Digital Music
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A front-row seat for media's meltdown
Insight newsmaker Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, downsizing, Mom, Hulu, Web sites, Web 2.0, TV, Music, Napster Inc.
RIAA loses mistrial appeal
News The Recording Industry Association of America has been dealt another blow in its only copyright infringement case to go to trial.
Tags: Copyright, Web sites, Music, RIAA, P2P, Kazaa, copyright law, Judge, Internet Service Provider, industry
Making movies: The next big thing in iPhones?
News After decades of having to mess with camcorders, cables, PC video editing software and hard drives, Apple may make the iPhone a one-stop studio for recording, editing, viewing and sharing your own videos.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Video, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Video Editing, phone, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, PC
Apple refining still clunky music-buying experience
News Apple's press event lacks the drama of the past but perhaps it's a sign that online music retail is growing up.
Tags: E-commerce, Mobile commerce, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Music, Video, Gartner Inc., digital music, Apple iPhone, agreement
Yahoo wins appeal of music-streaming case
News Yahoo's music services are not interactive enough to require it to pay the rights holders of songs additional royalty fees, a three-judge panel ruled in upholding an earlier verdict.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Music, CBS Corp., digital music, Internet radio, record company, Internet, radio, Thomson Reuters Corp.
Universal Music, YouTube near deal on music video site
News Vevo would be the name of a new Web site jointly run by Universal Music Group and YouTube, according to sources.
Tags: Copyright, Music, Music Video, Universal Music Group, EMI Group Plc., Video, digital music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, MTV, Talks
Teen Muziic founder: Shawn Fanning is my hero
News David Nelson, who is 15, will face enormous hurdles if his new music service, Muziic, is to become a hit. But he's betting YouTube is smart enough to recognize a good thing.
Tags: Music, Copyright, Lawsuits, Piracy, Site, Google Inc., Napster Inc., Video, Terms Of Service, Shawn Fanning
Music sales for 2008 ride digital coattails
News Industry tracker Nielsen says total music sales were up 10 percent year over year, with strong growth in the digital realm. Also: a comeback of sorts for vinyl.
Tags: Music devices, Music, Album, E-business, Apple iTunes, Sales, music download, digital music, Nielsen SoundScan, News.com
Amazon finds niche in iTunes-dominant market
News Research firm NPD says Amazon MP3 is gaining popularity among older music buyers. The online retailer is faring better than previous iTunes challengers.
Tags: Music, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Amazon MP3, Sales, Los Angeles Times, digital music, Amazon.com Inc., online retail company, NPD Group Inc.
Microsoft hopes to turn it around with Zune HD
News The new Zune will play games, high-def video and radio, and stream music. Is any of this enough to close the gap on iPod?
Tags: MP3 players, Apple Inc., Organic Light-emitting Diode, Video, HDTV, Sales, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, MP3 players
Utopic world of free-for-all content
Blogs Hi, my name is Eileen Yu, and I'm a Barry Manilow fan. All right, there, I've said it. I'm a huge, big, out-of-this-...
US court sides with Microsoft in Alcatel-Lucent case
News A federal appeals court says Microsoft does not have to pay damages in a long-running patent case over the MP3 music format.
Tags: Legal, Patents, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Alcatel, general counsel, MP3 music, litigation, Lucent Technologies Inc., blog
Time ripe for Mozy and cloud backup services
News commentary EMC's Mozy is an online storage and backup-and-recovery product that mostly targets consumers, but it is now also attracting interest from business customers.
Tags: Cloud computing, Cloud, Backup, Social Media, EMC Corp., Storage, Broadband, photograph, Cloud computing, insurance
Music moguls' latest strategy: Zig then zag
News commentary The big four labels said to be discussing a partnership with Hulu. But is this the answer to their tech dilemma? Hardly.
Tags: Music, Web sites, Google Inc., file-swapping, Napster Inc., Video, digital music file-swapping, YouTube Inc., Financial Times, NBC Universal Inc.
Apple, AT&T, Samsung, Verizon and others sued over Shazam app
News Tune Hunter claims it holds the patent on the technology behind Shazam's music identification and discovery service, suing Apple, AT&T, Samsung, Verizon and others.
Tags: Music, Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Patent, Mobile, Napster Inc., wireless service, Wireless, phone, Amazon.com Inc.
