RootMusic: A Good Idea Keeps Getting Better…
As MySpace Music continues to recede, bands are smartly shifting the emphasis towards Facebook. But MySpace was built on music, and it actively courts and promotes artists. Facebook does not, a situation that spells opportunity for startups and established companies alike.
Dr. Dre Keeps Battling the Worst Kind of Leak…
At this point, most artists are philosophical when it comes to leaks. Most labels are accustomed to slips happening at least a few days ahead of launch, though leaks sometimes spring weeks in advance. But what about unintentional release of unfinished material?
But Wait: MJ Is the Real King of Facebook…
Thought that the race for Facebook supremacy was between Obama and Lady Gaga? Well, that may be true for living celebrities, but not for those passed. And, the posthumous obsession with Michael Jackson is more than alive on Facebook (thanks readers for the correction to our earlier coverage).
Bing Music: Cool Integration, If It Works…
Bing has been a bit of a surprise by Microsoft, though an integrated stab into music appeared crippled on Monday. In testing, a Zune-powered, ‘playable search’ result refused to play, at least in Google Chrome and Firefox. Instead, a pop-up window offered an unexpected ‘coming soon’ result after serving no music, despite a launch last week. “Coming Soon: Zune and [...]
Judge Sides With Google In $1 Billion Viacom Suit…
Is YouTube ripping off Viacom – and the broader media industry, for that matter? Not according to US District judge Louis Stanton, who quickly dismissed Viacom’s billion-dollar lawsuit in summary judgement Wednesday afternoon.
Yes, Google Is Readying a Major Music Launch. No, It Won’t Kill iTunes..
Yes, Google is preparing a serious cloud-focused music launch, though most are skipping past the inevitable ‘iTunes killer’ descriptions. Last month, Google indicated that its recently-acquired Simplify Media would power access to a music collection from anywhere, though not through a typical cloud structure. Instead, Google will remotely access a home collection without creating duplicate song copies, a critical differentiator [...]
Major Publishers Also Suing LimeWire…
After suffering a major defeat against the RIAA, LimeWire is now battling another suit from major publishers. EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Bug Music, MPL Music Publishing, Peermusic, and the Richmond Organization are all listed as plaintiffs in court documents, a group coordinated by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The suit [...]
Twitter for Audio? audioBoo Announces Funding, Partnerships…
Twitter obviously resonated with the masses, and forged a totally different form of communication and interaction in the process. But does that translate into audio?
RIAA Asks Court to Shutter LimeWire File-Sharing Service
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Friday asked a federal judge for a permanent injunction that would shut down the LimeWire file-sharing service, and a court hearing scheduled for Monday could decide the service’s fate, according to published reports. A federal court last month granted summary judgment in the labels’ copyright infringement lawsuit against LimeWire and its founder, [...]