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How Universal Music lost touch with their customers: How Universal Music lost touch with their customersWhat was stupid is stupid again.I love how the author rants about how clueless universal is, and then proclaims the holy grail in music is subscription services.How many times now has that model been tried and failed?People don't want to rent music.iTunes is...; Tags: Apple iTunes, music, CD, subscription service, Universal Music Group; Discussion threads 2007-12-11
How Universal Music lost touch with their customers: There's a good read in this month's issue (15.12) of Wired Magazine about chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, Doug Morris. Universal's CEO Once Called iPod Users Thieves. Now He's Giving Songs Away pretty much paints Morris as a technology luddite who's lost grip of what...; Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Universal Music Group, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Digital Music, Apple Inc., Consumer Electronics, Doug Morris, Personal Technology, Security; Blog posts 2007-12-11
Universal Music applies online streaming policy: Universal Music applies online streaming policyWhen the artists can't promo/comp their songs ....When an artist can't promote or comp their own music to fansthings have gotten out of hand and gone too far.What is next? Banning artists from performing full length liveversions of their recordings!They'd never do that.... they...; Tags: Universal Music Group; Discussion threads 2007-12-04
Universal Music fights for its (copy)rights!: Universal Music fights for its copyrights!http://www.analogstereo.com/subaru_legacy_owners_manual.htmhttp://www.analogstereo.com/subaru_legacy_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Universal Music Group; Discussion threads 2007-12-02
YouTube trifecta: CBS, Universal Music, Sony BMG Music deals: YouTube trifecta: CBS, Universal Music, Sony BMG Music dealshttp://www.analogstereo.com/fiat_idea_owners_manual.htmhttp://www.analogstereo.com/fiat_idea_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, CBS Broadcasting Inc., YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-02

Universal Music Enterprises tests the mix tape waters: Universal Music Enterprises tests the mix tape watersSign of corporate industry out of touch as well as mindYou can't shoot the pioneers and then take up the flag of their march and expect the followers to say, yeah, let's buy this corporate branded take on the culture. The suites...; Tags: Universal Music Enterprises, Universal Music Group; Discussion threads 2007-08-20
DRM: The hearse is right on schedule: Universal Music Group on Friday said that it will sell "thousands of its albums and tracks" without DRM for a limited time. Universal said in a statement that its test will run from August and January and track "consumer demand, price sensitivity and piracy in regards to the availability of...; Tags: Digital-rights Management, Universal Music Group, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-10
Universal Music will sell songs without copy protection: Universal Music will sell songs without copy protectionDon't get it... iTunes/iPod can play DRM free musicIt must be a strong arming business reason wny6 universal would not sell through iTunes. Why not sell their DRM free music in MP3 form through iTunes? Perhaps Apple only wants to sell DRM...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, DRM-Free Music, Universal Music Group, copy protection; Discussion threads 2007-08-10
Has Steve Jobs dropped the iTunes ball?: Has Steve Jobs been too focused on the iPhone over the past six months and allowed problems to develop over in an established part of Apple's business - iTunes. The New York Times reports today that Universal Music Group has notified Apple that it will not renew its annual contract...; Tags: Thoughts, Industry, In the news, Gadgets, DRM, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Universal Music plays iTunes hardball with Apple: Universal Music plays iTunes hardball with AppleDumbest statement in a year."The problem with this strategy: iTunes dominates the music scene."Bzzzzt wrong. Apple may have a commanding lead in MP3 players but that hardly constitutes "dominates the music scene".In fact, according to every thing published, sales of iTunes is minimal...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Universal Music Group, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., MP3; Discussion threads 2007-07-02
