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Microsoft details new digital music
download service

Microsoft details new digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:49 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 1 2004 10:35PM GMT

eBay tunes up a test of the digital
music download market

eBay tunes up a test of the digital
music download market 07/16/2004 05:17 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jul 16 2004 9:32PM GMT

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: MSN Music launched today. From a CBS Marketwatch report:

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled details of a new service for downloading digital music, placing it squarely in competition with Apple's rival iTunes music service. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft will launch a preview version of its new MSN Music service tomorrow that will allow users to legally download songs mostly for 99 cents each. The service will also make entire albums available, the majority of which will cost $9.99, the company said. Microsoft's push into the arena for downloadable music trails Apple's hugely successful iPod digital music player and its own iTunes music service. Apple also charges 99 cents for each song downloaded through iTunes.

Link to news report, and Link to MSN Music home page. (Thanks, Jean-Luc)

Update: Jason Schultz points out the system requirements list, which contains some interesting items:

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.01 (or later), which supports 128-bit encryption
Windows Media Player 7.1 (or later), we recommend the latest version
A 233 megahertz (MHz) processor (such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor) or faster
64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more
Speakers and sound capability
Payment with a valid credit card with a U.S. billing address
To enjoy high-quality audio as a Radio Plus subscriber, you will need Windows Media Player 9 Series (or later)

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Pew Report States That 27 Percent of
Users Download Digital Music and Video

Pew Report States That 27 Percent of
Users Download Digital Music and Video 03/26/2005 12:51 PM

The Pew Internet & American Life Project reported this week that 36 million Americans, 27 percent of internet users, report having downloaded music or video files. Half of this group have skirted the traditional peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and commercial online distribution services (i.e. Napster, iTunes). This is a significant number of digital media users whose sharing of digital media is untraceable by the recording industry and copyright holders.

Digital Music Download "Party All Night"
by Dre is Named Top Party Song of 2004

Digital Music Download "Party All Night"
by Dre is Named Top Party Song of 2004 12/30/2004 05:06 AM
DJs Kid Capri, Kay Slay, Jam Master Flash, DJ Smooth and others selected TCOOO label’s “Party All Night” for top honors. [PRWEB Dec 30, 2004]

MSN Music Store to Rock the Music
Download Boat

MSN Music Store to Rock the Music
Download Boat 09/02/2004 01:31 PM
Source: The Search Engine Journal - MSN has unveiled MSN Music Store, their pay per download WMP driven system which is predicted to give Apple iTunes, Napster, and RealNetworks a run for their money in the realm of legal music...

Music.Download.com Free Music is a
Winner!

Music.Download.com Free Music is a
Winner! 04/27/2004 06:56 PM
I have downloaded about a 100 tracks from Music.Download.com music section this afternoon. It is nice to be able to...

Digital Music Superguide: Everything You
Need To Know About Using Your Mac, iPod,
And Stereo To Play Your Music Throughout
The House

Digital Music Superguide: Everything You
Need To Know About Using Your Mac, iPod,
And Stereo To Play Your Music Throughout
The House 06/02/2004 08:56 AM
To help you get the most from your music, we've put together a package with insights on ripping and organizing your music collection. We'll also show you how to pump the sound all around the house, beyond the limitations of your Mac's tinny speakers or your iPod's headphones. And you'll discover how to create your own songs with GarageBand. By Christopher Breen and Michael Gowan, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Mireth Technology Launches New Digital
Music Software - Music Man Released

Mireth Technology Launches New Digital
Music Software - Music Man Released 09/02/2004 02:25 AM
Mireth Technology Corp. announces the launch of Music Man, digital music software that rips from CD, converts between formats, burns to CD or to USB Flash Drive Memory and plays music files, CDs and directly from USB Flash. Music Man was developed for Macintosh users with MP3 devices other than Apple’s. Music Man runs on Mac OS X. [PRWEB Sep 2, 2004]

