Posts Tagged with ‘music-industry’

Taking a new tack in the continuing war on music listeners, Warner wants to break from the current thug tactics of the RIAA and go with a fee schedule instead. This fee schedule would operate very much like a consumption tax on music, being added to your internet bill each month. What Warner isn’t taking into account is whether that is something music lovers want.
What music lovers are looking for, and what many companies are already building for them, is [...]

A major tide is shifting in the music industry as the digital age slowly eats away at the number of CD sales in favor of downloadable MP3s. Today, Apple has announced that the sales figures for 2007 are in from the NPD Group, and iTunes has come in as the #2 music retailer, trailing only behind Wal-Mart.
In today's press release, Apple has revealed that more than 50 million people are now using the iTunes store of more than 6 [...]

We7 is a new music delivery system that addresses the issue of free music downloads versus the infringement on copyrighted media. We7 uses a new ad delivery system that allows users to download music for free while providing revenue to the artists and focused advertising for maximum insertion. The new startup is now in beta testing and looks to be very promising.
Rock legend Peter Gabriel is stepping up along with tech entrepreneur Steve Purdham to develop and promote the [...]