Universal Music plays iTunes hardball with Apple: Does Apple's iTunes store need U2?That's the crux of a game of chicken being played between Apple and Universal Music Group, which counts U2 and other big name artists in its stable. Who's going to blink?The New York Times and others are reporting that Universal Music Group told Apple that...; Tags: Web Technology, Personal Technology, Hollywood on Demand, General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Universal Music vs. MySpace, Grouper, Bolt, YouTube?: Universal Music vs. MySpace, Grouper, Bolt, YouTube?Compare YouTube with NapsterLet's see. Napster provided an *index* to where to find content mostly illegally copied music on other people's computers. Napster didn't store any of that content on their servers. Napster was found guilty and ordered to implement filtering;...; Tags: MySpace, Napster Inc., YouTube Inc., Universal Music Group; Discussion threads 2007-02-19
Universal Music vs. MySpace, Grouper, Bolt, YouTube?: Is today a landmark day for rights holders in the world of online video? Early this morning I noted “Google’s $1.65 billion DMCA gamble” asking “Does Google’s YouTube facilitate the theft of copyright content?” Universal Music Group has sued MySpace, Grouper, Bolt…but not YouTube.Will Google soon be asked...; Tags: Amateur Content, Business Models, Content, Copyright, Google, Google Software Applications, Movies, Music, ROI, Television, TV, Universal Music Group, User-Generated Content, Video, YouTube; Blog posts 2007-02-12
Google's $1.65 billion DMCA gamble: Does Google’s YouTube facilitate the theft of copyright content? Perhaps, as I discussed over the weekend in “YouTube riches: Social video production or social video pirating?” Google is undoubtedly considering the ramifications of news out today that veteran video sharing site Bolt is negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement with...; Tags: Business Models, Legal, Google, Government, User-Generated Content, Social Web, Video, YouTube, Amateur Content, Google Software Applications, Copyright, Content, Music, Social Networking, Metrics, Universal Music Group, YouTube Inc.; Blog posts 2007-02-12
Universal Music Germany Improves Integration Processes, Cuts Implementation Time by 60%: The systems the company interacts with include OS/390 and AS/400 servers, RDBMS such as Oracle and SQL Server, as well as a JD Edwards ERP, and a number of various file types. Furthermore, the integration processes range from nightly batches to near-real-time updates. The manually written scripts could no longer...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Universal Music Group, Data Integration, Universal Music Germany, Servers, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies 2007-02-01
Hollywood wants to change iPod DRM: Hot on the heels of Microsofts deal with Universal Music a unit of Vivendi to pay a US$1 royalty on every Zune player sold in exchange for licensing its recordings for Microsofts new digital music service, Hollywood now wants in on the action.Why in the world would Microsoft agree to...; Tags: iPod, Music, iTunes, Movies, Apple Computer Inc.; Blog posts 2006-12-01
Universal does YouTube a favor, and sues MySpace: Yesterdays news that Universal Music Group is suing MySpace for copyright infringement signifies the latest round of MySpace vs YouTube - and this time YouTube comes out on top.A quick recap of the fight so far:MySpace blocks access to YouTube videos, only to reinstate them after a user backlash. (Dec...; Tags: YouTube Inc., YouTube, Social Networks, MySpace; Blog posts 2006-11-18
Universal Music fights for its (copy)rights!: Universal Music has filed suit against MySpace for infringing on the copyrights of thousands of its songs and videos, saying MySpace “friends” have been allowed to unlawfully upload copyright music videos:"Defendants have made infringement free and easy. MySpace has turned MySpace Videos into a vast virtual warehouse for pirated copies...; Tags: Legal, User-Generated Content, MySpace, Video, Copyright, Content, Music, Universal Music Group; Blog posts 2006-11-17
Universal Music sues MySpace: just the start: Earlier this afternoon, Universal Music Group sued MySpace for copyright infringement.The problem seems to be that Universal believes that MySpace facilitates conversion and upload of copyrighted videos and music files of their artists to unauthorized third parties.No dollar amount on the suit yet, but Universal says that of the "thousands...; Tags: General, Regulatory, News, YouTube, MySpace, Universal Music Group; Blog posts 2006-11-17
Microsoft's Zune deal with Universal Music Group to benefit artists?: Microsoft's Zune deal with Universal Music Group to benefit artists?This is all about hammering AppleIt's a tactic by Microsoft to lessen Apple's power in the market. They're willing to take a huge loss on the Zune, just as an effort to make Apple less powerful, to give Apple less of...; Tags: Operational accounting, Universal Music Group, benefit, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-11-09