Canadian Recording Industry Trying To Kill Online Music Stores

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Canadian Recording Industry Goes After
P2P Users

Canadian Recording Industry Goes After
P2P Users 02/13/2004 01:27 PM

Canadian recording industry may follow
in RIAA footsteps

Canadian recording industry may follow
in RIAA footsteps 12/17/2003 06:07 PM
The CRIA (the Canadian equivalent of the RIAA) is threatening to sue heavy users of P2P networks.

Canadian Recording Industry Appeals File
Sharing Ruling

Canadian Recording Industry Appeals File
Sharing Ruling 07/12/2004 07:26 PM
Not much of a surprise, but the Canadian recording industry (with the movie industry playing the role of the enthusiastic partner right behind them) is appealing the ruling from earlier this year saying that ISPs don't have to reveal the names of customers to the recording industry just because they've put unauthorized copyrighted material in a shareable folder. In that case, the judge pointed out that just because someone has placed a file in a shared folder, there is no evidence they actually shared the file, and, thus, the recording industry has no proof a crime was committed. The recording industry disagrees, claiming the judge misinterpreted the law. In fact, the Canadian recording industry claims that "the computer user is inviting others to copy or burn the tracks" by putting them into a shared folder. Unfortunately, this sounds eerily similar to the whole point of the INDUCE Act here in the US -- where it will suddenly be a crime to tempt others to commit a crime.

Canadian recording industry appeals
federal court decision on uploading
songs

Canadian recording industry appeals
federal court decision on uploading
songs 04/14/2004 06:27 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Apr 14 2004 10:10PM GMT

A federal appeals court on Friday
rejected efforts by the recording
industry to compel the nation's Internet
providers to turn over names of
subscribers suspected of illegally
swapping music online

A federal appeals court on Friday
rejected efforts by the recording
industry to compel the nation's Internet
providers to turn over names of
subscribers suspected of illegally
swapping music online 12/20/2003 06:23 AM
Record Industry May Not Subpoena Providers .. rejects

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Recording Industry leaking Music

Recording Industry leaking Music 12/05/2003 02:12 AM
This is very funny as the recording industry continues to support the RIAA it seems some of it's industry insiders...

Recording Industry Insiders Leaking
Music

Recording Industry Insiders Leaking
Music 12/04/2003 12:02 PM
Remember a few months ago all the news that was made over the very obvious fact that movie s were often leaked by Hollywood insiders? Well, then, now it should come as no surprise to find out that the music industry is now worried about pre-release music being released by insiders as well. Recently, a number of big name albums have been rushed into stores after tracks started showing up on file sharing systems months before the planned release date. Of course, in many cases the record industry doesn't like to admit that these "pre-release" leaks actually helped build buzz for the albums - but the industry refuses to admit that file sharing has any promotional power. In the meantime, they're wasting a ton of money trying to create special, proprietary "secure delivery methods" to send around tracks from pre-release albums to places like radio stations. As you might imagine, this is angering radio stations who don't see why they can't just send over a CD instead of requiring the radio station to set up some convoluted biometric system that involves having to re-enter your password eight times before you're allowed to enter the system.

Recording Industry Is Accusing 532
People of Music Piracy

Recording Industry Is Accusing 532
People of Music Piracy 01/22/2004 03:12 AM
New York Times Jan 21 2004 11:48PM GMT

Don Henley Blames Recording Industry For
Killing Music

Don Henley Blames Recording Industry For
Killing Music 02/19/2004 06:27 AM
An interesting article being picked up by a variety of publications written by famed musician Don Henley, saying that the trouble facing the recording industry isn't about the internet or piracy, but about record labels that no longer understand what business they're in, and who are so focused on profit, they're forgetting that they're creating music and not a commoditized product. Henley's solution is that musicians should fight against media mergers and demand that labels treat musicians fairly. He seems to believe the only way to do this is to have the government step in. I'm not sure why this is necessary. Musicians should vote with their feet. If they're getting screwed over by the record labels (and they are), that's an opportunity for better record labels to come along. Some new labels are trying to be different, and if a few major musicians went in that direction others would quickly follow.

Recording industry to demand
fingerprints of music listeners

Recording industry to demand
fingerprints of music listeners 06/05/2004 04:32 PM
Isn't the recording industry silly for trying this? I'm glad it's wasting its time on this fool's errand. I hope Veritouch gets millions from the RIAA for this rotten idea, which has a zero percent chance of catching on.

The RIAA is hoping that a new breed of music player which requires biometric authentication will put an end to file sharing. Established biometric vendor Veritouch has teamed up with Swedish design company to produce iVue: a wireless media player that allows content producers to lock down media files with biometric security. This week Veritouch announced that it had demonstrated the device to the RIAA and MPAA.