Webtv Europe & Universal Music UK
Announce Secure Digital Music Deal for
Mobiles

Webtv Europe & Universal Music UK
Announce Secure Digital Music Deal for
Mobiles 04/27/2004 08:49 AM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Apr 27 2004 1:24PM GMT

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to 04/04/2005 02:18 AM
Digital Entertainment Devices Inc. has the launched the first in a series of business for the growing digital music industry. Ded-eye.com provides both the novice and technically savvy users with a gold mine of information from comprehensive lists of products to basic what is ripping Q&A. Ded-eye.com offers manufacturers, developers and service providers with free product/service listings to build the most complete database online today. [PRWEB Apr 4, 2005]

Microsoft's MSN Music Will 'Finally
Bring Digital Music to the Masses'

Microsoft's MSN Music Will 'Finally
Bring Digital Music to the Masses' 09/02/2004 03:45 PM
Mac Observer Sep 2 2004 7:43PM GMT

DEMO Achieves a Historical Milestone by
Presenting the First Digital Music
Certification Award to Apple iTunes
Music Store

DEMO Achieves a Historical Milestone by
Presenting the First Digital Music
Certification Award to Apple iTunes
Music Store 08/04/2004 02:36 AM
DEMO grants the first Titanium + Certification Award to the Apple iTunes Music Store on July 29, 2004. [PRWEB Aug 4, 2004]

RipDigital: Convert your music CDs to a
digital music library

RipDigital: Convert your music CDs to a
digital music library 01/11/2004 07:57 AM
RipDigital is a bulk CD-ripping operation: send them your CD library and they'll ship your library back in MP3 format .. RipDigital converts your entire CD collection to MP3s for you .. This is an interesting service .. RipDigital

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HP to launch music store, digital music
player

HP to launch music store, digital music
player 12/03/2003 03:43 PM
Following the lead of its competitors in the PC industry, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) plans to announce a digital music player and music store along with a line of digital televisions early next year, a HP spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Other News: Digital Download Quality

Other News: Digital Download Quality 07/05/2004 11:24 AM
iTunes and its competitors all compromise audio quality for convenience.

Other News: Digital Download Gouge

Other News: Digital Download Gouge 05/04/2004 09:32 AM
And charging MORE for limited digital downloads than for a real CD just doesn't make sense.

Other News: Digital Download Tests

Other News: Digital Download Tests 06/17/2004 10:12 AM
The Daily Mirror tests iTunes UK against the competition.

MTV Getting into Music Download Business

MTV Getting into Music Download Business 11/04/2003 09:44 AM
Pranjal writes "According to this article at Economic Times, MTV is getting into the music download business. MTV chief Tom Freston announced on Monday, the ...

UK To Get Music Download Chart

UK To Get Music Download Chart 07/04/2004 12:17 PM

Music Download Firms Don't Get It

Music Download Firms Don't Get It 06/03/2004 01:42 PM
A less-than-pleasant downloading experience indicates companies have a long way to go.

Which Music Download Service is Best?

Which Music Download Service is Best? 04/08/2005 10:42 PM
Reviews: Legal online music services are sprouting like weeds. What separates one from another, aside from a few cents per downloaded song? We'll give you all the ammo you need to make your decision.

Music Download Battle Looms

Music Download Battle Looms 12/02/2003 10:15 PM
Industry sources tipped that the Australian version of Apple's iTunes will be available in the first quarter of 2004. By Chris Jenkins (News.com.au via MyAppleMenu)

Music download firm pays out

Music download firm pays out 07/21/2004 07:57 AM
An Israeli software firm agrees to pay $4.1m compensation to the music industry for copyright infringement.

Download music from shared iTunes lib

Download music from shared iTunes lib 12/02/2003 01:38 AM
iLeech is a Mac OS X application that will connect to an iTunes v4.0 Share, list their database and allow you to download copies of any desired music (as opposed to iTunes v4.0 builtin support that only allows streaming of...

