Surprise! Starbucks barista-in-chief Howard Schultz is making a big, bold push into the music business. He aims to transform the record industry — and turn Starbucks into the world’s biggest brand, period. Fast Company | Thinking Outside The Cup Sounds like a neat concept, only problem with this for me is that 3 hour livesets [...]
Archives for July 2004
Piracy at all time high.
Software manufacturers lost $29 billion to piracy in 2003, more than double the previous year’s losses, according to an industry survey released Wednesday. Software piracy losses double | CNET News.com Of course every copy pirated is a lost sale. At least that’s the basis of all these pirating studies. Bleh.
Movie Profits are down. Way down. Not.
US box office takings passed the $1bn (£545m) mark for the first time in June, led by the success of the third Harry Potter film, a survey indicated. BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | US box office ‘beats $1bn record’ I’d say $1 billion in a month is pretty good, and it’s 37% higher [...]
Studios considering encrypted DVDs
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has endorsed a plan to distribute about 6,000 special DVD players to members. Specially encrypted discs, known as screeners, would be earmarked for a specific academy voter and would play only on that person’s machine. My Way News I’m sure some clever git will hack this player [...]
Music Industry Waking Up?
The news that Radio 1 is to be allowed to broadcast a chart of top downloaded tracks is a sign that the music industry may be coming back to what might loosely be called its senses. The Observer | Review | The joys of the celestial jukebox