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MySpace exploring ad-supported music venture: MySpace exploring ad-supported music ventureYou left out quite a few...There are several Internet Radio Toolkits available these days so why name just these few systems? Everything's open and free now right? Don't want to close that market now do we!RE: MySpace exploring ad-supported music ventureHi Steve, thanks for...; Tags: music industry, advertisement, MySpace, ad-supported music venture, music venture, We7; Discussion threads 2008-02-20
U2 manager takes Internet providers to task: U2 manager takes Internet providers to taskLike blaming the government because ...This is as bombastic and idiotic as any other idea that would the government because stolen cars are moved on public highways!Hey, he is right.Nothing else worth saying, unless your a pirate that is. They will whine endlessly..."Their...; Tags: Piracy, Internet, music industry, music; Discussion threads 2008-01-29
Album sales plunge while digital growth slows: Album sales plunge while digital growth slowsWOW - Could you be any more negative???Let's see - overall sales up 14% and sales of digital music up 45%?? That's FANTASTIC!!!. Home Depot sales grew around 13% I think. Maybe "piracy" is also devastating Home Depot.I'm so tired of...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Digital media, Nothing, Album sales plunge, sales, digital growth, plunge, Album sale, music, music industry, industry; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
Democrats: Colleges must police copyright, or else: Democrats: Colleges must police copyright, or elseOh, just brilliant. Great work, guys.Wahh, wahh! The music industry is losing money! How shall we fix this tragedy?What an idea: Let's give them legislative control over our children's education! Good thinking, Bush!Now, not only can MTV-and-pals rid them of all moral fiber and...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital media, music industry, Higher Education, MPAA, RIAA; Discussion threads 2007-11-09
Hulu and the expectations game: Expect nothing--or better yet expect a total trainwreck--and you're always pleasantly surprised. That axiom is at play today as Hulu--the online video venture of Fox and NBC launches. The online service, which was launched to be a YouTube-ish competitor, is in private beta and the blogger class...; Tags: Game, NBC, Web, TechCrunch, Online Video, TV, Music Industry, Hulu, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-29

The RIAA versus us: a file-sharing standoff: After reading through hundreds of comments to last week's digital media ethics poll, I've come to the realization that my readers are much more rational and reasonable than the entertainment industry. Overall, I see plenty of common sense in those responses, including a clear respect for property rights and an...; Tags: CD, RIAA, Music Industry, Friend, File-sharing, Music, OK, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-10-19
Digital media ethics: it's personal: Digital media ethics: it's personalObvious AnswerOf course it is theft to copy cd's you checked out of the library or to copy DVD's you rented from Netflix or Blockbuster. You do not own the copy and have not paid for the right to own the material in question. That is...; Tags: music industry, file-swapping, CD, X-Copy, recording industry, ethics, digital media; Discussion threads 2007-10-17
Google looks like mobile Linux break-out: Google looks like mobile Linux break-outI tend to doubt that it willPeople use mobile phones for telephone calling and more recently for MP3s. I seriously doubt embedded linux will do anything at all for the desktop linux movements since most people I know don't know and don't care about...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, music industry, Linux, Google Inc., mobile, mobile Linux break-out, Google Looks, break-out, Mobile Linux, phone, operating system; Discussion threads 2007-10-12
Open source tells content owners adapt or die: Open source tells content owners adapt or dieAnswer your questionDo they deserve to live? Sure. Everyone deserves a chance. Of course the traditional media is still strong, but it is becoming irrelevant a little more every year. It's partly the fault of the 24 hour news networks. How much news...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Now IT, music industry, Internet, open source; Discussion threads 2007-10-03
UK denies copyright extension to British music publishers: The British music industry wanted what the American industry already has – copyright terms pushing towards the century mark. But public domain advocates will be glad to learn the push was rebuffed by the UK Parliament, as Ars Technica reports.Despite extensive lobbying by the music industry and a recommendation by...; Tags: International; Blog posts 2007-07-25
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
Apple criticized for embedding names, e-mails in songs: Apple criticized for embedding names, e-mails in songsApple is evil!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com/Message has been deleted.The problem with this methodis that it encourages identity theft. You don't want your name exposed, so you use someone else's name.Quit sensationalizing this!This does not even deserve to be treated like news. The people who are...; Tags: Identity theft, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., music industry, e-mail; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
Sources: Apple, EMI in deal, but Beatles not included: Sources: Apple, EMI in deal, but Beatles not includedFinally![i]Executives at several rival record companies said they expected EMI to drop DRM but questioned whether EMI had done sufficient market research to justify the move. "It's problematic," said one executive. "EMI haven't tested it enough so they don't know what the...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, music industry, Apple Inc., EMI Group Plc., Beatles; Discussion threads 2007-04-02
A precipitous drop in CD sales: A precipitous drop in CD salesCD sale and less money"Let's not pretend, however, that less revenue won't affect the number of musicians. That's basic demand curve economics."First most musicians make thier money performing. It's the fat cat corporations making money off CD sales and Downloads. For a musician a recorded...; Tags: music industry, CD, music, sales, CD sale; Discussion threads 2007-03-28
'A Swarm of Angels' crowdsourcing film production: 'A Swarm of Angels' crowdsourcing film productionGreat Idea!!I like it... in this day and age with technology what it is, I'm happy to see that some people finally "get it" the big media moguls are on their way out like the dinosaurs that they truly are. The music industry is...; Tags: music industry, crowdsourcing; Discussion threads 2007-03-22
Has iTunes opened it doors to 'indie' film producers?: Has iTunes opened it doors to 'indie' film producers?Jobs is a liar and zealots are all fooledJobs told us the [b]only[/b] reason that all iTMS content is DRM encrusted is because the mean major studios [b]force[/b] him to hurt his precious customers. If those awful studios (you know, the ones...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, music industry, digital-rights management, Apple Inc., job, Apple iTunes; Discussion threads 2007-03-01
Music executives lament state of industry: Music executives lament state of industryIndependents: Sieze the Day!I believe independents should move quickly, so that by the time these guys figure out which end is up, independents will have made significant inroads on traditional media businesses. These fools are practically handing over the entertainment industry to independents.HAHA!!! Priceless quote!!![i]Cohen...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, industry, music industry, digital-rights management; Discussion threads 2007-02-27
RIAA cracks down on downloading at 25 colleges: RIAA cracks down on downloading at 25 collegesWah!Screw the RIAA and MPAA! Overpriced garbage is all they produce now. You people better get with the 21st century... or you will soon expire! ]:)NEWS FLASH: RIAA GOES AFTER GRADE SCHOOLSNEWS FLASH: RIAA GOES AFTER GRADE SCHOOLS==========================================Grade school students learned this week...; Tags: music industry, RIAA, music; Discussion threads 2007-02-21
The Jobs' DRM fallout is mixed: The reaction to Apple CEO Steve Jobs open letter to the music industry about digital rights management has been relatively swift. But the scorecard is mixed when it comes to the music labels. Jason OGrady recaps industry reaction here, but...; Tags: General, Personal Technology, Software Infrastructure, Web Technology, Entertainment, Hollywood on Demand, Apple, DRM, digital-rights management; Blog posts 2007-02-09
Five reasons why Jobs went anti-DRM now: As any witness of a Macworld keynote knows Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesnt do much of anything that isnt well scripted and thought out. That strategy and advance preparation is what makes his open letter to the music industry...; Tags: General, Personal Technology, Web Technology, Entertainment, Hollywood on Demand, Apple, Zune, music industry, Steve Jobs, digital-rights management; Blog posts 2007-02-07