Music Piracy

Victory’s Brummel: “Maybe You Should Start Digital Piracy News…”

October 19, 2010

On Monday, we wrote this one-liner about a recent anti-piracy post featuring Gilbert Gottfried, financed by Victory Records. "Victory Records is pushing a very abrasive - and questionable - anti-piracy campa... Read More...

The Top 9 Reasons Why People Don’t Buy Downloads

Paul Resnikoff

October 6, 2010

Why don't people pay for downloads? And, why are a-la-carte downloads now dropping in the US? At Digital Music Forum West in Los Angeles on Wednesday, NPD Group analyst Russ Crupnick offered these 9 reasons... Read More...

Grooveshark & Merlin Make It Official. But It Wasn’t the Friendliest Negotiation…

Paul Resnikoff

August 6, 2010

Merlin and Grooveshark are indeed locking arms on a licensing agreement, according to a confirmation from Merlin on Friday afternoon. The handshake was first reported on Digital Music News on Thursday, though ... Read More...

Top Manager: Anti-Piracy “Clearly a Waste of Time…”

Paul Resnikoff

July 15, 2010

Forget about disagreements with fans and artists. Many of the top executives in the music industry are at loggerheads with one another. It's the perfect storm of disagreement over disruption, and the latest... Read More...

New Study Might Make You Reconsider That App You're Developing

Exclusive: LimeWire Planning a Serious, Cloud-Based Comeback

Paul Resnikoff

June 20, 2010

Ready to stick a fork in LimeWire? Seems like the final credits are rolling on this movie, but the company is now revealing details on an ambitious post-lawsuit relaunch. In weekend discussions with Digital... Read More...

Exclusive: Harris Confirms, ‘Levels of Piracy Are Steady’

Paul Resnikoff

March 8, 2010

Harris Interactive confirmed data on Monday showing that piracy levels are remaining level, a survey-based result. "Overall levels of piracy are steady over the past 15 months," shared Mike Saxon, EVP of Har... Read More...

Breaking: Warner Bros., Interscope Sign Onto Music Tee

Paul Resnikoff

February 4, 2010

The rather exotic, wearable 'Music Tee' concept continues to gain steam, thanks to a fresh crop of major label deals. The album t-shirt contains a hang-tag with a link redeemable for downloads, and ultimatel... Read More...

Guess What? Apple Still ‘Break-Even’ on iTunes Store

Paul Resnikoff

January 25, 2010

Apple is still breaking even on the iTunes Store - and the App Store for that matter - according to recent disclosures by Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer. "Regarding the App Store and the iTunes Store, we're run... Read More...

The Battle Over ISPs: RIAA, BPI Working Both Sides of the Atlantic

Paul Resnikoff

January 15, 2010

If only those unruly ISPs could be controlled, instead of running wild over the lawless internet. Of course, the issue is far more complicated than that, though not for major label trade groups like the RIAA... Read More...

53 Billion Visits a Year

Paul Resnikoff

January 12, 2010

How many visits are pirate sites getting in a year? Well, one security firm drew a circle around 43 'pirates,' and found traffic levels of 53 billion visits a year. MarkMonitor counted a range of upload, to... Read More...

Biden’s Briefing: Media, Anti-Piracy ‘Big Dogs’ Convene

Paul Resnikoff

December 15, 2009

The US-based anti-piracy battle has so many chapters ahead, and the appointment of 'IP czar' Victoria Espinel is just the beginning. On Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden hosted a roundtable to disc... Read More...

Another Tracker Sidetracked… Mininova Cleans Its Results

Paul Resnikoff

November 29, 2009

Pirate Bay heir Mininova is now cleaning its tracker directories, thanks to a court decision recently issued in the Netherlands. The ruling, delivered by the Court of Utrecht in August, requires the service ... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Reservoir Fires Off Infringement and DMCA Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Demanding Nearly $340 Million in Total Damages

After a Fruitless Legal Attack, RIAA Takes the Anna’s Archive Problem to the US Government

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

IFPI Urges the EU to Include X on Its 2027 ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist,’ Says the Platform ‘Remains a Significant Concern for the Music Industry’

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

Victory’s Brummel: “Maybe You Should Start Digital Piracy News…”

The Top 9 Reasons Why People Don’t Buy Downloads

Grooveshark & Merlin Make It Official. But It Wasn’t the Friendliest Negotiation…

Top Manager: Anti-Piracy “Clearly a Waste of Time…”

Exclusive: LimeWire Planning a Serious, Cloud-Based Comeback

Exclusive: Harris Confirms, ‘Levels of Piracy Are Steady’

Breaking: Warner Bros., Interscope Sign Onto Music Tee

Guess What? Apple Still ‘Break-Even’ on iTunes Store

The Battle Over ISPs: RIAA, BPI Working Both Sides of the Atlantic

53 Billion Visits a Year

Biden’s Briefing: Media, Anti-Piracy ‘Big Dogs’ Convene

Another Tracker Sidetracked… Mininova Cleans Its Results