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Google CIO to jump to EMI; And what does he know about music?: Google CIO to jump to EMI; And what does he know about music?Maybe it's a lark ... or something else ...He should have a quadrillion Google stock options in his pocket, so he doesn't need the money. He might be taking the job as a personal lark, doing something that...; Tags: Sales strategy, Strategy, Google Inc., industry, EMI Group Plc., sales; Discussion threads 2008-04-01
Google CIO to jump to EMI; And what does he know about music?: Google CIO Douglas Merrill will reportedly jump ship to EMI to become president of the music label. His mission: Figure out this digital music thing. Merrill's move--reported by John Furrier and confirmed at numerous other news outlets--is a curious move. For EMI, Merrill brings technical know-how and...; Tags: Google Inc., CIO, EMI Group Plc., Music, Strategy, IPO, Digital Media, Leadership, Digital Music, Management, Financial Services, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-01
EMI labels sue online music executive Robertson: EMI labels sue online music executive RobertsonI really wishthese music companies would go after someone with deep pockets, who could slap them back and hard, thereby forcing the major labels to join the rest of us in the 21st century or go extinct...; Tags: online music executive, EMI Group Plc., online music; Discussion threads 2007-11-11
Global Music Company Leads Industry Transformation With Scalable Infrastructure: Digital sales and developments such as Internet subscription services and mobile downloads place enormous demands on the IT infrastructure at EMI Music. Part of top music company EMI Group, EMI Music needs to ensure its systems can scale to meet increasing data levels and support change. EMI Music supports its...; Tags: EMI Group Plc., Industry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Internet, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Servers, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Hardware, Data Management; Case studies 2007-11-01
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

Is EMI the chink in the RIAA armor?: Is EMI the chink in the RIAA armor?They already haveThe RIAA has gone after the P2P providers. They shut down Napster by running them out of money to the point where they had to sell. They got ruling in Australia nailing Kazza to the wall. The problem is that P2P...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, EMI Group Plc., RIAA CLAIMS, drug user, RIAA; Discussion threads 2007-06-05
Is EMI the chink in the RIAA armor?: Does anyone really believe the RIAA when they tell us that 'the sky is falling' from rampant piracy? Just last year, the recording industry, was trying to strong-arm Apple into raising its base price for it's entire DRM-protected music library. Apple held firm on its 99 cent pricing model and drew...; Tags: Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-06-04
EMI Music spins Google YouTube song and dance: Just as Internet Kings Chad Hurley and Eric Schmidt were on stage last week at the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital conference spinning YouTube is still working on video copyright protection tools, so no need for multibillion dollar Viacom infringement claims, Hurley was also unleashing a we're copyright owners friends combo pitch in conjunction with...; Tags: YouTube, Video, Music, Google, Copyright; Blog posts 2007-06-03
iTunes supposedly DRM-free music not so DRM-free?: iTunes supposedly DRM-free music not so DRM-free?EMI is the only company experimenting.And was financially weak when making the agreement.How will the success of the experiment be measured? An increase in sales online and offline? A reduction in filing sharing, including songs from iTunes with the identifying information stripped...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, DRM-Free Music, digital-rights management, EMI Group Plc., Apple iTunes, music; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
iTunes supposedly DRM-free music not so DRM-free?: If you follow the digital music business at all, then you know by now that earlier this year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued a clarion call (ok, an open letter) to the entertainment confab to free digital content of any digital rights management DRM technology: the technology that, in the...; Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, Security, Personal Technology, General, Entertainment, Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-01
