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music downloads stories: 64 news summaries

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MySpace Will Transmit Blunt

Revenue-sharing model allows artists to set music prices for direct sale on MySpace

Dec 5, 07 1:47 AM CST
(Newser) - MySpace will host and sell videos of exclusive musical performances on its MySpace Music site, reports the New York Times. Artists will record a series of exclusive videos for the site, and will be able to set their own prices, unlike Apple's iTunes flat-rate prices. The system, called Transmissions, won't... More »

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social networking • MySpace • music downloads • digital music • music label

Nokia's New Portal Takes On Tech's Biggest

New Ovi.com platform will go head-to-head with likes of Google

Dec 4, 07 11:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Nokia has announced bold plans to move beyond mobile phones and compete head-on with big tech and Internet names like Apple, Google and Microsoft, PC World reports. Its Ovi.com site will act as a gateway to all of its music, photo-sharing and games services: "Ovi" is the Finnish... More »

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Internet • music downloads • cell phones • Nokia • Ovi • web portals

Pepsi, Amazon Could Spark Digital Music Revolution

Promotion deal pushing music companies to switch to DRM-free MP3 format

Dec 2, 07 11:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Pepsi and Amazon aren’t music producers, but they may inspire large-scale changes in the industry, Reuters says. The two companies will launch a music download promotion of MP3 songs during the Super Bowl next year, a deal pushing music titans like Warner Music and Sony BMG to consider... More »

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music downloads • Pepsi • Apple • Universal Music Group • mp3 • Warner Music • iTunes Store • online music • Sony BMG Music Entertainment • Amazon.com

Oregon AG Raises Pitch of Music Piracy Battle

Slams music industry's subpoenas for privacy abuses

Dec 2, 07 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The Oregon AG is playing hardball with the Recording Industry of America in a battle that could set a precedent for how the RIAA conducts its crusade against music sharing, ComputerWorld reports. Pitting alleged piracy against privacy, the AG is investigating the data mining RIAA used to subpoena the IDs... More »

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music industry • music downloads • RIAA • University of Oregon

French Attack Internet Piracy

Move to stem high-tech theft raises worries about civil liberties

Nov 23, 07 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - French internet pirates, beware. Big Brother is watching. Or, he will be if a three-strikes-and-you’re-out industry proposal backed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy moves forward, the Financial Times reports. Under the plan, ISPs would forward data on users illegally sharing files to the government, which could terminate problem internet... More »

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Internet • music downloads • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • piracy • digital video

Prince vs.
the Internet:
Round 2?

Pirate Bay admins, hounded by lawyers and tails, 'not worried'

Nov 19, 07 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Things are heating up for BitTorrent search site The Pirate Bay, as lawyers for Prince pressure advertisers to drop it and a Swedish prosecutor promises to sue site administrators. One admin tells Ars Technica that investigators driving cars with Danish license plates are following and photographing Pirate Bay operators --... More »

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

Beatles Works Set for 2008 Online Debut

Long-awaited move follows settlement of Apple trademark case

Nov 16, 07 12:54 PM CST
(Newser) - The long and winding road leads to your computer: The Beatles' catalogue should finally arrive online in 2008, says Paul McCartney. The release has been expected since February’s settlement in the trademark dispute between record label Apple and iTunes-provider Apple. The Beatles' work is among the most high-profile still... More »

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Paul McCartney • music downloads • Apple • digital downloads • Beatles

Radiohead Denies Report That Fans Aren't Paying

Company said 62% chose not to pay in experimental album release

Nov 9, 07 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Just how successful has Radiohead's experimental pay-if-you-want online album release been? That's in debate as the band denies a report that just 38% of fans opted to pay for In Rainbows, and most paid under $4. Radiohead said the the figures from comScore Inc. are "wholly inaccurate," reports... More »

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music industry • music downloads • music sales • album release • Radiohead • online music • comScore

Radiohead Move Lowers Wall Street Appraisal of Music Majors

Labels fear more artists will adopt direct sales

Nov 7, 07 6:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Analysts downgraded leader Warner Music' stock to a "sell" today, predicting greater losses for the embattled music sector, News.com reports. Major labels remain unable to cope with digital undercutting of the CD format, and now fear a second front: the defection of high profile acts like Radiohead and... More »

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Time Warner • music downloads • copyright • Madonna • Radiohead • music label

No Warner Content for Nokia Music Site

Music withheld over illegal download concerns

Nov 2, 07 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest music copyright battle has pitted Warner Music against Nokia. Warner refuses to sell its tunes through the new Nokia Music Store website, on grounds that another Nokia service, the file-sharing site Mosh, enables swapping of copyrighted material, the Wall Street Journal reports. Music from Universal, Sony BMG, and... More »