OD2 halves music download prices

OD2 halves music download prices 05/20/2004 05:36 AM
But only if you buy in bulk

Oxfam enters music download biz

Oxfam enters music download biz 05/26/2004 09:14 AM
Charity site favours world's poor as well as label execs

Music Download Licenses' Impermanence

Music Download Licenses' Impermanence 04/23/2004 08:15 AM
Clive Thompson considers the state of digital music downloads in this article at Slate, taking out Real's Rhapsody streaming service for a spin, while harping on the limitations of the current crop of all DRM-enabled music services. He makes a very good point: The current limitations of music download systems...

Beatles May Get Their Own Music Download
Store

Beatles May Get Their Own Music Download
Store 06/08/2004 05:12 PM
People have pointed out in the past that one of the major limitations to online download music stores is the fact that certain popular artists have not allowed their music to be (legally) offered online yet. Exhibit number one is always the Beatles. Well, now it appears that the Beatles are finally warming up to the idea, but only if someone is willing to pay them lots and lots and lots of money for the right to set up an exclusive Beatles store. That's right, the music wouldn't be available in just any download store, but a Beatles-only music store that would be run by some other company. While the article mentions Apple iTunes as a possibility, this seems unlikely unless the Beatles and Apple patch up their legal problems first. Either way, this points out just how ridiculous all these different online stores are. Would the Beatles have ever become famous if you could only buy their music in exclusive Beatles-only record stores, which would then only play on special Beatles-only record players, that had all sorts of limitations on what you could do compared to other music you owned? The Beatles may have been great musicians, but they now appear to be greedy and shortsighted in their attempt to move into the online world.

Download your favorite music from iTunes

Download your favorite music from iTunes 09/14/2004 07:17 AM

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Sizing up the Music Download Services

Sizing up the Music Download Services 11/02/2003 03:12 PM
Philadelphia Inquirer Nov 2 2003 2:02PM ET

UK papers hop on music download
bandwagon

UK papers hop on music download
bandwagon 07/26/2004 05:34 AM
Buy copies, download free songs

A Music Download Site For Artists Less
Known

A Music Download Site For Artists Less
Known 09/19/2004 09:25 PM
When the new service starts this week, eMusic will look as much like a magazine as an online music service, with an assortment of reviews, recommendations and columns. By Laurie J. Flynn, New York Times (via MyAppleMenu)

Updated: Music download service goes
live

Updated: Music download service goes
live 12/22/2004 01:56 AM
The Star Online Dec 22 2004 6:44AM GMT

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Mediocre

Wal-Mart Music Download Service Mediocre 12/31/2003 03:47 PM
AP via Newsday Dec 31 2003 3:10PM ET

Online Music Download Services Compared

Online Music Download Services Compared 04/11/2005 11:01 AM

It's probably not news to those of you knee-deep in portable music players, but ExtremeTech has a nice round-up of the current crop of music download services, from iTunes to Napster to AllOfMP3. You know my take on all this (favorite player: iTunes; favorite service: AllOfMP3), but I have to agree with Dave Salvator when he says that Napster To Go is probably the most compelling service out there right now. It's legal, according to the RIAA and copyright structure, and lets you fill up compatible portable players for not a lot of money. I'll only choke down DRM if I have to, though, so it's still quasi-legal Russian AACs for me.

Anyway, if you don't really know what's up with above-the-board music downloading services, this is a good place to start.

Which Online Music Service is Best? [ExtremeTech]

Microsoft To Enter Music-Download Market

Microsoft To Enter Music-Download Market 08/30/2004 02:09 PM
Microsoft will jump into the music-downloading market this week, with the rollout of a new MSN online-music service that will compete with Apple's iTunes and RealNetworks' Rhapsody. MSN Music will launch at the same time as the beta release of Microsoft's new Windows Media Player 10.

Big music stores squelch download plan

Big music stores squelch download plan 06/11/2004 06:20 AM
Mounting costs and smaller-than-hoped-for sales even at Apple's store lead retailers to pull funding.

RealNetworks Pitches Music Download
Store

RealNetworks Pitches Music Download
Store 01/07/2004 02:03 PM
AP via Daily Press Jan 7 2004 12:19PM ET
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