Digital Media News
Yesterday Digital Music News ran a post titled “What Really Killed MegaUpload? MegaBox, That’s What…” promulgating a conspiracy theory essentially claiming that Kim Dotcom’s new music platform so intimidated the record industry that they conspired with the government to shut down a foreign entity, Megaupload, in order to save its own ass. The post stated...
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In an attempt to re-write history, the music industry is honoring a man they all reviled.
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There's been a big resurgence of interest in vinyl records lately. Kids have been snapping up new and used vinyl by the kilo. Taking inspiration from the high-end decks and systems of the 70’s & 80’s, the engineers at the iconic AIR Studios along with app developers Bappz have found a way to turn...
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The last time we heard from our friends at doomed free music service Qtrax was last March when they launched for the fourth time in about as many years. The service launched with only subdued support from the major labels: EMI said that they had signed a “short term agreement”; Sony and Universal did...
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(Or How Doug Morris Gave Away The Record Industry) Walter Isaacson’s terrific biography of Steve Jobs is full of interesting little gems. Of interest to most of my readers is, of course, the section dealing with iTunes and Jobs’ negotiations with the record industry. As Isaacson describes it, Jobs launched a massive...
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Yesterday the great Peter Kafka reported in All Things Digital that Android head Andy Rubin said the upcoming Google Music Store will have a “twist”. The latest rumor is that the “twist” may actually be a limited form of music sharing. According to a digital media source, “it will probably be limited to a...
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Industry sources tell me that Sean Parker is working furiously behind the scenes with Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Companies to put together a winning bid for EMI. According to insiders, Parker really wants this to happen. The main competition seems to be Junior Bronfman, who’s new duties at Warner Music seem to consist solely of trying...
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Lawyers for EMI are confident that they will prevail in their lawsuit against Michael Robertson’s MP3Tunes, according to well-informed sources. The label also believes that they will get a ruling on the case fairly soon, though Robertson has heard nothing indicating an imminent decision from the courts. A reason for this optimism on the...
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A member of the Warner Music Group board of directors is about to become embroiled in a copyright infringement lawsuit against CNET and its owners CBS Interactive that could be extremely embarrassing for the music company and bring unwanted attention to the pending sale of WMG to investor Len Blavatnik. Plaintiffs in the copyright...
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