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Sony BMG, Nokia merge music subscriptions, devices; Is this the future model?: Sony BMG, Nokia merge music subscriptions, devices; Is this the future model?Sure, I'll buy it every year - with a cool DJWould luv to hear James Earl Jones spinning those hits for me after voicing my request-on-demand!; Tags: future model, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Nokia Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
Sony BMG, Nokia merge music subscriptions, devices; Is this the future model?: Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Nokia on Tuesday launched a service where consumers get access to an entire music catalog when they buy a device. Nokia announced a similar pact with Universal Music in December. The effort, dubbed Nokia Comes With Music, is another attempt to find a workable...; Tags: Device, Nokia Corp., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Music, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Best Buy gets framed: Best Buy gets framedI wonder how many people will hate Best BuyAfter Sony BMG's rootkit fiasco quite a few online personalities decided to hate Sony so much they dedicate quite a lot of time evangelizing their cause. Of course it wasn't necessarily Sony BMG's intent to use a rootkit, it...; Tags: Rootkits, Branding, Best Buy Co. Inc., Diebold Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Discussion threads 2008-01-24
Sony BMG to drop copy protection for downloads: Sony BMG to drop copy protection for downloadsDarn what a change in attitudeshave them somehow added some new and undetectable marking system to the files or the transfer process in order to label people thieves and pirates?I love it when the market speaks for itselfIt's about time those morons realized...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, copy protection, Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Discussion threads 2008-01-07
Better late than never: DRM (in music) dies: Sony BMG Music Entertainment is reportedly planning to sell its songs without copyright protection. When a Sony--the company that brought you that infamous rootkit fiasco--calls it a day on DRM you can officially turn out the lights. Actually, the death of music DRM is a bit late....; Tags: Digital-rights Management, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Music, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-04

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
MySpace to share ad-revenue with Sony BMG: MySpace is continuing its push to be as much a home for big brands and professionally-produced content, as it is for the User-Generated efforts of its millions of members. Today, the News Corp.-owned social networking site announced a partnership with Sony BMG in which ad-revenue will be shared in return...; Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, Roster, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, MySpace, Social Networking, Business Structures, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2007-10-16
EU says approves Sony BMG music venture: EU says approves Sony BMG music ventureOh, well then......the EU certainly gets a say. After all, Europeans are mere serfs to the great super-state.; Tags: music venture, EU Says, Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Discussion threads 2007-10-03
Report: EU set to clear Sony, BMG merger: Report: EU set to clear Sony, BMG mergerSony + BMGNow with twice the rootkits!1!!Sorry, couldn't resist.:o)Well, how forgiving of them of Sonyprice fixing and rootkits to the past and all, guess Sony replaced all their batteries without shipping/handling charges and gave an electronic doggie to boot.; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Sony BMG merger, Sony Corp., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, merger; Discussion threads 2007-09-10
Is your PC's security worth more than $150?: The Federal Trade Commission FTC has announced that record label Sony BMG is to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damages caused to their PC by hidden anti-piracy software embedded into music CDs. Is this enough to protect consumers?Will this send a message to big companies that its wrong...; Tags: antipiracy, big company, CD, DRM, Legal, PC, Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Blog posts 2007-02-02
Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states: Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 statessomething done right for onceSony acknowledging they did something wrong by spreading one of the worst viruses for computers, they should of been fined lots more, 4 million is just pocket change to themsony got off cheapi would have thought $400 million wouldn't...; Tags: Rootkits, Digital rights management (DRM), Monitors & displays, Sony Corp., rootkit, digital-rights management, Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Discussion threads 2006-12-22
YouTube/Universal/SonyBMG: One big happy collusion?: The New York Times is reporting that the deal to allow copyrighted material from Sony BMG and Universal Music Group, which followed an agreement struck between YouTube and Warner Music, was rushed through the final hours before the Google acquisition so that the labels could benefit from the transaction. That...; Tags: YouTube Inc., Google Inc., YouTube; Blog posts 2006-10-19
Google Video, Google AdSense get Warner Music, Sony BMG Music content: Google buying YouTube? Google is aiming to one-up YouTube!YouTube vs. Google Video: In “YouTube trifecta: CBS, Universal Music, Sony BMG Music deals” I present the just announced YouTube content licensing and distribution deals with the three companies.Simultaneously, Google Video has announced “strategic business relationships” with Sony BMG Music Entertainment and...; Tags: Google Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, video; Blog posts 2006-10-09
YouTube trifecta: CBS, Universal Music, Sony BMG Music deals: YouTube is carving its own route to video respectability and CBS, Sony BMG Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group want to be along for the ride, the company announced today:CBS and YouTube Strike Strategic Content and Advertising PartnershipCBS to Distribute Daily Sports, News and Entertainment Programming through New Brand Channel:...; Tags: YouTube Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, YouTube; Blog posts 2006-10-09
Resisting the Urge (MTV's Urge, that is): Apparently, MTV didn't learn from Sony BMG's mistake. In that "don't shoot the messenger" case where the messenger got shot, Sony's customers were outraged to find that the record label was including third party-provided rootkit technology what I called a Trojan horse on its CDs: a rootkit that did...; Tags: MTV, Urge; Blog posts 2006-05-23
Sony rootkit victims in every state, researcher says: Sony rootkit victims in every state, researcher saysThanks for keeping me updated.I show this to my mom and my mom will show this to IT professional when she gets to work tomorrow.Man...Sony BMG is troubled... :(Of course, nothing is going to happen to SonySmall time hacker write malware and infects...; Tags: Rootkits, Sony Corp., CD, rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Discussion threads 2006-01-17
New spyware claim against Sony BMG: New spyware claim against Sony BMGWill Sony pay?Is there any real chance that Sony will make ammends for what they've done... or even admit to it for that matter?As our National and State law-makers begin to make attempts to legislate what is and what isn't malware, and what the appropriate...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, spyware, Sony Corp., Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Discussion threads 2005-12-22
Artists revolt against DRM: My Morning Jacket, the artists who recorded the copy protected CD "Z" I mentioned here, are doing more than protesting Sony BMG's use of DRM spyware. They are revolting. Yesterday I read that My Morning Jacket was doing their own recall of the affected CDs. Now I see...; Tags: Morning Jacket, CD, Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Blog posts 2005-12-15
Free speech under Net attack, study says: Free speech under Net attack, study saysIt's all about the money,...Isn't it all about the money?No damages = no infringement. No loss of earnings = no infringement. Whats the problem? The whole copyright thing is to give people a chance to make money from their works. It is ALL ABOUT...; Tags: copyright thing, mashup, Gus Van Sant, video mash-up, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, GPL, Steven Soderbergh; Discussion threads 2005-12-05
Sony BMG faces the music: Sony BMG faces the musicThis is what happens when the customer is not the #1 priorityThis is what happens when the customer is not the #1 priority.This is why I have problems with DRM. Because it places the company as #1 instead of the customer. When the needs of the...; Tags: Rootkits, Sales strategy, Digital rights management (DRM), Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, CD, sales, Van Zant, Sony Corp., Get Right, digital-rights management, Amazon.com Inc., Trey Anastasio; Discussion threads 2005-11-30