Posts Tagged with ‘warner-music-group’

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 [...]

Well, it?s happened. Sony BMG announced it is ?finalizing plans to sell songs without copyright protection? sold via the Web.
And here we were just starting to appreciate the resistance the recording giant had thus far erected in the face of inevitable change.
Okay, actually, to be straight with you, no, we didn?t so much as give the company a passing smirk in our own coverage of its stubborn refusal to bend to consumer demand. But let?s shelve the nasty talk [...]

Warner Bros. has announced that it will now be offering its entire music and video catalog for free streaming on the social music site imeem.This is very interesting news considering the fact that, just two short months ago, Warner had announced that it was suing imeem, a site that allows its users to share music playlists and video clips.
In the suit, Warner accused imeem of building a user base by capitalizing on the “illegal use of free music,” when actually, [...]

Hours ago, somewhere in Silicon Valley, a startup by the name of Lala.com made a splash on the Web-based digital music scene. A big splash. The business, which previous focused solely on playing middleman to the trading of CDs between folks within its network, has now repositioned itself as a three-pronged audiophilic solution, catering to those interested in enjoying full-album previews and the convenience of digital downloads (DRM-free), as well as maintaining the option to purchase new CDs and trade [...]

It’s not the Google owned YouTube that has been sued, but instead, the Google branded Google Video! After all my speculation last week about possible people who might try and sue YouTube, Google have been caught unawared and slapped on the bum with a fat fine.
BusinessWeek reports that, without providing any further details, other than the nature of the case, Google disclosed the video copyright lawsuit in a filing, just the other day with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The [...]