EMI: DRM assassin: EMI: DRM assassinI hope you are rightMy gut tells me that you are 100% correct that EMI is leading a frontal assault on DRM, and it will make DRM a sad memory.Par for the course..... part of the circleIndustrialists take technological advancements and wrap them with restrictive trickery to extort...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, EMI Group Plc.; Discussion threads 2007-05-31
EMI: DRM assassin: When the obituary of digital rights management DRM software is written music label EMI is going to get a fairly meaty chapter.First, EMI delivers its catalog DRM-free on iTunes. And now it's counting YouTube as a dance partner. In the music industry, EMI is the equivalent of scab that just...; Tags: YouTube, Web Technology, Personal Technology, Google, General, Entertainment, Apple; Blog posts 2007-05-31
YouTube, EMI sign breakthrough licensing pact: YouTube, EMI sign breakthrough licensing pactEMI ahead of the curveGood to see one company actually trying to adapt to new technologies and take advantage of them. The others will eventually catch up.U-Tube unites EMISir. The whole world is a small village as per Thomas Friedman who wrote the...; Tags: EMI Group Plc., U-Tube, YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-05-31
iTunes goes DRM-free with EMI: iTunes goes DRM-free with EMII might have to take a lookSee if anything interesting is available.Here's a future questionITunes the store hasn't been available on Linux operating systems because Apple didn't much care for the DRM-free operating system that Linux is.Now that they're selling DRM-free music, will iTunes now be...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple iTunes, digital-rights management, CD, Apple Inc., EMI Group Plc.; Discussion threads 2007-05-30
EMI/Amazon execs unplugged: Will Amazon's DRM-free downloads dent Apple?: EMI/Amazon execs unplugged: Will Amazon's DRM-free downloads dent Apple?The things you don't seem to understandI'm willing to be Jobs has zero regrets about calling for no DRM. What you don't seem to understand is that Apple seems ready to compete solely on merit, on the quality of their products...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Digital rights management (DRM), EMI Group Plc., friction, Apple Inc., iPODS, Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2007-05-17
EMI/Amazon execs unplugged: Will Amazon's DRM-free downloads dent Apple?: Right about now, the question is whether or not Steve Jobs wishes he never penned the open letter that he did in February 2007. The one where he eschewed Digital Rights Management technology (the same anti-piracy technology that preserves the dominance of Apple' iPods and well as of iTunes' downloadable...; Tags: Entertainment, Apple, General, Hollywood On Demand, Legal, Podcasts, Security; Blog posts 2007-05-16
DRM-free movement snowballs; watch those song prices: Amazon said Wednesday that it will launch a digital music store "later this year" that will feature DRM-free tunes. The online retailer said it will offer millions of songs from more than 12,000 labels. EMI's music catalog, which went DRM-free with Apple, will be included in Amazon's store. The official...; Tags: Entertainment, DRM, Apple, Amazon, General, Web Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-16
Apple holds upper hand in music negotiations: Apple holds upper hand in music negotiationsEMI.... You have a new customer.I would never think of buying music with DRM restrictions on it. I don't care who it's from. Once a decent selection of DRM free music is available, I'll be doing some shopping. I insist on...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Media players, Benefits, CD, music, advertisement, Apple Inc., EMI Group Plc.; Discussion threads 2007-04-20
EMI and Beatles strike royalty harmony: EMI and Beatles strike royalty harmonyWow, even the Beatles got ripped offPretty amazing to learn that the RIAA company EMI wasn't living up to the terms of their contract with probably the most famous rock band ever. Failing to pay $59 million in royalties owed to the Beatles. ...; Tags: recording industry, Beatles, EMI Group Plc., royalty harmony; Discussion threads 2007-04-13
EMI DRM-free deal -Shortsighted, risky, and possibly irresponsible to the company's shareholders: EMI DRM-free deal -Shortsighted, risky, and possibly irresponsible to the company's shareholdersBang on, EMI should not fear additional lossesAs swayback says, anyone who fears that unlocking digital downloads will cause a significant increase in pirating is not thinking things through.Where do people who illegally download get their music?? Clearly, P2P...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, shareholder, Music DRM, CD, digital-rights management, P2P, EMI Group Plc., digital download, music; Discussion threads 2007-04-06