Online music woes: I'd sell my soul for total control

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Which part of your soul did you want to
sell?

Which part of your soul did you want to
sell? 05/03/2004 09:42 AM
Cynicism recapitulates fundraising: Direct mail leads to doctrinaire commitment; PACs lead to legislative co-option; hit-and-run media leads to uninformed polarization. Will blogvertizing be any better? Stirling Newberry on the ontology of political fundraising.

Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno want to sell
their music online not to record labels

Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno want to sell
their music online not to record labels 01/26/2004 10:58 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 27 2004 2:45AM GMT

DuPont to sell unit to Koch; Lowe's
profit up; Microsoft to offer online
music service in 2004

DuPont to sell unit to Koch; Lowe's
profit up; Microsoft to offer online
music service in 2004 11/17/2003 08:57 PM
Forbes Nov 17 2003 8:25PM ET

Schumacher in total control

Schumacher in total control 04/25/2004 09:49 AM
Michael Schumacher wins the San Marino Grand Prix for his fourth victory in a row.

Oracle: A Hair Away from Total Control

Oracle: A Hair Away from Total Control 01/05/2005 01:27 PM
With 89.4 percent of PeopleSoft shares in its grasp, Oracle is a hair away from closing its acquisition and therefore extended its tender offer yet again.

Singaproe Creative A Sell On MP3 Woes

Singaproe Creative A Sell On MP3 Woes 06/17/2005 03:36 PM

Shares of Creative have fallen 53% from their 2005 high, but many analysts still recommend investors stay away from the maker of computer sound cards and digital music players. By S. Anuradha, Dow Jones

Total Remote Control Of Your House With
New Script Sets

Total Remote Control Of Your House With
New Script Sets 12/11/2003 02:47 AM
Perceptive Automation and Ovolab have released a new set of scripts for remotely controlling various functions of a users household. The scrips join together Indigo, an intelligent home control and automation server, and Phlink, a telephony utility.

MindComet Is Proud To Introduce The
First Total Control Spam Solution

MindComet Is Proud To Introduce The
First Total Control Spam Solution 08/05/2004 03:40 AM
MindComet will be selling a revolutionary email security product that does not use blacklisting, whitelising, DNS lookups, challenge response systems, probablity ratings, or filtering of any kind - yet it prevents 100% of spam without loosing ANY legitimate messages. This NEW technology offers a system that is not currently in use by other "anti-spam" products, and the product costs less to implement than others such as brightmail, ironmail, and spamex. [PRWEB Aug 5, 2004]

Total Music Honesty

Total Music Honesty 12/17/2004 06:33 PM
This meme from Erik:

The Playlist Meme

1. Open up the music player on your computer.
2. Set it to play your entire music collection.
3. Hit the "shuffle" command.
4. Tell us the title of the next ten songs that show up (with their musicians), no matter how embarrassing. That's right, no skipping that Carpenters tune that will totally destroy your hip credibility. It's time for total musical honesty. Write it up in your blog or journal and link back to at least a couple of the other sites where you saw this.
5. If you get the same artist twice, you may skip the second (or third, or etc.) occurances. You don't have to, but since randomness could mean you end up with a list of ten song with five artists, you can if you'd like.

Here's my list:

• CMX: Ruoste
• Irwin Goodman: Haistakaa paska koko valtiovalta
• U2: The Star Spangled Banner
• Schiller: Glück und Erfüllung
• Maria Kalaniemi & Algardaz: Huuma (Los Mareados)
• Edu Kettunen: Polkan transsi
• Fairground Attraction: Perfect
• Frankie Valli: Grease
• Nylon Beat: Love and Hate
• Leevi and the Leavings: Vasara ja nauloja

'The Genius' Put His Stamp on Music,
From Soul to Country (Los Angeles Times)

'The Genius' Put His Stamp on Music,
From Soul to Country (Los Angeles Times) 06/11/2004 06:44 AM
Los Angeles Times - Ray Charles, the musical innovator whose bold, effortless fusions left an indelible mark on the rock, soul and country music of the past half-century, died Thursday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 73.

