Posts Tagged ‘riaa’
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
…Webcasters blew a golden opportunity to reach an accord that would have given them much of what they asked for. [MORE]
Tags: fees, last.fm, pandora, radio, riaa, soundexchange, webcasters
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Saturday, February 21st, 2009
…word is going around that the RIAA asked social music service Last.fm for data about its user’s listening habits to find people with unreleased tracks on their computers. [MORE]
Tags: last.fm, on-demand, privacy, radio, riaa, streaming
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008
After years of relying on lawsuits to try to stop individuals from illegally sharing music, the recording industry decides to try a new tack. [MORE]
Tags: download, isp, lawsuits, music, recording, riaa, sharing
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
Last night the House passed a bill that essentially gives Pandora and other Webcasters the ability to negotiate with the music business over royalty rates. [MORE]
Tags: fees, music, pandora, radio, riaa, royalties, soundexchange, streaming
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
Time is running out on a bill that could pave the way for Pandora and other Webcasters to pay reduced royalty rates, as traditional radio broadcasters are now trying to kill the legislation. [MORE]
Tags: NAB, online, pandora, radio, riaa, royalties, soundexchange, streaming
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
With Congress due to adjourn Friday, lawmakers worked late Thursday evening to resolve a couple of high profile digital-entertainment issues. [MORE]
Tags: copyright, fees, music, online, pandora, radio, riaa, royalties, soundexchange, streaming
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
MySpace music combines free on-demand streaming music with buyable downloads from Amazon, ringtones and video and other content. Soon the service will offer artist merchandise (tshirts, etc.) and concert tickets. [MORE]
Tags: download, industry, music, myspace, online, recording, riaa, streaming
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
MySpace Music will allow users to listen to any song from the catalogs of the music giants for free. They will also be able to create playlists on their own page, and purchase tracks — all while consuming advertisements. [MORE]
Source: CNN
Tags: download, labels, music, myspace, online, radio, riaa, streaming
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Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
The company’s customized and programmable radio stations feature a healthy catalog of over two million songs that the company licenses directly from labels and publishers without putting up with SoundExchange’s government-mandated royalty rates. [MORE]
Tags: interactive, mobile, music, portable, radio, riaa, slick slacker g2, soundexchange
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
On the streaming-music front in particular, the sad reality is that advertising revenue isn’t, and may never be, there to fully support the music industry’s wishful-thinking profit margins. [MORE]
Tags: download, fees, industry, mp3, music, online, radio, revenue, riaa, streaming
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