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

Startup
Rips Labels
Out of iTunes

Ziggy Marley, Ricky Skaggs among those using it to sell direct

Oct 17, 07 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Your band doesn't need a record label to find fame on iTunes, says the founder of the new digital music company TuneCore. All you need are your songs, and its helping hand to get a 10-track album into Apple's online store for the price of a "six-pack and a... More »

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music industry • music downloads • iTunes • startup • Ziggy Marley • TuneCore • music label

Snocap Cuts 60 Percent of Staff

Napster founder Shawn Fanning's music- licensing company
on the rocks

Oct 12, 07 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The fortunes of Snocap, the follow-up project of Napster founder Shawn Fanning, continue to wane: the company has laid off 60 percent of its workforce and appears to be for sale. A spokeswoman for the online music-licensing company says that Snocap "has received interest from several companies and is... More »

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music downloads • Napster • Shawn Fanning • P2P

Jury Almost Fined $3.6M in Download Trial

Woman could have paid $150k for each of 24 songs shared on Kazaa

Oct 11, 07 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The jury that last week slapped a Minnesota mom with a $222,000 fine for illegal file-sharing was tempted to do much worse. Jammie Thomas almost faced the maximum $3.6 million, one juror said. “You go too low, it's not going to stop the illegal downloading of music,... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • Jammie Thomas • record industry

Radiohead's Free Downloads Prompt Others

Oasis, Jamiroquai are among those mulling freebie releases

Oct 10, 07 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oasis, Jamiroquai and other bands not tied to record labels may soon follow in Radiohead's footsteps by offering their music for free download, reports the Daily Telegraph. While fans may pay whatever they choose for Radiohead's new album, released today, a spokesperson says the majority of visitors preordering on the... More »

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music industry • music downloads • digital music • music sales • Radiohead • Oasis • Jamiroquai • music label

New Deal Lets Users Stream Music Via TiVo

Rhapsody inks agreement for content via video recorder

Oct 9, 07 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rhapsody, the digital music arm of RealNetworks and Viacom, has inked a deal to allow its content on TiVo digital video recorders. Rhapsody allows users to access—but not download—an unlimited number of songs for a monthly fee, and today's agreement will allow users to stream that content into... More »

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music downloads • TiVo • RealNetworks

Woman Guilty of File-Sharing, Fined $222K

Recording industry scores victory in music download battle

Oct 4, 07 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Minnesota woman was found guilty of copyright infringement today in the first file-sharing case to go before a US jury, Wired reports. Jammie Thomas, a single mother, was ordered to pay $222,000 in fines, or $9,250 for each of the 24 shared songs that were the subject... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • RIAA • Kazaa

Hear Cool Tune, Click, Own It

Starbucks offers instant iTunes downloads for impulse buyers who
like what they hear

Oct 1, 07 3:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever hear a song in a coffee shop, and reminded yourself to look it up later? Starbucks is taking the “later” out of the equation, allowing latte-sippers in New York, Seattle, and soon other cities, to log on and buy whatever they’re hearing instantly off iTunes. It’s... More »

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music downloads • Starbucks • Apple • Amazon.com

Radiohead:
Pay Whatever
You Want

Band leaves cost of downloading new
album up to fans

Oct 1, 07 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - “No, really, it’s up to you,” Radiohead’s website tells consumers pricing out a digital copy of the band’s next album, set to debut Oct. 10. The band is testing the theory that consumers will pay a fair price for the 10-song set if given the... More »

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music industry • music downloads • Apple • EMI Music • iTunes Store • Radiohead

Apple Issues Warning on Hacked iPhones

Unlocked phones will be 'irreparably damaged' by upgrade

Sep 25, 07 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - IPhones that have been unlocked to work on cellular networks other than AT&T may be damaged "irreparably" by an iPhone software update being released this week, Apple warned yesterday. What's worse, the company says the unlocking also voids the warranty, so users would have to pay for replacements... More »

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music downloads • Starbucks • iPhone • iTunes • Apple • software • iTunes Store • iPod Touch • hack

Wal-Mart Moves to Take a Bite Out of Apple

New online music store undercuts iTunes, lifts limits on copying

Aug 21, 07 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seeking to wrest control of the market from Apple, Wal-Mart today launched an online music store that undercuts iTunes by 5 cents per song. More important, the retail behemoth has dropped DRM copyright protection, which means customers can burn as many CDs as they like and play songs on any... More »

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music • music downloads • iTunes • Apple • copyright • DRM • music label • Wal-Mart

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