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Recording industry expected to adapt as
digital music, portability take hold

Recording industry expected to adapt as
digital music, portability take hold 12/09/2003 12:23 AM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 8 2003 11:06PM ET

Survey: Recording industry crackdown
appears to be slowing music downloading

Survey: Recording industry crackdown
appears to be slowing music downloading 01/04/2004 09:33 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 4 2004 8:00PM ET

Cdn recording industry begins legal
fight to stop music uploaders

Cdn recording industry begins legal
fight to stop music uploaders 02/16/2004 01:19 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Feb 16 2004 5:10PM GMT

Canadian Music Industry Wants Royalties
on Net Usage

Canadian Music Industry Wants Royalties
on Net Usage 12/02/2003 01:50 AM

Canadian Music Industry Drills Dentists

Canadian Music Industry Drills Dentists 07/25/2004 10:37 PM

Success Of Download Music Stores Still
Means Industry Needs To Change

Success Of Download Music Stores Still
Means Industry Needs To Change 11/04/2003 01:19 PM
rax writes "Music downloading software ITunes is more popular than expected. By some accounts the software has been downloaded nearly 1 million times, which has some predicting that music downloads will increase 20-fold in the next five years. Yet the music industry isn't breathing a sigh of relief because even at that level, Internet downloads will only account for 6% of the music market. The Economist points out that the recording industry needs to realize that marketing music online will not save the industry, and that fundamental change is needed if they are to survive." Nothing particularly new in the article, but does include a good quote from Moby: "Why is a record company any more qualified to send an MP3 to iTunes than I am?" The recording industry is still focused on moving their current business model online - and not on using the fundamental nature of digital goods to offer a better product at a better price to their customers. Luckily, it won't take long for others to figure it out for them.

Recording industry drops amnesty program
for online file-sharers

Recording industry drops amnesty program
for online file-sharers 04/20/2004 04:46 PM
SiliconValley.com Apr 20 2004 7:42PM GMT

Off-The-Shelf Online Music Stores

Off-The-Shelf Online Music Stores 12/17/2003 04:51 PM
Slashdot Dec 17 2003 4:49PM ET

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.

Beatles in talks with online music
stores

Beatles in talks with online music
stores 06/09/2004 12:02 PM
Representatives of the Beatles are in discussions with various music services about licensing their songs for digital distribution...

Online Music Stores and Services 2004

Online Music Stores and Services 2004 08/07/2004 10:12 AM
G4 Tech TV Aug 7 2004 2:14PM GMT

Nielsen music tracker adds online stores

Nielsen music tracker adds online stores 11/18/2003 11:34 AM
ZDNet Nov 18 2003 10:23AM ET

Nielson music tracker adds online stores

Nielson music tracker adds online stores 11/18/2003 02:02 PM
Nielson SoundScan, the company that tracks music sales and is the source for the Billboard music charts, has added Napster, BuyMusic and MusicMatch to its tracking service. The three new additions join Apple's iTunes Music Store, RealNetworks' Rhapsody, MusicNet and Liquid Digital Media. The additions show the importance of the online music services to overall music sales. Forrester Research forecasts that the online music industry will account for 11 percent, or approximately US$1.4 billion...

DOJ Doesn't See Any Antitrust Violations
In Failed Online Music Stores

DOJ Doesn't See Any Antitrust Violations
In Failed Online Music Stores 12/23/2003 06:56 PM
The Justice Department has ended antitrust investigations into the music industry's early attempts at online music stores, MusicNet and Pressplay - both of which were seen as pretty disastrous failures. The original complaint was that the music industry was making it hard for others to offer music online in order to help boost sales of their own efforts. What happened was the industry's own efforts didn't go very far, and now just about everyone seems to be doing deals with the industry to set up download stores, so it's not too hard to see why the DOJ is shutting down the investigation. Of course, another investigation could be made if anyone decides to look into the question of why the industry is holding a universal line on the price per song download.

European online music stores delayed by
red tape

European online music stores delayed by
red tape 04/20/2004 10:00 PM
The European Commission points the finger at "technical problems" for the lack of music download services in Europe. However, red tape is the real problem.

Why Online Music Download Stores Are
Half Full

Why Online Music Download Stores Are
Half Full 01/19/2004 03:04 PM
For all the hype about the various music download stores, people are still (rightfully so) complaining that many are missing songs from popular artists, or that certain songs are only available at some download stores, but not at others. Here's a good explanation of all the contractual difficulties associated with putting songs online for sale at these download stores. Part of the issue is really just one of legacy contracts that didn't take into account the potential for downloadable music stores. While the musicians, lawyers, agents, and record label execs fight this all out, most people will continue to just use free file sharing networks instead.

