Canada slaps levy on iPods, other music players
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iPods More Than Music Players
iPods More Than Music Players
07/29/2004 01:15 AM By Rebekah Rosenfeld, The Auburn Plainsman (via MyAppleMenu)
Canadians May Pay Levy on MP3 Players
Canadians May Pay Levy on MP3 Players
12/11/2003 08:28 PMCapt. Canuck writes "According to this Toronto Star story, the
Canadian Copyright Board may approve a 20% levy on electronic media
tomorrow, including MP3 ...
Canadians hit by copyright levy on MP3
players
Canadians hit by copyright levy on MP3
players
12/12/2003 01:54 PMCanada compromises on digital device
levy
Canada compromises on digital device
levy
12/12/2003 12:48 PMThe Copyright Board of Canada has given the go-ahead for a new
compromise levy on digital audio recorders, despite rigid opposition
from the public and a group of concerned retailers including Apple and
Wal-Mart. A $2 tariff now applies to recorders with under one gigabyte
of memory, $15 for those with between one and ten gigabytes of
storage, and $25 for devices with capacities above ten gigabytes.
There were concerns that the levies could be as high as twenty percent
of the device...
Notes and Tips: Canada Lifts iPod Levy
Notes and Tips: Canada Lifts iPod Levy
12/17/2004 06:26 PM"Justice Marc Noel found that the Copyright Board of Canada was
extending beyond its powers in levying a charge of $2 to $25 on MP3
players."
Flash-Memory MP3 Players: Portable Audio
Players Offer Music To Go, On The Cheap
Flash-Memory MP3 Players: Portable Audio
Players Offer Music To Go, On The Cheap
05/26/2004 06:02 AMThe Rio Cali is our favorite player of the bunch -- hands-down. This
player is especially appealing for its great functionality and
excellent interface design. By Mathew Honan, Macworld (via
MyAppleMenu)
Canada Taxing MP3 Players
Canada Taxing MP3 Players
12/12/2003 02:03 PMCanada has decided that since MP3 players are often used to play files
that were downloaded off the internet without permission,
they should be taxed. Therefore, MP3 players
are about to get more expensive, depending on how big their hard
drives are. If I lived in Canada, I'd demand a refund. If I'm not
downloading unauthorized files, then why should I be forced to pay for
them? In fact, if people
are paying for unauthorized files,
won't this make them
more likely to go download a few songs?
Shouldn't they get something for their money? This lets the industry
sit back and collect the tax fees rather than working to actually
provide something of value to customers that they're willing to pay
for.
Canada deems P2P downloading legal,
levies MP3 players
Canada deems P2P downloading legal,
levies MP3 players
12/14/2003 07:31 PMZDNet Australia Dec 14 2003 6:32PM ET
Napster gives away music players to new
subscribers
Napster gives away music players to new
subscribers
06/17/2004 08:23 AMiTunes Music Store rival
Napster
LLC is giving away digital music players to new subscribers to its
music download service. U.S. customers paying in advance for a year's
subscription to the Napster service, costing US$119.40, will receive a
free portable music player with a 128MB memory, the company said.
Other News: Samsung Music Players
Other News: Samsung Music Players
07/28/2004 11:05 AMCome September, Samsung will roll out portable music players priced at
iPod levels, featuring USB 2 and FM tuners.
Napster gives away music players with
subscription
Napster gives away music players with
subscription
06/17/2004 02:58 PMGuide to digital music players
Guide to digital music players
07/24/2004 10:58 AMChicago Tribune Jul 24 2004 3:10PM GMT
Other News: Creative Music Players
Other News: Creative Music Players
09/02/2004 10:30 AMCreative will double the number of its iPod alternatives for Windows.
Big Demand for Digital Music Players
Big Demand for Digital Music Players
09/22/2004 06:37 PMNapster to give away music players
Napster to give away music players
06/17/2004 03:19 AMCNET Jun 17 2004 6:46AM GMT
Music pirates choose iPods over P2P
Music pirates choose iPods over P2P
03/24/2005 02:09 PMConsumers are finding ways outside of traditional peer-to-peer
networks and paid services to swap songs, study shows.
Prices reduced on Squeezebox music
players
Prices reduced on Squeezebox music
players
04/14/2004 10:28 AMSlim Devices has chopped the retail price on their network music
players by up to 25 percent...
T-Mobile turns handsets into music
players
T-Mobile turns handsets into music
players
06/28/2004 02:37 PMEuropean download service for cell phones equipped with T-Mobile's Ear
Phone technology cuts out cost of player. But what about song prices?
Fourteen Digital Music Players Reviewed
Fourteen Digital Music Players Reviewed
04/20/2004 02:09 PMSurvey: 1,000-song music players the
right size
Survey: 1,000-song music players the
right size
04/22/2004 04:04 PMAccording to a survey by Jupiter Research, 1,000 songs (about the
capacity of Apple's iPod mini) is the right size for a portable
digital music player...
