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February 2008
- Black Crowes Squawk at Sham Maxim Review
  
  newser | San Francisco Chronicle | Feb 27, 08 2:42 PM CST
  
  Pick a number, any number: Maxim 's 2.5-star rating—out of 5—for the Black Crowes' latest album was little more than a guess, the magazine admitted yesterday. No advanced copies were released, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, but that didn't stop Maxim's critic from decreeing in the March issue that Warpaint "hasn't left Chris Robinson and the gang much room for growth." More »
- iTunes Store Now No. 2 Music Retailer
  
  newser | Ars Technica | Feb 26, 08 3:00 PM CST
  
  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 »
- MySpace Makes Music Overtures
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Feb 20, 08 2:54 PM CST
  
  MySpace has spent the past few weeks approaching major record labels, trying to hammer out a deal for a new online music service, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal—tentatively MySpace Music—would likely let users stream unlimited music for free, and buy downloads that could be played on mp3 players, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
- Aerosmith Rocks Guitar Hero
  
  newser | USA Today | Feb 15, 08 12:30 PM CST
  
  Aerosmith can add another big honor to its already-lengthy list: first solo act on a Guitar Hero release. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, due out in June, will include realistic animations of the band's 30-year history, from high school band to Super Bowl halftime act, reports USA Today . The Hall of Famers have a new album coming up and hope to benefit from the promotion. More »
- Labels Want to Beat iTunes but Feds Say, Slow Down
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Feb 8, 08 12:34 PM CST
  
  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 »
- Google Tries Free Music in China
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Feb 6, 08 4:09 PM CST
  
  In an effort to compete with search rival Baidu, Google will join with music companies to offer free music downloads in China. The hometown search engine, which has 60% of the local market to Google’s 25%, has long hosted free searches for unlicensed music downloads, and piracy has largely slain China’s entertainment industry. Google’s new service could satisfy music bigwigs and cut into Baidu’s market domination. More »
- Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Feb 3, 08 10:49 AM CST
  
  The Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph : Madonna, $72 million Barbra Streisand, $60 million Celine Dion, $45 million More »
January 2008
- A Good Day for EU File Sharers
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 29, 08 2:46 PM CST
  
  The EU’s high court ruled today that telecommunications companies are not obligated to turn over the personal data of individuals suspected of illegally sharing copyrighted material online, the AP reports. The European Court of Justice said member nations could create laws allowing for the disclosure of file-sharers’ info in civil suits, but said such provisions would have to strike a balance between privacy and property rights. More »
- Page Hints at Led Zeppelin World Tour
  
  newser | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jan 28, 08 5:10 PM CST
  
  Lead guitarist Jimmy Page has dropped some serious hints that a Led Zeppelin world tour may be on its way. Promoting the band's Mothership album in Japan, Page said the successful reunion concert in London in December proves that they're ready for a tour, reports the Daily Telegraph . “There is something in it but I can’t give you any more news at the moment," a spokesman said. More »
- Qtrax Hits Snags
  
  newser | CNET | Jan 28, 08 12:31 PM CST
  
  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 »
- CBS Lets You Decide What's on the Radio
  
  newser | New York Times | Jan 24, 08 12:53 PM CST
  
  CBS’ Last.fm used to be plain old Internet radio – you picked a station, and listened to whatever it streamed. That all changed yesterday, when the company announced its plan to let users listen to any song they wanted for free, a risky but potentially game-changing move that has the music industry nervous, the New York Times reports. More »
- Watermarking Sets Music Biz Up to Fail Again
  
  newser | Ars Technica | Jan 17, 08 1:30 PM CST
  
  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 »
- Music Giant EMI Slashing 2,000 Jobs
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jan 14, 08 6:14 AM CST
  
  The new owners of record company titan EMI are cleaning house, starting with the elimination of 2,000 jobs—a third of its workforce—in a restructuring that could also include dumping artists, reports the Wall Street Journal . The layoffs come as new owner, Terra Firma Capital, tries to rejuvenate the fourth-place company during an industry skid that saw album sales drop 15% last year. More »
- Radiohead Album Offered Free Online Tops Charts
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jan 10, 08 8:00 AM CST
  
  Rock band Radiohead's new album "In Rainbows" debuted in the No. 1 spot in record sales on Billboard charts this week despite being available for free on the band's website for months. The down side: only 122,000 copies were sold—good but not great—and the release topped the charts in part because there have been few other new offerings in this traditionally slow post-holiday stretch. More »
- Hannah Montana Clone Doubles in Concert
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jan 10, 08 7:03 AM CST
  
  Heartthrob singer Hannah Montana has pulled a switch on fans—using a body double who lip-syncs a song on stage in her hugely popular national concert, reports OK! magazine. The jig was up when an outraged fan, who said he felt "played for a fool," spotted the switch. A spokesman for Miley Cyrus, Hannah's real-life alter ego, confirmed that a lookalike replaces the singer so she can complete a costume change. More »
- FCC to Test 'Net Neutrality' in Comcast Case
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jan 9, 08 12:54 PM CST
  
  The Federal Communications Commission will investigate allegations Comcast hinders file sharing by blocking internet traffic for some users, the AP reports. Reports last year showed Comcast interfered with popular BitTorrent file-transfer protocol. Comcast has denied blocking data, rather claiming it delays such transfers to maximize network efficiency for all users. File sharing, widely used for online piracy, has substantial legitimate use as well. More »
- Napster Moves to MP3-Only Format
  
  newser | Reuters | Jan 7, 08 3:30 PM CST
  
  Bad news for digital music copyright advocates: Napster plans to sell music downloads as MP3s and stop selling DRM-protected songs, the digital music retailer said today. Digital rights management blocks consumers from illegally sharing music but is unpopular with users because DRM-protected songs will often only play on certain players and can’t be moved from one computer to another, reports Reuters. More »
- RIAA Boss Clarifies Lawsuit
  
  newser | Engadget | Jan 5, 08 9:06 AM CST
  
  RIAA chief Cary Sherman says the recording industry has never prosecuted anyone for ripping or copying CDs for personal use, Engadget reports. Sherman appeared on NPR and characterized media reports about a recent high-profile suit as inaccurate. The legal action, he said, is against a man who ripped CDs not just for himself but to give others access as well through file sharing. More »
- U Wash Won't Cite Students on Swapping
  
  newser | Ars Technica | Jan 4, 08 1:58 PM CST
  
  The University of Washington has become the second Pacific Northwest school to refuse to pass along warning letters from the RIAA to students whose IP addresses were used for illegal downloading. The RIAA considers students liable for any swapping connected with their IP addresses, but the UW, along with the University of Oregon, argues that there's no way to know who was using a computer at a given time. More »
- Sony BMG Will Bail on DRM
  
  newser | BusinessWeek | Jan 4, 08 1:20 PM CST
  
  Sony BMG will begin offering at least part of its music catalogue online without restrictive digital rights management mechanisms, Business Week reports. The decision comes after the other three major labels—Warner, EMI, and Universal—decided to ditch DRM in 2007, challenging Apple's 80% share of the legal music downloads market. More »

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