora , Richard Koman [image] Is it the end of illegal downloading? Hard on the heels of the acquisition of The Pirate Bay by Swedish company Global Gaming Factory, Kazaa has announced it’s going legit, too. Read-Write Web notes : For $20 a month, users will be able to download an unlimited number of songs. These ...

Streaming music fundamentally changing music business
ZDNet Government — July 25th, 2009 Streaming music fundamentally changing music business Posted by Richard Koman @ July 25, 2009 @ 5:29 PM Categories: piracy Tags: Music , Brad Stone , Richard Koman [image] The New York Times has a piece that backs up my recent contention that streaming will mark the end of illegal downloads. Brad Stone’s article says flat-out: Many music industry observers now believe that there is a fundamental shift under way: from illegal downloads to licensed streaming services like MySpace Music, imeem and Spotify, where ...

Tenenbaum defense relies on hot air, not facts
ZDNet Government — July 28th, 2009 Tenenbaum defense relies on hot air, not facts Posted by Richard Koman @ July 28, 2009 @ 9:53 PM Categories: RIAA Tags: Witness , Music , Internet , Richard Koman Wacky Harvard Prof. Charles Nesson crumbled a styrofoam box and displayed a “Necker Cube” optical illusion in his opening statement in the Joel Tenenbaum filesharing trial, Ben Sheffner reports from Boston for Ars Technica . That proved apparently that the Internet transformed the quantum of music from album to song and that you can look at any case from ...

Music execs crying about royalties again; Time for a start-over
Between the Lines — September 17th, 2009 Music execs crying about royalties again; Time for a start-over Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:47 pm Categories: Digital Media , General , Government , Legal Tags: RIAA , U.S. Congress , Rule , Music Industry , Music , Greg Sandoval , Digital Media , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Sam Diaz There’s an interesting piece by CNET’s Greg Sandoval today about royalty fees in the music industry and how the songwriters, composers and music ...

Health warnings on iPods? EC is thinking about it
Between the Lines — September 28th, 2009 Health warnings on iPods? EC is thinking about it Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:06 pm Categories: Digital Media , Government Tags: Apple iPod , Health Care , Volume , Music , EC , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Maybe it’s not as crazy as it sounds - health warnings on portable music players such as the iPods so that users can understand that they may doing long-term harm to their hearing. It’s a proposal that the European Commission is ...

P2P legislation is smart next step in piracy education
Between the Lines — October 2nd, 2009 P2P legislation is smart next step in piracy education Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:18 pm Categories: Government , Piracy Tags: Education , P2P , File-sharing , Music , P2P Legislation , Peer To Peer (P2P) , Internet , Sam Diaz One of the things that has always bothered me about the Recording Industry Association of America and its file-sharing lawsuits is that, for many of those people, their biggest crime is being uninformed. I can’t tell you many of my own friends and extended family members - ...

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