Sony Takes on iPod With New Music
Players
Sony Takes on iPod With New Music
Players
07/01/2004 01:53 PMSony Electronics on Thursday challenged the Apple iPod by unveiling a
pair of digital music players, including one with an LCD to display
still images.
Napster Gives Away Music Players with
Subscription (Reuters)
Napster Gives Away Music Players with
Subscription (Reuters)
06/16/2004 09:12 PMReuters - Roxio Inc.'s (ROXI.O) Napster said
on Wednesday it is offering free digital music players with a
one-year subscription in the latest bid by an online music
service to lure consumers with promotional offers.
Music Lovers Rush To Grab iPods
Music Lovers Rush To Grab iPods
12/23/2003 09:10 PMApple's digital jukebox, the iPod, is flying off shop shelves in the
run-up to Christmas and Santa's helpers are struggling to keep up.
(BBC News via MyAppleMenu)
Jobs wants cheaper iPods, 5% of all
music sales
Jobs wants cheaper iPods, 5% of all
music sales
06/14/2004 02:05 AMThe Wall Street Journal has posted the transcript [paid subscription
required] of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' onstage conversation with Walt
Mossberg at last week's D: All Things Digital conference...
HMV iPods incompatible with store's
music downloads
HMV iPods incompatible with store's
music downloads
06/17/2004 06:49 AMExclusive Retailer to revamp songs sales services
Canada OKs P2P music downloads
Canada OKs P2P music downloads
12/12/2003 10:04 PMiPod royalty tax
Seeking the Best Battery for Digital
Music Players (Reuters)
Seeking the Best Battery for Digital
Music Players (Reuters)
05/25/2004 11:54 AMReuters - Digital music players have quickly
become the latest must-have gadget, although their batteries
may wear out long before their popularity.
PluggedIn: Seeking the Best Battery for
Digital Music Players
PluggedIn: Seeking the Best Battery for
Digital Music Players
05/26/2004 04:35 AMBoston Globe May 26 2004 8:17AM GMT
iRiver introduces new flash-memory music
players
iRiver introduces new flash-memory music
players
05/04/2004 07:55 AMiRiver today announced the unveiling of its iFP-700 and iFP-800 series
flash-memory music players, the latest addition to the company's line
of portable audio devices...
11% of American adults own portable
digital music players
11% of American adults own portable
digital music players
03/14/2005 06:04 PM
A new
report from the Pew
Internet and American Life project finds that eleven percent of
adults own a portable digital music player, such as an Apple iPod.
( via
TameTheWeb )
Sony will support MP3 in portable
digital music players
Sony will support MP3 in portable
digital music players
09/23/2004 11:15 AM
Xeni Jardin:
Sony confirmed yesterday that it plans to add native MP3 support to
digital music players, in a move that will likely help the products
compete more effectively with more popular competitors like Apple's
iPod. Until now, the Sony devices were designed to only play files
encoded with Sony's proprietary Atrac music file format.
The shift from reliance on its proprietary format will begin with
flash memory-based players, the electronics giant said, but plans are
still being finalized on how and when products will add MP3 support.
CNET News.com affiliate ZDNet France first reported of the change in
Sony's strategy for the European market. U.S. representatives said the
company is making similar plans here.
Link
Apple and Real conflict over music
downloads and players
Apple and Real conflict over music
downloads and players
08/07/2004 11:52 AM
Apple and
Real Networks are feuding over
access to Apple's popular
iPod music player. Real released Harmony , an
application
which
allows users to play music downloaded from
Real's online music store in, among other players, the iPod. The
iPod is designed to play music downloaded from iTunes , its popular online music
store , and especially those encoded with Apple's Advanced Audio Codec ( AAC )
standard. Apple
attacked the move, and threatened a programming reaction:
"We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics
of a hacker Latest News about hacker to break into the iPod, and we
are investigating the implications of their actions under the DMCA
[Digital Millenium Copyright Act] and other laws. We strongly caution
Real and their customers that when we update our iPod software from
time to time, it is highly likely that Real's Harmony technology will
cease to work with current and future iPods."
Real, whose CEO had asked Apple to open the iPod to other file
formats earlier
this year ,
reiterated its request.
(thanks to Louise
Watson )
IRiver pitches specs and style for music
players
IRiver pitches specs and style for music
players
03/19/2005 03:15 AMIn the digital music player market things are getting more competitive
by the day. At last week's Cebit show in Hanover, Germany, there was
no shortage of new music or multimedia players from companies from
around the world each hoping that their product is the "iPod killer."
