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  • July 2008

    • Carla Shares New Album on Website

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 10, 08 10:07 AM CDT

      Carla Shares New Album on Website

      (Newser) - If Coldplay and Radiohead can do it, then so can the first lady of France, reports the Wall Street Journal. Carla Bruni is inviting her fans to listen to up to 2 hours of her new album for free on her website. The album, which has sparked extreme interest among her husband's constituents, ranges from bluegrass to Bob Dylan-inspired.  More »

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      drugs  • music downloads  • Carla Bruni  • love  • album release  • online music

  • June 2008

    • FBI Drops in on GN'R Leaker

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 26, 08 11:04 AM CDT

      FBI Drops in on GN'R Leaker

      (Newser) - When Kevin Skwerl leaked nine new tracks from long-awaited Guns N’ Roses album Chinese Democracy last week, he expected some fallout.  A visit from two “Mulder and Scully” types courtesy of the FBI was not quite what he had in mind, reports Rolling Stone .  “It‘s a little creepy they know where I work, "says Skwerl, who posted tracks received from "an anonymous online source" on his blog. More »

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      music industry  • music downloads  • blogging  • Guns N' Roses  • Axl Rose  • Chinese Democracy

    • Reznor Schools Music Industry

      Valleywag  |  Jun 10, 08 8:00 PM CDT

      Reznor Schools Music Industry

      (Newser) - The music industry could learn a few things from Trent Reznor, whose decision to go independent and give away music digitally might earn him more money than sticking with a label—not to mention creative freedom, Jackson West writes on Valleywag. Labels are now starting to realize they need to move beyond traditional album sales, too. More »

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      music industry  • music downloads  • Nine Inch Nails  • Trent Reznor

    • Wal-Mart Looks for Better Return on CDs

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      Wal-Mart Looks for Better Return on CDs

      (Newser) - As the country's leading brick-and-mortar CD seller, Wal-Mart occupies a special place in the music industry, earning perks like exclusive releases of CDs by bands like Journey and, soon, AC/DC. But with sales of physical CDs in freefall, even Wal-Mart is considering cutting the number of titles and artists its stores stock, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • music industry  • music downloads  • iTunes Store  • CDs  • Journey

    • Musicians Plug Upgrades to Flat-Sounding Digital

      USA Today  |  Jun 4, 08 7:23 AM CDT

      Musicians Plug Upgrades to Flat-Sounding Digital

      (Newser) - Musicians dissatisfied with the sound of digital media are releasing albums as higher-quality downloads, on high-definition DVDs and even on vinyl, USA Today reports. Last year, Amazon and iTunes agreed to boost the quality of their MP3s, but some groups are using even better versions to eliminate what Neil Young calls "unacceptable quality compromises" made for CDs and the like. More »

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      music  • music downloads  • CDs  • Neil Young  • MP3s  • vinyl  • quality control

  • May 2008

    • Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

      Associated Press  |  May 16, 08 10:55 AM CDT

      Woman May Get New Trial in File-Sharing Conviction

      (Newser) - The judge who presided over America's first music file-sharing trial might call for a do-over, the AP reports. A Minnesota mom was penalized $222,000 for illegal dowloads last fall, but the judge has since discovered that he may have issued faulty jury instructions. That's because a 1993 ruling said a copyright is broken only when copies are disseminated—and it doesn't appear proof of that was presented. More »

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      music downloads  • file sharing  • copyright infringement  • RIAA  • P2P  • illegal downloading  • download  • Jammie Thomas

    • Blu-Ray Never Sleeps

      Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 11:52 AM CDT

      Blu-Ray Never Sleeps

      (Newser) - Fans of Neil Young will soon be able to buy his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, the AP reports. The first 10-disc set, out this fall, will cover the prolific rocker’s career from 1963 to 1972 and will include some previously unreleased songs, videos, and handwritten manuscripts. Buyers will also be able to download more content to the discs on their own. More »

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      music industry  • music downloads  • memorabilia  • rock and roll  • DVD  • Neil Young  • Blu-ray

