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November 2007
- Digital Music for Audiophiles
  
  CNN | Nov 5, 07 10:39 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - New York based Sooloos is producing a digital music system for the most discerning consumers, those who want a totally digitized music system but don't want to sacrifice any audio quality. Starting at $12,900, their fanless Sooloos system speedily accesses a vast hard drive that can accommodate an uncompressed music collection of—to start—12,000 albums. More »
October 2007
- NBC's Zucker Snaps at Apple
  
  Apple Insider | Oct 30, 07 4:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - NBC chief Jeff Zucker has launched an extraordinary attack on Apple, accusing the digital download service iTunes of destroying revenue in the music industry, reports Apple Insider.com. "Apple has destroyed the music business—in terms of pricing—and if we don’t take control, they’ll do the same thing on the video side," Zucker said at Syracuse's Newhouse School yesterday. More »
- Web Radio Takes Fight to Senate
  
  Washington Post | Oct 24, 07 12:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Internet radio hangs in the balance, webcasters say, but the Senate Commerce Committee, which holds radio hearings today, can save it by reviving bills setting royalty rates for online broadcasters as low as satellite radio's. Legislators introduced the bills this spring, the Post explains, when the Copyright Royalty Board jacked up web rates, but ultimately told the sides to negotiate. More »
- Startup Rips Labels Out of iTunes
  
  CNN | 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 pizza." TuneCore lets individual artists market themselves, then pocket all the sales after Apple takes its cut. More »
- Victoria's Secret Gets Spicy CD
  
  E! Online | Oct 17, 07 10:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - What Scary, Sporty, Ginger, Baby, and Posh want—what they really, really want—is for you to head to Victoria's Secret stores or website, where they will sell their upcoming greatest-hits album exclusively. The Spice Girls join a recent trend of nontraditional music releases that includes Radiohead, Prince, Madonna, and Paul McCartney, E! Online reports. The CD can be pre-ordered for 24 hours starting tomorrow. More »
- Apple Slashes Price of DRM free iTunes
  
  CNET | Oct 16, 07 4:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Apple has dropped the price of its Digital Rights Management (DRM)-free iTunes Plus songs from $1.29 to 99 cents, the same price at which it offers its copy-protected songs, news.com reports. The move looks like a response to the September 25th launch of Amazon's mp3 store, which offers DRM-free music for 89-99 cents a song. More »
- Labels Team Up to Bruise iTunes
  
  PC World | Oct 12, 07 2:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Universal Music is acting on industry-wide anger toward iTunes’ policies, teaming with Sony and potentially Warner on a new subscription service that could make music essentially free. Still a prototype, Total Music would charge makers of music players $5 a month, PC World reports; they would then offer unlimited downloads with purchase of products like Microsoft's Zune. More »
- Jury Almost Fined $3.6M in Download Trial
  
  Associated Press | 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,” she told the AP. “People are going to think, ‘I could do this.’” More »
- Milestone Deal for Madonna
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 10, 07 7:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Madonna is set to leave traditional record labels behind for an all-encompassing deal with concert promoter Live Nation, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Material Girl will bank $120 million; Live Nation gets three studio albums, the right to promote her concert tours, and various merchandising opportunities during a 10-year deal that seems certain to shake the music industry. More »
- Radiohead's Free Downloads Prompt Others
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | 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 band's web site are bypassing the freebie in favor of the £40 box set. More »
- Amazon MP3s Come With a Catch
  
  Seattle Times | Oct 10, 07 11:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Amazon's new MP3 store does a lot of things right: lower prices than iTunes, better audio quality and no embedded copyright-protection software. But as the Seattle Times' Brier Dudley warns, the fine print could get you, a real concern following last Thursday's $222,000 illegal distribution ruling against a Minnesota woman. Amazon's user agreement makes it illegal to lend or share your own copies of the songs. More »
- New Deal Lets Users Stream Music Via TiVo
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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 home theater systems, says the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Radiohead Buyers Forking Out $2 to $9
  
  New York Times | Oct 4, 07 8:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Fans are dishing out $2 to $9 to preorder Radiohead's pay-what-you-want In Rainbows album, reports the New York Times — as the plan wins hours of media and water cooler buzz. Many buyers are even getting the box set, with an extra CD and booklet for $82. But not all fans are willing: “The fan in me wants to pay $80, but the person that’s paying rent wants to pay $8,” says one. More »
- Woman Guilty of File-Sharing, Fined $222K
  
  Wired | 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 of the suit brought by the Recording Industry Association of America. More »
- 'Hannah Montana' Tour Has Scalpers in High Gear
  
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Oct 2, 07 3:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Parents across the nation are wringing their hands as scalpers rub theirs with glee over Hannah Montana, the 14-year-old fictional pop star whose concert tour dates are selling out in minutes. Her popular Disney Channel show rocketed the character to Madonna-level stardom with kids, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says, which means scalpers are charging thousands for tickets. More »
- Hear Cool Tune, Click, Own It
  
  New York Times | 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 the latest in a long line of impulse-buying technology, the Times says. More »
- Radiohead: Pay Whatever You Want
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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 choice, bucking Apple’s industry-setting rates. Disdain for singles has long kept Radiohead off iTunes. More »
- Campaign Against Music Piracy Goes to First Trial
  
  Wired | Oct 1, 07 11:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The recording industry has initiated over 20,000 lawsuits against individuals since it launched its zero-tolerance copyright campaign against file-sharing in 2003, but never before has one gone to trial. Now a jury will decide whether a young mother illegally distributed 1,702 audio files on the peer-to-peer network Kazaa. More »
September 2007
- First Woman Conductor Leads in Baltimore
  
  Baltimore Sun | Sep 29, 07 4:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hearing this week's applause, it's easy to forget the storm surrounding Marin Alsop’s appointment as music director in Baltimore. The first woman to lead a major US ensemble, Alsop faced angry musicians when she was named 2 years ago. But in her debut, she lead a driving, demanding performance, impressing the Baltimore Sun's critic with her "clarity of attack." More »
- Amazon Aims at iTunes With Own Digital Music Store
  
  Associated Press | Sep 25, 07 4:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Amazon threw down the guantlet to iTunes today when it launched its digital music store, Amazon MP3. Roughly 2 million songs are available for 89-99 cents each, with albums going for $5.99 to $9.99. Not only do those prices beat iTunes's, but all the files are DRM-free. Selection is limited, however, by some major labels' refusal to let their music be sold unlocked. More »

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