Posted on 29 October 2007 by mike.
Authorities in India are stepping up the fight against music piracy in a bid to reduce the number of songs illegally downloaded onto cell phones. With 200 million cell phone subscribers in India, the market for illegal music downloads is vast.
Music is copied from a computer or USB drive to a mobile device. For the [...]
Posted on 25 October 2007 by mike.
A report in Britain has suggested that companies like Apple and Tesco are responsible for the demise of the music industry, instead of popular filesharing services such as Ares.
The study was conducted by Capgemini for the Value Recognition Strategy to evaluate the difference in revenue generated by the British music industry now compared to 2004.
The [...]
Posted on 23 October 2007 by mike.
In Canada, a bold move to tackle music piracy could see a tax imposed on all music downloads. The tax would be at least 2.1 cents per track, or at least 1.5 cents per track for a complete album.
The tiny surcharge, already sanctioned by the Copyright Board of Canada, would be implemented with the aim [...]
Posted on 21 October 2007 by mike.
It looks like everybody loves Beyonce. The former Desnity’s Child frontwoman performed to 5,000 screaming fans in Ethiopia. The concert was noteworthy because Ethiopians aren’t known for being fans of Western music, let alone RNB.
Even teenagers who usually turn their noses up to this sort of music were impressed with Beyonce. It was amazing that [...]
Posted on 18 October 2007 by mike.
In yet another challenge to Apple’s crown, mobile giant Nokia is staking its claim in the race to Christmas sales with the launch of two new music cellphones. The Apple iPhone will launch in the UK on November 9, and both Apple and Nokia are already engaged in a war of advertising and product placement.
This [...]
Posted on 17 October 2007 by mike.
Not only are the aging rock legends getting back together, but Led Zeppelin could be about to record their first new material in 30 years. It’s every rock fans dream. Led Zeppelin are due to perform live on stage next month with their original lineup minus drummer John Bonham (who will be replaced by his [...]
Posted on 14 October 2007 by mike.
2007 will forever be recognized as the year digital music took over the industry. Sales are set to grow 50% over the next 12 months, and with the digital music business becoming increasingly competitive, this can only increase.
At the moment, iTunes from Apple holds about 80% of the market, but this is all about to [...]
Posted on 12 October 2007 by mike.
The UK-based Performing Rights Society are jumping on the suing bandwagon driven by the RIAA and are attempting to sue people who use radios in public places. As unbelievable as it is stupid, the group are suing car repair chain Kwik-Fit of copyright violation because their mechanics listened to music in their garages: this [...]
Posted on 11 October 2007 by mike.
It’s finally here, and what an album it is. Radiohead’s In Rainbows is everything we hoped it would be. It’s powerful, stirring, emotional, unsettling – it’s just so typically Radiohead. It has hints of all of their previous albums, amalgamated into one flowing entity.
The opening track is strange and leads into another odd track, “Bodysnatchers”, [...]
Posted on 11 October 2007 by mike.
Since Apple’s decision to ‘brick’ (render completely inoperable) any iPhones that have been tampered with, cracked or hacked, a Californian resident has filed a class-action lawsuit.
The class-action – filed by Damian R Fernandez on behalf of Timothy P. Smith was filed on Friday. The suit claims that Apple has violated anti-trust laws by preventing [...]
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