Music Piracy

Sarkozy Starts Selling Three Strikes to Europe

July 7, 2008

Three strikes sounds more at home in America than France - but not when it comes to online anti-piracy enforcement. French legislators are currently tussling over a three-strikes policy, one that would revoke... Read More...

MySpace Music: When Will It Finally Appear?

Paul Resnikoff

July 2, 2008

When will the heavily-hyped MySpace Music finally hit the airwaves? The initiative, first splashed in April, now appears months away. One source pointed to a continuing chief executive search, while another... Read More...

Rock Band, The Game: Second Edition Coming In Fall

Alexandra Osorio

June 30, 2008

Participatory game Rock Band is now getting ready to spawn a sequel. The collaboration between Harmonix, MTV Games, and Electronic Arts is hitting the Xbox 360 exclusively in September, according to the part... Read More...

DRM-Free At Last: Rhapsody Finally Lands MP3s

Paul Resnikoff

June 29, 2008

Rhapsody owners RealNetworks and MTV Networks have now unveiled an MP3-based download store, part of a slow DRM-free rollout by major labels. The shift opens access to the coveted iPod, a massive roadblock t... Read More...

Want Really Cheap Downloads? AmazonMP3 Is Calling

Paul Resnikoff

June 18, 2008

Amazon is now deep-discounting select MP3 albums, part of an effort to generate more excitement among music fans. The sale features short drops on selected titles, often to bargain basement levels. For exam... Read More...

eMusic Raising Subscription Rates; Entry Level Affected

Paul Resnikoff

June 16, 2008

eMusic is now raising rates on its entry-level subscription tier, according to details shared by the company. The online music store bundles a pre-set number of downloads into various monthly packages, a cro... Read More...

Sony BMG Downloads Still Missing at Wal-Mart

Paul Resnikoff

June 15, 2008

Sony BMG and Wal-Mart remain at an impasse over paid downloads, months after disagreements first surfaced. Downloads from artists like Alicia Keys, Sean Kingston, and Sara Bareilles are still "not available ... Read More...

EMI Starts Supporting Ad-Supported; Qtrax + Spiralfrog

Paul Resnikoff

June 3, 2008

(Please note that in our earlier coverage, we inadvertently confused the licensing history of Spiralfrog with competitor Qtrax. Qtrax, not Spiralfrog, launched in January without proper licenses, and we apol... Read More...

Napster Gets It Done: MP3s For Everyone

Paul Resnikoff

May 20, 2008

Napster is now offering its entire downloadable catalog as MP3s, a development that follows protracted licensing negotiations. According to information shared early this morning, a catalog of roughly six mil... Read More...

Harry Fox Blesses RightsFlow; Deal Focused on Downloads

Alexandra Osorio

May 13, 2008

Royalty licensing, accounting, and compensation is a full-time job, one that can easily overwhelm a digital music startup. That screams for an outsourcing solution, and a number of companies - including Roya... Read More...

Amazon MP3: Is It Really All That?

Paul Resnikoff

April 17, 2008

When it comes to Amazon MP3, it seems that the sky couldn't be more blue. In a recent discussion with Fortune, Amazon vice president of digital media Bill Carr noted that the service was "going very, very we... Read More...

Why µTorrent Suddenly Matters (And LimeWire Still Matters)

Paul Resnikoff

April 15, 2008

In the rough-and-tumble file-sharing arena, applications quickly rise and fall. Kazaa, once a P2P powerhouse, is now a mostly forgotten, out-of-favor application. Others, including Morpheus and eDonkey, hav... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Senior Marketing Manager
Company: Sound Credit
Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
Social Media & Content Manager
Company: SoundStock
Location: Las Vegas HQ
Director of Marketing
Company: Musixmatch
Location: Bologna or Remote
Vice President, Global Head of Fraud Prevention
Company: UMG, the Universal Music Group
Location: Full Time Remote, California and New York

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’

Sarkozy Starts Selling Three Strikes to Europe

MySpace Music: When Will It Finally Appear?

Rock Band, The Game: Second Edition Coming In Fall

DRM-Free At Last: Rhapsody Finally Lands MP3s

Want Really Cheap Downloads? AmazonMP3 Is Calling

eMusic Raising Subscription Rates; Entry Level Affected

Sony BMG Downloads Still Missing at Wal-Mart

EMI Starts Supporting Ad-Supported; Qtrax + Spiralfrog

Napster Gets It Done: MP3s For Everyone

Harry Fox Blesses RightsFlow; Deal Focused on Downloads

Amazon MP3: Is It Really All That?

Why µTorrent Suddenly Matters (And LimeWire Still Matters)