Dismantling the Axis of Evil: A New
Battle for Control and Total Conquest Is
Underway - AirG Launches Art of Tyranny
- World’s Latest Mobile Multiplayer Game

Dismantling the Axis of Evil: A New
Battle for Control and Total Conquest Is
Underway - AirG Launches Art of Tyranny
- World’s Latest Mobile Multiplayer Game 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
After months in development AirG, the global leading in developing and distributing cutting edge multiplayer mobile entertainment applications, announces the launch of Art of Tyranny (AoT). This highly sought after game is now available through mobile operators in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. [PRWEB Mar 5, 2005]

French government to sell control of
France Tlcom

French government to sell control of
France Tlcom 09/02/2004 05:47 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 2 2004 10:14AM GMT

Schools' bandwidth woes are music to
Ruckus's ears

Schools' bandwidth woes are music to
Ruckus's ears 09/06/2004 05:04 AM
Boston Globe Sep 6 2004 9:15AM GMT

Digital Camera - the total online
Photography resource

Digital Camera - the total online
Photography resource 08/01/2004 06:42 PM
Digital Camera Shopper .. www.dcmag.co.uk

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Music video made with Soul Calibur video
game footage

Music video made with Soul Calibur video
game footage 07/19/2004 01:32 AM
Dance, Voldo, Dance is a music video made by synchronizing the movements of gladiators from the game Soul Calibur with a dance track, so that they appear to be getting down with their nasty selves to the music. It's quite good! 11.2 MB Quicktime Link (via Waxy)

Now You Can Sell Your Music On iTunes

Now You Can Sell Your Music On iTunes 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
(HOLLYWOOD) - Independent artists and labels will be glad to learn that they don’t have to be distributed by a major label to get a distribution contract with the iTunes Music Store, now revolutionizing music sales with millions of dollars in downloads.

But finding out how to do it was often a painful and time-consuming process - until now.

WalTunes ToS suck: they 0wn the music
they sell you, not you

WalTunes ToS suck: they 0wn the music
they sell you, not you 12/22/2003 11:19 AM
My co-worker Fred von Lohmann writes: "Wal-Mart launched a music download site today. Notice the rather breathtaking EULA terms (much more onerous than the Apple terms) -- Fair Use, First Sale, all other copyright exceptions are swallowed up by contractual prohibitions. Just as with software, these restrictions will almost certainly be selectively enforced against reverse engineers, would-be competitors, and tinkerers who disrupt the biz model. All backed up by WinMediaPlayer technical restrictions.

"And all completely useless at preventing Internet redistribution, since you can presumably record via analog outputs or burn to CD-R and re-encode to mp3.

"I say again: current DRM has nothing to do with preventing piracy, everything to do with impairing consumer rights, competition and innovation."

You are entitled to download, export, burn or copy Products solely for personal, noncommercial use in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any burning or exporting capabilities are solely an accommodation to you and shall not constitute a grant or waiver of any rights of the copyright owners in any Product or in any content, sound recording, underlying musical composition, artwork or other copyrightable matter embodied in any Product. No right, title or interest in any downloaded Products or software is transferred to you as a result of any downloading or copying or otherwise. All rights in the Products are owned by WALMART.COM or its licensors and you have only a limited, nontransferable, nonexclusive, revocable, nonsublicensable right to use the Products for personal use in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute, display, broadcast, re-broadcast, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the Products, the Service or any related software. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify or disable any copy protection or use limitation systems associated with the Products. You may not play and then re-digitize any Products, or upload those Products to the Internet. You may not use the Products in conjunction with any other third-party content (e.g, to provide sound for a film). You may not sell or offer to sell the Products, including but not limited to, posting any Product for auction, on any Internet auction site. All Products are sublicensed to you and not sold, notwithstanding the use of the terms "sell," "purchase," "order," or "buy" on the Service or in this Agreement.

L ink

CinemaNow to sell music videos

CinemaNow to sell music videos 03/17/2005 02:58 AM
Several of Microsoft's partners, including CinemaNow and MediaPass Network, will begin offering downloadable music videos online.

SBC to sell TV box to handle music,
Internet

SBC to sell TV box to handle music,
Internet 01/03/2005 09:45 PM
MSNBC Jan 4 2005 1:22AM GMT

RealNetworks to sell music at a loss

RealNetworks to sell music at a loss 08/17/2004 07:40 AM
USA Today Aug 17 2004 12:22PM GMT