    • Nine Inch Nails Gives Away New Album

      Billboard  |  May 5, 08 3:13 PM CDT

      Nine Inch Nails Gives Away New Album

      (Newser) - Nine Inch Nails released its new album free of charge today, Billboard reports. In premiering The Slip online, frontman Trent Reznor wrote, “Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years—this one’s on me.” The 10-track album will see CD and vinyl release in July, but in the meantime you can download the latest from the industrial legend gratis. More »

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      music industry  • music downloads  • Nine Inch Nails  • Trent Reznor

  • April 2008
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  • February 2008

    • iTunes Store Now No. 2 Music Retailer

      Ars Technica  |  Feb 26, 08 3:00 PM CST

      iTunes Store Now No. 2 Music Retailer

      (Newser) - iTunes is the world's No. 2 music retailer, a ranking that includes stores that sell CDs. The reason is a combination of a modest increase in digital music sales and a sharp dive in CD sales, so the news isn't much to celebrate for the music industry. And kids are leading the way in abandoning the CD format, Ars Technica reports. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • music downloads  • iTunes  • digital music  • iTunes Store  • CDs

    • Not So Fun to Stay on the Pirate Bay

      Ars Technica  |  Feb 18, 08 12:57 PM CST

      Not So Fun to Stay on the Pirate Bay

      (Newser) - The Village People head a list of music industry has-beens pondering legal action against file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, after the service was indicted in Sweden for copyright infringement. The artists would join Prince, who’s been on the war path against the site for some time, reports Ars Technica. More »

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      music downloads  • file sharing  • Prince  • The Pirate Bay  • ABBA

    • Labels Want to Beat iTunes but Feds Say, Slow Down

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 8, 08 12:34 PM CST

      Labels Want to Beat iTunes but Feds Say, Slow Down

      (Newser) - The latest music industry initiative to beat iTunes, Universal’s Total Music plan, is facing a Justice Department inquiry before it’s even out of the concept stage. Universal and Sony have gotten DOJ letters of inquiry, reports the Wall Street Journal . It’s uncertain what aspect of Total Music concerns the DOJ, but competitors cooperating to set prices could raise issues. More »

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      music industry  • music downloads  • antitrust  • MP3s  • Total Music

  • January 2008

    • Qtrax Hits Snags

      CNET  |  Jan 28, 08 12:31 PM CST

      Qtrax Hits Snags

      (Newser) - Startup Qtrax has been promising free, legal music downloads from all the major labels via an ad-supported site that was supposed to launch this morning. Too good to be true? Maybe. On the eve of its debut, things started to unravel, with Warner, Universal and EMI all denying agreements with the startup, reports CNET. More »

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      music downloads  • file sharing  • Universal Music Group  • Warner Music  • EMI

    • Music Fans Dodge Fees With Handset 'Sideloads'

      Reuters  |  Jan 19, 08 7:50 AM CST

      Music Fans Dodge Fees With Handset 'Sideloads'

      (Newser) - Apple has sold 4 million iPhones since last summer’s launch, and it’s become the industry leader in mobile web access, while having just 1% of the handset market, reports Reuters. But the sleek smartphone hasn’t appeared to have made a bump in music downloads. Overall, downloads to handsets have been a disappointment to the music industry. More »

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      iPhone  • music industry  • music downloads

    • Watermarking Sets Music Biz Up to Fail Again

      Ars Technica  |  Jan 17, 08 1:30 PM CST

      Watermarking Sets Music Biz Up to Fail Again

      (Newser) - Digital rights management is dying, but Ken Fisher writes in Ars Technica that the music industry is “barking up the wrong tree” if it turns to watermarks instead. The technology—which encodes owners' info into tunes—isn’t a practical copyright infringement fix or good from a privacy standpoint. Watermarking isn’t an “access control,” so the law doesn’t speak to it—dulling the prosecution threat. More »

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      music industry  • music downloads  • copyright infringement  • DRM free music

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