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Open Letter From OK Go, Regarding Non-Embeddable YouTube Videos

January 20, 2010 By Graham English

The catch: the software that pays out those tiny sums doesn't pay if a video is embedded. This means our label doesn't get their hard-won share of the pie if our video is played on your blog, so (surprise, surprise) they won't let us be on your blog. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose, Technology Tagged With: bands, EMI, major labels, Music Business, Music Industry, Music Promotion, OK Go, Video, YouTube

The Decade In Music: How Musicians Create

December 3, 2009 By Graham English

How has technology changed the relationship between musicians and their fans? While major record labels still struggle to grasp the power of the MP3, artists, including Of Montreal's Kevin Barnes, have embraced and even found creative solutions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Music Education, Prose, Technology Tagged With: bloggers, Blogging, David Rawlings, digital music, Facebook, fans, file sharing, free, Gillian Welch, imeem, John Mayer, Julie Greenwald, Kevin Barnes, major labels, mp3, music distribution, Music Industry, music technology, musicians, MySpace, Napster, NPR, Of Montreal, P2P, Steve Albini, Technology, Twitter

Coolfer: Rolling Stone on 2005: “The Worst Year Ever”

January 18, 2006 By Graham English

Coolfer: Rolling Stone on 2005: "The Worst Year Ever": Album sales have dropped 21% since 2000 but sales of digital tracks rose to 353 million from 141 million in 2004, and sales of digital albums rose to 16.2 million from 5.5 million last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: major labels, Music Publishing, musicians, podcasting, Rolling Stone, RSS

No Mr. Ballmer, You Cannot Have the Web

January 18, 2006 By Graham English

RSS made it possible for everyone to participate in publishing on equal technological footing with NYT. Specifically for musicians, blogging and podcasting make it possible for musicians to participate in music publishing on better technological … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: Blogging, major labels, Music Publishing, musicians, P2P, podcasting, riaa, RSS

Rock and Roll is Here to Pay

December 9, 2005 By Graham English

The average consumer is not motivated by arguments about copyright infringement, nor should they be... Copyright has never been simply an exclusive contract to exploit the fruits of one's creativity, but rather a balancing act, weighing the legal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Prose Tagged With: copyright, intellectual property, major labels

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