Australia makes iPod use illegal
Un-FN-believable: “Most people know it is illegal to download songs from the internet without paying. But far fewer people know it...
Coconuts ventures into online Music
I have kinda mixed feelings about this one: I get an advert in last weekend’s paper for Coconuts Music & Movies; (their...
Voluntary Collective License
Ren Bucholz is a San Franciscan who works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. His recent graphic on VCL’s (Voluntary Collective...
35% of All CDs are Illegal Copies
Despite the industry’s stalking horse obsession with P2P — the technology they both fear and fail to understand — the...
Radio’s Wounded Business Model
Listen to music on the radio much lately? If you answered “no,” you’re in good company. Americans are listening to broadcasts...
Music: Rent versus Own
The WSJ “Real Time” column raises an interesting question this morning — the query they raise is at the heart of what...
CD installs virus/spyware
Here’s a different spin on the “DRM” story: The Register discusses a very different approach taken in the new Beastie...
Bad Faith in Music Industry Litigation Settlement
To review our story so far: As a part of their settlement for being price fixing, anti-competitive, ologopolists, the music industry had...
iTunes Rocks Europe
Apple’s online music service iTunes has reported sales of 800,000 songs since it opened its European store last week, the BBC...
Music Industry Spinning DRM Tales
Brace yourself for a DRM lie of biblical proportions: Velvet Revolver, a supergroup formed from members of the bands Stone Temple Pilots...