Online Music Industry Is Focusing on
Europe

Online Music Industry Is Focusing on
Europe 01/26/2004 02:18 AM
New York Times Jan 26 2004 6:49AM GMT

Online Music Alters Industry Sales Tempo

Online Music Alters Industry Sales Tempo 04/28/2004 10:18 AM
The labels could gain if they persuade people to spend more, but some worry that 99-cent singles will beat out more-lucrative albums. By Jon Healey and Jeff Leeds, Los Angeles Times (via MyAppleMenu)

Online Services Give Music Industry Hope
(AP)

Online Services Give Music Industry Hope
(AP) 01/11/2004 08:17 PM
AP - Richard Warner and his family have spent thousands of dollars over the years on music, buying more than 500 CDs and 700 vinyl albums. Now Warner is surrendering $4,000 to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit — the price of his 17-year-old daughter's habit of downloading music for free.

Feds drop probe of music industry online
services

Feds drop probe of music industry online
services 12/24/2003 05:57 PM
The U.S. Justice Department has ended its look into whether Pressplay and MusicNet violate antitrust laws.

Music industry sues 482 more computer
users for swapping song files online

Music industry sues 482 more computer
users for swapping song files online 06/22/2004 07:12 PM
San Jose Mercury News Jun 22 2004 11:06PM GMT

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Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings,
Music News

FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music
Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings,
Music News 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
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U.S. Recording Industry Sues 482 More
People

U.S. Recording Industry Sues 482 More
People 06/22/2004 04:01 PM

The Recording Industry Finds Their Way
Onto Internet2

The Recording Industry Finds Their Way
Onto Internet2 04/12/2005 02:01 PM
Late last year, the RIAA made a big deal about how they wanted to join the Internet2 group as a member. It was obvious from the beginning that the only reason they wanted to do so was to track to people file sharing on the network. They did make some noises about using the faster Internet2 technology to test out better digital distribution techniques, but the real interest was in finding a few more people to sue. In that, they've been successful. The latest round of lawsuits targets file sharers on Internet2.

Recording industry in the antitrust
crosshairs again?

Recording industry in the antitrust
crosshairs again? 07/16/2004 05:16 PM
P2P companies find their entry into legitimite music downloads blocked by the labels. Do their actions rise to the level of antitrust violations?

Recording Industry Hoist By Their Own
Petard

Recording Industry Hoist By Their Own
Petard 08/07/2004 07:30 PM

A Code Of Conduct For The Recording
Industry

A Code Of Conduct For The Recording
Industry 04/12/2005 02:00 PM
It appears that record companies and their movie counterparts are pressuring ISPs to adopt a "code of conduct" for blocking P2P file sharing and turning in such users to the authorities. Perhaps it seems odd for one (non-governmental) industry to create a code of conduct for another. But what the heck. In that spirit, we've taken the liberty of creating a code of conduct for ISPs to impose on the record labels. It would go something like this: 1) acknowledge that file sharing is inevitable (and forget about us policing our networks for you); 2) use that to your advantage, as industries have similarly done for centuries; 3) if you need help with #2, do this: devise a smarter business model that embraces file sharing, perhaps even exploits it; 4) if you need help with #3, do this: consider sharing as free advertising and build services around that; 5) if you need help with #4, try this: your new business model all laid out for you; and 6) by all means, stop giving sibling spinoff acts a contract and/or a microphone.

Microsoft, recording industry discuss
Longhorn and DRM

Microsoft, recording industry discuss
Longhorn and DRM 09/17/2004 07:54 PM
Record labels are trying to get Microsoft (and Apple) to support their DRM schemes in future OS versions. Microsoft is understandably leery.

Natalie Merchant abandons the recording
industry

Natalie Merchant abandons the recording
industry 03/14/2003 01:08 PM
Pat sez, "Natalie Merchant has completely severed her relationship with the commercial recording industry. Her new album, to be released this June, won't be released by a major label, but on her own independent imprint through her website."

They expect fans to learn about the album from Ms. Merchant's Web site and through publicity and a small advertising campaign. To gauge demand, they may offer fans who order the CD in advance a downloadable file of a song from the sessions that is not included on the album. In an increasingly consolidated retail business, a handful of chain stores, like Borders and Barnes & Noble, have accounted for a large percentage of Ms. Merchant's sales in the past; now her label is approaching them directly.

"I don't know that every artist has the capability to go directly to these chains, but Natalie has a history," Mr. Smith said.

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