Personal video devices to challenge
music players
Personal video devices to challenge
music players
06/04/2004 05:57 AMComputex Watch out, iPod - PDA makers, too
30% of digital music players burn CDs or
DVDs weekly
30% of digital music players burn CDs or
DVDs weekly
04/17/2005 06:59 PMZDNet Apr 17 2005 10:02PM GMT
Ads For iPods Offer Big Music Gift In
Small Package
Ads For iPods Offer Big Music Gift In
Small Package
01/05/2004 05:01 AMThe first holiday season for iTunes helped drive sales even more for
popular iPods. By Theresa Howard (USA Today via MyAppleMenu)
NextUp.com Finds iPods® Aren’t Just for
Music Anymore!
NextUp.com Finds iPods® Aren’t Just for
Music Anymore!
02/01/2005 08:46 PMNew survey results clearly show that portable devices such as iPods
and other MP3/CD players are increasingly popular for listening to
text, not music. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2005]
Hardware, music software steal the show
from new iPods
Hardware, music software steal the show
from new iPods
01/07/2004 02:18 PMSiliconValley.com Jan 7 2004 7:52AM ET
Music-sharing fight comes to Canada
Music-sharing fight comes to Canada
02/16/2004 09:22 PMglobetechnology.com Feb 17 2004 1:03AM GMT
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Will Mini iPods Delete Bigger iPods?
Will Mini iPods Delete Bigger iPods?
01/07/2004 06:38 PMWell, as every other tech site in the world is now telling you, the
not-so-secret rumors that Apple was coming out with a "mini iPod",
cleverly named "iPod mini"
are completely true. The other
big story people are focusing on are that Apple has gotten past their
Henry Ford-style color options, and will offer the iPod mini in
multiple colors. You can read all the details at other sites, but in
looking over the stories about the device, I'm wondering if the iPod
mini will replace the iPod itself as the popular music device of
choice. Personally, I don't own an iPod or any portable digital music
player (I barely have any digital music - so buying such a device
would only mean I need to rip all my CDs, which is a project I'm still
not ready to bother with). Still, the iPod mini seems to make a lot
more sense to me than many other portable music devices. The early
MP3 players had way too little memory, but once you get up into the 4
gigabyte range, I wonder how much more some people need.
Historically, of course, that's a dangerous viewpoint to take - since
we've
always figured out ways to fill up empty storage space.
With Apple even advertising games, calendars and other iPod apps - you
can imagine that the memory will go. However, if I were in the market
for such a device, I'd definitely go with the mini iPod version right
now: it's a better size for carrying around and it's "good enough" in
terms of storage space - not to mention that it's cheaper. Thus,
while I'm sure there are some people who simply
need to have
more storage space, I'm wondering if this mini iPod will steal
marketshare away from its big brother.
Is This The Announcement Australian
Music Lovers Have Waited For? iTunes
Music Store Comes To Australia?
Is This The Announcement Australian
Music Lovers Have Waited For? iTunes
Music Store Comes To Australia?
12/26/2004 08:28 PM By Les Posen, CyberPsych Blog
The New York Times > Arts > Music > Ray
Charles, Who Reshaped American Music,
Dies at 73
The New York Times > Arts > Music > Ray
Charles, Who Reshaped American Music,
Dies at 73
06/11/2004 03:38 AMnytimes.com/2004/06/10/arts/music/10CND-RAY.html
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Capture/RIP Music Streams for Easy,
Free, Legal, and Tagged Music/MP3 Files
Capture/RIP Music Streams for Easy,
Free, Legal, and Tagged Music/MP3 Files
03/28/2005 12:56 PMTech-Recipes Mar 28 2005 5:12PM GMT
My iTunes Music Server (Or How I Learned
To Stop Worrying And Love Compressed
Music)
My iTunes Music Server (Or How I Learned
To Stop Worrying And Love Compressed
Music)
07/25/2004 05:58 PM By Matthew Davidson (via MyAppleMenu)
New PC-software supports consumers of
music downloads in disadvantages of
music industry
New PC-software supports consumers of
music downloads in disadvantages of
music industry
09/13/2004 03:06 AMGerman company RapidSolution Software has released the Windows
software Tunebite. Music tracks purchased from the Internet are
copy-protected and involve important restrictions for many users when
they are played back. With the option to re-record them while they are
played, Tunebite legally provides the user with new music files
without restrictions. This ensures that music bought from Apple
iTunes, Sony Connect, AOL or other music platforms in the Internet can
be played back and listened to from everywhere. [PRWEB Sep 13, 2004]
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 AMMireth 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]
Music master Laws to protect music and
movies go too far says Bill Thompson
Music master Laws to protect music and
movies go too far says Bill Thompson
11/07/2003 07:44 AMBBC Nov 7 2003 7:05AM ET
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 AMTo 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)
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 AMPA News via The Scotsman Online Apr 27 2004 1:24PM GMT
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 AMBiz.yahoo.com - Mon Sep 27, 10:37 am GMT
Final Availability of Windows Media
Player 10 Brings More Music and More
Choices to Music Fans
Final Availability of Windows Media
Player 10 Brings More Music and More
Choices to Music Fans
09/02/2004 12:49 AMMicrosoft Corp. today announced the final version of Windows Media®
Player 10 will be available for download at 6 a.m. PDT on Sept. 2,
2004. The new player is designed to make it faster and easier for
consumers to discover, download, play and transport their digital
media, and includes the first built-in Digital Media Mall, which
enables consumers to browse and acquire music and video from a broad
number of online stores. The Digital Media Mall includes access in the
United States to CinemaNow Inc., Musicmatch Inc., MusicNow LLC,
Napster LLC, Wal-Mart Music Downloads and MSN® Music, a preview of
which will be made available tomorrow. Windows Media Player 10 also
enables consumers to transfer their music to more than 70 portable
devices and automatically sync their entire media library -- music,
video, recorded TV and pictures -- to new Windows Mobile (TM) -based
Portable Media Centers, which Microsoft announced will be available
tomorrow at retail.
