Progressive Coder
Since May 2003, when Apple Computer’s online music service iTunes opened its
digital doors, the drums announcing other online music services–new
enterprises as well as existing music services spruced up and recharged–have
been steadily beating.
Online music’s winners and losers | CNET News.com
I have still to try an Online Music Service, but then again, I only listen [...]
Reviewing digital music stores is like reviewing a movie in production. During
the few weeks I have worked on this review Musicmatch overhauled their music
store pages and corrected a bug, Apple corrected an annoying "feature" of their
jukebox, and Wal Mart opened their own music store. As companies compete
for market share you can [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday rejected efforts by the
recording industry to compel the nation’s Internet providers to identify
subscribers accused of illegally distributing music online.
My Way News
This means that the RIAA can no longer subpoena Verizon and other ISPs to get the IP’s of copyright infringers without a judges approval. [...]
Developers of Kazaa cannot be held liable for the way people use their
software, a Dutch court has ruled.
ZDNet UK – News – Kazaa wins Dutch OK
This just means that the Dutch equivalent of the RIAA (Buma Stemra) will start doing individual lawsuits like the RIAA and CRIA has been doing for a while.
Walmart.com – Music Downloads
Wal-Mart has launched their online music service, with songs starting at $0.88. Even works with Linux, and doesn’t require proprietary software.
There are quite a few choices now for people who want to buy mp3’s, but since iTunes was ‘first’, I’m wondering if any of the others will reach the same kind [...]
Taking a page from its U.S. counterpart’s playbook, Canadian Recording
Industry Association president Brian Robertson says the CRIA plans to start
suing Canadian users of file-sharing networks.
The Globe and Mail
The CRIA (Canadian version of the RIAA) is preparing a number of lawsuits against Canadians who have been sharing files on the P2P networks. Canadians [...]
Apple – iTunes – Download iTunes 4.1
Apple have updated their iTunes site with a small blurb about their users having downloaded 25 Million songs.
Remember, this is the business model that RIAA and Music Giants insisted didn’t work.
Nullsoft has finally released Winamp 5.0, containing the playback engine from the 2.x series, and the gui from the 3.x series. It’s still free, but you’ll have to pay $14.95 if you want the Pro version which has CD ripping and MP3 encoding as well as playback.
If you’re still using the horrible Winamp 3, go [...]
Destra Music is the first online music retailer to start up in Australia. Currently they offer over 100,000 tracks with a price per track starting at 99c (Australian). They’re hoping to have 500,000 trakcs by mid 2004. If you buy a track, you will be able to burn the song to CD as well as [...]
WASHINGTON – The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives is leaving his post next month to lead the recording industry’s efforts
to stop music piracy.
FOXNews.com – Politics – ATF Director to Head Music Industry’s Anti-Piracy Efforts
This guy has 30 years of experience when it comes to dealing with illegal Alcohol, Tobacco and [...]