Musicians Realizing They Have More To
Sell Than Just Music

Musicians Realizing They Have More To
Sell Than Just Music 07/06/2004 05:27 AM
Last year, for Good Morning Silicon Valley I wrote up a possible business model that encouraged free file sharing, with the core of the idea being that musicians offered a lot more to people than just the music on their CD. By seeing the music itself as a promotional item for other products, they could encourage more people to download their music for free, while still making money. It appears a few others are starting to get this idea, and while we've posted links to a few music labels like Magnatune and Loca that seem to get it somewhat, this New York Times article about ArtistShare suggests some musicians are really catching on. While most of the article focuses on how ArtistShare cuts out many of the middlemen, there are a couple of paragraphs that note that much of the focus is on letting the free downloadable music encourage people to sign up for much, much more -- such as "access to printed scores, rehearsal sessions, interviews, post-concert question-and-answer sessions and commentaries." Another musician offers an online music lesson. What's fascinating is that for the jazz artist most discussed in the piece, Maria Schneider, her fans are spending an average of $53 -- much more than they would spend on a CD. Also, much of that money goes directly to her, rather than to the record company. Now, the problem with this model still, is that it's small time, and there's no publicity included. So, none of the musicians are getting as much attention. However, they are getting more money, and that's a start. If more musicians realize they can start actually making money this way, then it may force more record labels to embrace this type of model -- while including promotions in the package.

ONLINE EXTRA: Our readers on Quebec,
northern woes and child safety

ONLINE EXTRA: Our readers on Quebec,
northern woes and child safety 06/10/2004 04:50 AM
Canada.com - Thu Jun 10, 08:36 am GMT

Microsoft Australian venture to sell Net
music

Microsoft Australian venture to sell Net
music 12/02/2003 11:04 AM
Australian Web site ninemsn.com says it will launch early next year an online music store that will sell music from the top five record labels.

The Opportunities To Sell Music The Way
People Want To Listen To It

The Opportunities To Sell Music The Way
People Want To Listen To It 04/06/2005 04:49 AM
For a while now, many people have been trying to point out to the music industry that their ongoing attempts to stop file sharing, rather than embrace it, has put them in the position of actually shutting down a huge opportunity. Mark Cuban's latest post does a good job articulating that sentiment. While his post is officially on why the CD is on its way out, what he's really talking about is the opportunity the music industry has if they just decided to sell straight MP3s, and made it easy for people to get them on whatever devices they use to hear music these days. His problem with the CD is that he doesn't listen to CDs any more. Instead, he listens to his iPod, so buying a CD requires a multi-step process before he can listen to it. The same is mostly true for online download stores: "To buy music these days, I have to make all kinds of choices... Do I want to limit myself to 5 computers. Do I want to always keep my subscription live. Do I want to store the music in a proprietary format that only a couple devices can use. Those are all tough decisions to make when the only thing I know with certainty is that the device I'm using as an MP3 player today, is NOT going to be the device I'm going to be using 18 months from now. There will be players that have more features, or I will consolidate multiple products into a single device. I may be using my phone, my PSP or PDA or something other device for my music." The point is pretty simple (and should be drilled into marketers heads): give people what they want. Music lovers just want music they can listen to without worrying about these hassles. When there's something lots of people want, there are always ways to make money off of it -- whether it's via Cuban's suggestion of selling the MP3s or some alternative means, such as using the MP3s to promote other aspects of the musicians in question (concerts, fan clubs, merchandise, etc.). Instead, the industry wastes time suing everyone and trying to come up with copy protection schemes that lower the value of the music. Embracing the opportunity to give people exactly what they want (reasonably priced music without restrictions in a standardized format) is a recipe for success -- and none of the major labels seem to see it.

Another Lawsuit hits eBay as the Giant
Online Auctioneer’s Legal woes mount

Another Lawsuit hits eBay as the Giant
Online Auctioneer’s Legal woes mount 06/18/2004 03:10 AM
eBay Inc. the online behemoth based in San Jose, CA is being sued by RAM Systems, Inc for fraudulent suspension of its account and eBay store. [PRWEB Jun 18, 2004]

Jobs: iTunes to sell 5 percent of US
music in 2 years

Jobs: iTunes to sell 5 percent of US
music in 2 years 06/14/2004 09:46 AM
In a n interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Steve Jobs says that his company's goal is to sell 5 percent of the legally purchased music in the United States within the next 24 months. Right now, said Jobs, iTunes sells about 2 percent. (The article is available to Wall Street Journal subscribers only.) Other highlights of the interview include Jobs' revelation that his company has just finished renewing deals with major music publishers and "prices aren't going up on iTunes." Jobs said Apple's Mac business is "very healthy" and growing, with more than half of users buying Macs at Apple Stores new to the platform.