Music Industry Welcomes Federal
Government Commitment To Copyright
Revisions QRS Music Technologies, Inc.
Intr
Music Industry Welcomes Federal
Government Commitment To Copyright
Revisions QRS Music Technologies, Inc.
Intr
03/25/2005 07:11 AMMusic Industry News Network Mar 25 2005 7:53AM GMT
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music |
Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music |
Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize
09/08/2004 11:05 AMFranz Ferdinand wins the Mercury Music Prize, the top UK music
award
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Music Plasma -- visual music search is
pretty amazing
Music Plasma -- visual music search is
pretty amazing
05/10/2004 12:12 AMThis visual music search engine lets you type in the name of an artist
and it displays related artists. I thought I'd stump it by entering
"Robert Crumb" (the cartoonist, who used to play tenor banjo in one of
my favorite bands, The Cheap Suit Serenaders). I'll be damned if Music
Plasma didn't display my very favorite musicians right next to his
name.
Link (Thanks, Anthony!)Grand Entertainment & Music, Inc. To
Launch Music E-commerce Website
Grand Entertainment & Music, Inc. To
Launch Music E-commerce Website
09/07/2004 07:09 AMBiz.yahoo.com - Tue Sep 7, 10:40 am GMT
Warner Music Tries (And Fails) To Make
Friends With Music Bloggers
Warner Music Tries (And Fails) To Make
Friends With Music Bloggers
08/16/2004 06:48 AMMP3 blogs have been getting a lot of attention lately. The blogs,
which usually focus on certain genres of music with the idea to
highlight or expose certain new or obscure acts to a wider audience
are growing in popularity. They often post an entire MP3 as well.
However, it appears that some of the attention directed at these blogs
made it to some executives at Warner Brothers Records. In a moment of
enlightenment (considering typical record company reaction), instead
of trying to shut these sites down, they decided to see what would
happen if they embraced them. Someone from Warner
contacted a number of
these blogs, including an MP3 from a band they wanted to promote.
This is somewhat surprising, as many of the sites certainly expected
to get sued before they received MP3s from a major label. Still, the
effort had its problems. The musician had already been featured
months ago on some of the sites, and didn't fit at all with the focus
of some of the other sites. Plus, the fear of looking like record
company lackeys didn't appeal to many of the sites. Even worse,
though, was that on the one site that did post the tracks, a number of
out-of-place comments began appearing talking about how "awesome" the
band was. A quick check of the IP addresses of the posters, though,
showed they came from... Warner Brothers. So, while it's really great
that they're actually trying to embrace these sorts of promotions,
they still need to learn a thing or two about dealing with bloggers.
Still, it's clearly a step forward from an industry that hasn't made
many steps in that direction recently.
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 PMMac Observer Sep 2 2004 7:43PM GMT
APPLE HAS THE MUSIC: Computer company
buying up music all over the place
APPLE HAS THE MUSIC: Computer company
buying up music all over the place
05/14/2004 04:51 PMEURweb May 14 2004 8:11PM 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 PMThe music download business has been very good to the labels. For the
stores, it's another story altogether.
“Royalty Free Music” Internet Radio
Announced by CSS Music
“Royalty Free Music” Internet Radio
Announced by CSS Music
03/30/2005 03:29 AMCSS Music, a leading provider of royalty free music for use in film,
television, and corporate and multimedia applications, has introduced
an Internet radio station that plays original, instrumental, and
royalty free music. [PRWEB Mar 30, 2005]
Canada slaps levy on iPods, other music players
