In the war against music file swapping, there have been countless casualties. Napster and Grokster are a few that come to mind. But, even with the industries clamp down on file sharing, new technologies have emerged to make this fight, against such … [Read more...]
Playlists Changing The Face of Music
Blogcritics' own Robert Burke was featured today in a story on C-net News.com. The story highlighted the playlists he features on his personal websites and shares here, calling them and playlists in general the future of music. Burke uses his … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Blackmailing Their Customers for $199?
This article describes an apparent case of GoDaddy blackmailing a customer. I've never used GoDaddy and never will. Can you say EVIL? read more. … [Read more...]
Coolfer: Rolling Stone on 2005: “The Worst Year Ever”
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...]
No Mr. Ballmer, You Cannot Have the Web
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...]
Say Good-Bye To Tabs My Fellow Musicians…
According to the MPA it's now illegal to display your interpretation of a musical score through tabs, or scores. This is getting completely out of hand, looks like we'll have to go underground for tabs now too. … [Read more...]
MacNewsWorld – Will Music Subscriptions Replace Per-Song Sales?
MacNewsWorld - Will Music Subscriptions Replace Per-Song Sales?: "It's no secret that the iPod is one of the must-have gadgets of the early 21st Century. What is less talked about, though, is how Apple has helped to kick-start the transition of the … [Read more...]
Digital Music: Ask the Industry
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Digital music: Ask the industry: Send your questions to the industry The digital age is transforming entertainment - and this is your chance to question key figures at the top of the industry. Let's do it! … [Read more...]
New FCC Chairman On Digital Restrictions
Art Brodsky of PublicKnowledge reporting from the Consumer Electronics Show: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said he drew a distinction between content shifted around a home network, and content shift outside, also known as piracy [to some]. I'm not … [Read more...]
Online Program For Future Music Industry Moguls Unveiled
I'm a huge fan of Berkleemusic, the online extension school at Berklee College of Music. This week they launched the first online professional music business certificate program. Students will learn about setting up a music publishing company and … [Read more...]