HP to sell portable music player based
on iPod

HP to sell portable music player based
on iPod 01/08/2004 08:27 PM
SiliconValley.com Jan 8 2004 8:12PM ET

Sonic Introduces AuthorScript Music SDK
for Online Music Providers and Audio
Software Developers

Sonic Introduces AuthorScript Music SDK
for Online Music Providers and Audio
Software Developers 09/27/2004 07:30 AM
Biz.yahoo.com - Mon Sep 27, 10:37 am GMT

Music labels thrive while some online
music services may disappear

Music labels thrive while some online
music services may disappear 09/22/2004 09:13 PM
The music download business has been very good to the labels. For the stores, it's another story altogether.

T-Mobile Rings Up Music to Sell Download
Phones (Reuters)

T-Mobile Rings Up Music to Sell Download
Phones (Reuters) 06/28/2004 10:00 AM
Reuters - More of Europe's music fans will be able to use their mobile phone like a digital music player as Germany's T-Mobile (TMOG.UL) (DTEGn.DE) attempts to cash in on the song download craze.

HP to Sell Own Version of Apple iPod
Music Player (Reuters)

HP to Sell Own Version of Apple iPod
Music Player (Reuters) 01/10/2004 01:32 AM
Reuters - Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N) said on Thursday it will soon sell a digital music player based on Apple Computer Inc.'s (AAPL.O) wildly popular iPod player, and it announced plans for a home "entertainment hub."

RealNetworks Plans to Sell Digital Music
at Half Price

RealNetworks Plans to Sell Digital Music
at Half Price 08/17/2004 02:00 AM
RealNetworks is putting its digital music offerings on sale at half price as part of an aggressive strategy to force its way onto Apple Computer's popular iPod digital music player.

iTunes Music Store to sell 474 million
songs in 2005

iTunes Music Store to sell 474 million
songs in 2005 12/22/2004 01:27 AM
Apple is on track towards selling 474 million songs on the iTunes Music Store during 2005 as the company is currently selling 5.5 million downloads a week, according to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. "Based on yesterday's update, it appears that the weekly iTunes run rate is approximately 5.5m songs per week, up from the 3.5 to 4.0 million range in the September quarter." Gene Munster said. "We now expect iTunes downloads in the December quarter to reach 68.5 million vs. our estimate of 52." Last week, Apple announced that it had surpassed 200 million downloads with the 200 millionth song downloaded by Ryan Alekman of Belchertown, MA.

Tools to control music downloads

Tools to control music downloads 12/02/2003 11:32 PM
globetechnology.com Dec 2 2003 10:49PM ET

RIAA wants the FCC to control all
digital music

RIAA wants the FCC to control all
digital music 08/08/2004 07:08 PM

Well if Disney and the RIAA have their way and strong arm the FCC once again, all digital music will have a broadcast flag embedded in the signal. This not only effects the signal but will force manufactures to put chips in the receiving devices so that you can no longer record music being sent over the open airways. [EFF]

Music executives want to see more
expensive online music sales

Music executives want to see more
expensive online music sales 04/10/2004 05:00 AM
Prices are going up. It's common to find albums selling for $14 online as opposed to that originative $10 mark, and the music industry is finding that selling singles online hurts the bottom line.

Music Companies' Greed Will Kill Online
Music

Music Companies' Greed Will Kill Online
Music 05/07/2004 01:31 PM

NY Post: Apple Tunes Up. Under the terms of some of the deals, the prices for some of the most popular singles could rise to $1.25, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. Songs have previously been priced at 99 cents across the board.

And, apparently, album prices will rise even higher than the CDs cost in stores. Now there's a way to encourage buyers. Let's see. Charging more on a medium where the manufacturing costs are zero -- now that's a way to encourage sales. Brilliant.

MSN Music gears up to play in online
music sales

MSN Music gears up to play in online
music sales 08/31/2004 11:51 AM

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Microsoft Corp. long ago proved itself a dominant force in the software industry. But does a company known for PC operating systems and productivity software have the chops to make it in the music biz? That’s the central question this week amid widespread reports that Microsoft is poised to unveil its long-awaited MSN Music download store. The MSN service will compete against established services such as Roxio Inc.’s Napster, RealNetworks Inc.’s RealPlayer Music Store and…

Disney Asks FCC to Control All Digital
Music

Disney Asks FCC to Control All Digital
Music 08/08/2004 04:00 AM
The EFF has posted this astounding note about the music industry's latest move toward controlling all digital music content. Disney is the stalking horse for the cartel's wishes.

"Disney wants the FCC to regulate all devices capable of recording from any audio broadcasting medium or from the Internet. FM radio, XM, Sirius, Streamripper, Total Recorder, you're all in the crosshairs. It's the Hollings Bill all over again.

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