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» Pelhams Musikklau-Streit mit Kraftwerk: Gericht erleichtert Sampling

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:09 +0000

» Click to download: Chris Salmon links Rihanna to King Crimson and becomes a virtual music mogul

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:08 +0000

Chris Salmon links Rihanna to King Crimson and becomes a virtual music mogul

» Video Game Without DRM Has Piracy Rates About The Same As DRM'd Games

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:07 +0000

Reader SteveD sent in this story a week ago, but I just got around to looking at the details. Apparently the makers of the video game World of Goo, which (as mentioned) was released without DRM, have roughly calculated the rate of piracy on the game to be about 90%. The calculation is certainly a rough one, and people ...

» Yes, Actually, Music Can Be Free

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:06 +0000

A few folks have submitted links to a blog post by Mark Mulligan, who is a VP and Director of Research for Forrester. In the post, Mulligan talks about why music can't be free, noting:

Another argument being aired is that the music industry should stop being so hung up on trying to get paid online, indeed one story even ...

» I Want My MTV? Not Anymore, Music Promotion Moves to Web

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:05 +0000

It's clear now that the Web has once and for all replaced TV's role in the music business. Yesterday Guns n' Roses released their very long awaited album Chinese Democracy via a colorful MySpace page. Then today NPR announced that they will offer an "Exclusive First Listen" to the new albums of two music legends - Neil Young and Paul McCartney. ...

» YouTube Tests HD Videos

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:04 +0000

According to a report by Wired's Meghan Keane, YouTube is testing stereo sound as a default option for videos and is also offering very high quality HD versions of a small selection of clips. We weren't able to find a lot of videos that were encoded in the 720p HD format, but it is important to note that this is different ...

» Mufin Music Recommendation Engine Finds Tunes You'll Like [Music]

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:03 +0000

New music discovery search engine Mufin finds music you'll like by analyzing songs for similarities. We've seen several tools offering similar results from these sort of "audio fingerprints," but...

» Internet ad revenues reached $5.9 bln in Q3 2008, growth of 11%

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:02 +0000

IAB and PricewaterhouseCoopers announced that Internet advertising revenues reached almost $5.9 bln for Q3 2008, representing an 11% increase over Q3 2007. While double-digit annual growth continues, the QTQ curve remains relatively flat compared to recent past performance. The Q3 2008 figures are 2% higher than the Q2 2008 results. Set against strong economic headwinds [...]

» Telekom-Bespitzelung: Jetzt offenbar auch Festnetzanschlüsse betroffen

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:13:01 +0000

Telekom-Bespitzelung: Jetzt offenbar auch Festnetzanschlüsse betroffen

» Online movie site CinemaNow sold for $3 million

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:59 +0000

Filed under: Video, Web

Long before Hulu, or even YouTube were offering online video, and long before Apple or Amazon were selling digital downloads of TV shows and feature lenght films, there was CinemaNow and MovieLink. The two sites may have been well ahead of their time, but they also never managed to get the kind of attention that ...

» YouTube experimenting with 720p HD video

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:58 +0000

Filed under: Audio, Internet, Video, Google, Web

Online video site YouTube has been offering a "watch in higher quality" option since earlier this year. But higher quality doesn't mean high definition. It simply means that the videos are encoded in a higher bit rate and if you have a fast enough internet connection to keep up, the videos look ...

» Softening iPod Talk Continues; First Decline Projected

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:57 +0000

Since its introduction in 2001, the iPod has enjoyed bullish gains, both in terms of sales and popularity. White earbuds quick...

» MySpace Educating Masses on Chinese Democracy

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:56 +0000

MySpace is gaining solid, first-day traffic on its exclusive, pre-release album stream of Chinese Democracy. The Guns N' Roses...

» The McCain at EMI Music... Yes, There's a Relation

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:55 +0000

Politics are notoriously thick in the music industry, even in deeply disruptive times. But recently-promoted EMI Music executi...

» Beatings Continue; Live Nation Plunges Sub-$4

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:54 +0000

Shares of Live Nation (LYV) plunged 13.53 percent to an all-time low of $3.45 on Thursday, part of another Wall Street bloodlet...

» Microsoft Expands Zune Subscriptions; Users Can Keep 10 Tracks

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:53 +0000

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) on Thursday announced the launch of a new subscription model at its Zune music and entertainment service, which will allow customers who pay $14.99 per month for on-demand access to select 10 tracks per month to keep for their personal collections.

» MySpace Preview Fatigue

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:12:52 +0000

MySpace album exclusives are kind of a big deal (in some circles) but do most people care? The majority of people who have gone to Guns N' Roses' MySpace page for the exclusive streaming preview of Chinese Democracy aren't sticking around long. The number of streams falls as you get deeper into the album -- and it's a sharper drop ...

» Modern Networking Tools: Swapping Bits, Not Biz Cards

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:30:11 +0000

With the recession in full swing, industries across the charts have been laying off hundreds of employees — making the job market increasingly competitive. So what’s a freshly unemployed tech professional to do? Hit the streets and start networking. As the hordes of job-seekers descend upon trade shows, conferences and meetups around the country, a few mobile startups could be ...

» High-definition videos sneaking onto YouTube

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:13:07 +0000

YouTube is experimenting with high-definition videos on its site, and you can access the capability using a handy URL trick. If YouTube manages to score enough movie and TV content from its owners, then it might eventually give Hulu some competition.

» Singers Sue Label For Failing To Sue Others For Infringement

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:36 +0000

Techdirt has covered many copyright lawsuits in the past, but this one is a bit different. Singers Daryl Hall and John Oates have filed a suit against their publisher, Warner/Chappell Music, who they claim have failed to enforce their rights and sue an unnamed singer-songwriter for infringement. They claim this is in breach of their contract, and are seeking the termination ...

» Mufin Opens Automated Music Recommendation Engine To The Public

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:35 +0000

Mufin, a powerful music recommendation engine that actually works, has launched to the public. We last covered the site in early October, when it opened in a restricted private beta.

The site, which uses technology created by the same organization that developed the now-ubiquitous MP3 file format, uses an advanced algorithm to ‘listen to’ songs and identify similar ...

» Urheberrechtsstreit: Bundesgerichtshof erleichtert das "Sampeln"

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:34 +0000

» SingsBOX.com - Listen To New Music Online

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:30 +0000

Why it might be a killer

It gives anybody an excellent chance to get acquainted with new bands and artists.

Some questions

How often is the online database updated?

In their own words

“Online music discovery.”

What it does

In general terms, SingsBOX is a search tool that will let you find any song you wish and listen to if for free by adding it to your existing ...

» mufin: Eine “Musikentdeckungsmaschine”, die funktioniert

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:29 +0000

mufin bezeichnet sich als Musikentdeckungsmaschine. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Angeboten untersucht der Berliner Dienst die klangliche Seite von einzelnen Songs, um ähnliche Titel zu finden. Das funktioniert gut und kann ab heute von jedem Internetnutzer ausprobiert werden.

Nach der Veröffentlichung unseres Artikels über zehn Webdienste aus Europa, die die Musiklandschaft verändern, erhielten wir einige Hinweise von Anbietern, die sich ebenfalls ...

» Microsoft creates subscription plus download service

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:12:26 +0000

Microsoft has updated its Zune Pass subscription service to include limited downloads.