Musicians Realizing They Don't Need Record Labels To Sell Online
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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 AMLast 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.
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 PMCanadian Press via Canada.com Jan 27 2004 2:45AM GMT
Record labels still on top despite
online revolution
Record labels still on top despite
online revolution
09/22/2004 06:28 AMBelfasttelegraph.co.uk - Wed Sep 22, 09:19 am GMT
Weed Music - 96Decibels.com Launches
"Send a Song" a Peer to Peer Email
Marketing Channel for Musicians and
Labels
Weed Music - 96Decibels.com Launches
"Send a Song" a Peer to Peer Email
Marketing Channel for Musicians and
Labels
04/01/2005 03:44 AMWhile the media watches Streamcast (Grokster, Morpheus) defend itself
in court from the legal wranglings of the major entertainment industry
players, a new breed of file sharer is emerging. This file sharer
actually owns the right to redistribute the artists music and in so
doing is rewarded for the effort – completely legal and even
encouraged by the artists and their labels. [PRWEB Apr 1, 2005]
Major labels sell off MusicNet
Major labels sell off MusicNet
04/13/2005 09:22 AMNo longer interested in doing digital distribution themselves?
Labels, tech owners sell MusicNet to VCs
Labels, tech owners sell MusicNet to VCs
04/12/2005 08:54 PMDigital-music service gets infusion of capital, new owners, as big
labels retreat from selling music directly on the Net.
Just Say 'No' to Record Labels
Just Say 'No' to Record Labels
01/27/2004 06:49 AMRockers Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno rally for a bright digital future
in which musicians take charge, cutting traditional music biz players
out of the money stream.
Record labels and ISP battle it out
Record labels and ISP battle it out
12/10/2003 01:13 AMZDNet Australia Dec 10 2003 0:24AM ET
Open source record labels
Open source record labels
06/06/2004 08:30 PM
"Open source record labels... believe that creativity requires
that musicians reappropriate and reinterpret music and sounds to
enable them to create truly innovative music."
Two instances:
Opsound
and
Loca Records.
(source:
Wikipedia
)
Kazaa owner gets OK to sue record labels
Kazaa owner gets OK to sue record labels
01/25/2004 03:05 PMCNET Jan 25 2004 6:45PM GMT
Record labels in 'piracy' raids
Record labels in 'piracy' raids
02/10/2004 02:47 AMAustralian record labels raid universities and internet firms to hunt
for evidence of online music "piracy".
Independent Record Labels Failed By
Apple
Independent Record Labels Failed By
Apple
09/18/2004 03:51 AMIndependent record labels spoke of their frustruation last night that,
despite an agreement to license their music to iTunes, Apple had still
not made their work available to fans. By Patrick Barkham, The
Guardian (via MyAppleMenu)
Streamcast CEO Accuses Record Labels Of
Collusion
Streamcast CEO Accuses Record Labels Of
Collusion
07/12/2004 04:24 AMAs the recording industry continues their pointless lawsuits to put
the fear of litigation into the hearts of file sharers, it turns out
that
fil
e sharing -- especially of music -- is on the upswing. Even
worse, Streamcast's CEO is presenting evidence to Congress that
the record labels have colluded to create a "blacklist" against
any of the file sharing companies, telling other firms not to work
with the major file sharing companies or risk problems from within the
established industry. This, of course, wouldn't be a surprise, as the
industry has been found guilty of such things in the past. Still,
considering the type of entertainment-industry backed legislation
that's been coming out of Congress these days, they seem mostly
interested in investigating how to prop up a dying industry, rather
than looking into how that industry is colluding to keep out
competition.
Indie record labels 'failed' by Apple
Indie record labels 'failed' by Apple
09/18/2004 01:29 PMApple is having problems with content from independent UK artists,
according to a report by The Guardian...
Record labels settle with Israeli P2P
company
Record labels settle with Israeli P2P
company
07/20/2004 07:54 PMIsraeli file-swapping company says it will move to new, label-friendly
business model.
Record labels cleared in Internet probe
Record labels cleared in Internet probe
12/24/2003 08:49 AMSan Jose Mercury News Dec 24 2003 8:32AM ET
Canadian record labels appeal P2P ruling
Canadian record labels appeal P2P ruling
07/12/2004 05:43 PMA court said file-swapping was OK in Canada. The music business
objects.
Not yet time for record labels to be
smug about the end of piracy
Not yet time for record labels to be
smug about the end of piracy
01/27/2004 07:08 AMAnalysis
Small record labels fight merger
Small record labels fight merger
01/27/2004 04:07 PMMerger plans that would create the world's biggest record company are
being fought by independent labels.
Indie record labels join iTunes
Indie record labels join iTunes
07/22/2004 02:58 AMSongs from independent record labels will be on Apple's iTunes
download service after a deal resolves a dispute.
Record labels wary of Apple's music
dominance
Record labels wary of Apple's music
dominance
05/05/2004 05:14 PMAccording to The Independent, record labels in Europe are dragging
their feet in licensing songs to Apple because they fear the success
of a Euro iTunes Music Store could dictate which artists succeed or
fail by deciding which to promote more...
Record Labels Change Their Tune On Free
Web Music
Record Labels Change Their Tune On Free
Web Music
06/01/2004 09:55 PM"A year ago, there were certainly labels that weren't willing to
release any single prior to the CD being released," said Eddy Cue,
vice president for applications and Internet services at Apple, which
operates the iTunes download store. "I'm not aware of anybody who
falls into that equation today. Everybody gets it now." By Chris
Nelson, MacNewsWorld (via MyAppleMenu)
Apple in worldwide sales negotiations
with record labels
Apple in worldwide sales negotiations
with record labels
11/14/2003 01:42 PMAn Apple official said the company is "fully committed" to opening up
its iTunes Music Store to rest of the world, The Star Online
reports...
Justice Dept ends scrutiny of record
labels
Justice Dept ends scrutiny of record
labels
12/24/2003 05:22 AMZDNet UK Dec 24 2003 4:08AM ET
Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike
Record Labels Push for iTunes Price Hike
05/07/2004 11:51 AMMicrosoft, Apple, Record Labels in
Copy-Protection Collusion
Microsoft, Apple, Record Labels in
Copy-Protection Collusion
09/18/2004 11:28 AMInsanely Great Mac Sep 18 2004 2:20PM GMT
countersued the big record labels,
charging them with extortion and
violations of the federal
antiracketeering act
countersued the big record labels,
charging them with extortion and
violations of the federal
antiracketeering act
02/19/2004 11:25 AMRIAA sued under gang laws .. counter-sue the
RIAA
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Apple Needs The Independent Record
Labels More Than They Need It, Because
They'll Do Just Fine, Thanks, Through
The Normal Sales Channels
Apple Needs The Independent Record
Labels More Than They Need It, Because
They'll Do Just Fine, Thanks, Through
The Normal Sales Channels
06/22/2004 08:33 PMIf Apple doesn't widen its offerings, both musical and technical, then
last week's launch may turn out to be one of the biggest missed
opportunities in years. By Charles Arthur, Independent (via
MyAppleMenu)
Regulators probe Japanese record labels
over mobile-phone ringer flap
Regulators probe Japanese record labels
over mobile-phone ringer flap
08/28/2004 01:10 PMCanadian Press Aug 28 2004 4:19PM GMT
Mercury News | 05/17/2004 |
Do-it-yourself ringtone software
encroaching on potential profits, some
record labels say
Mercury News | 05/17/2004 |
Do-it-yourself ringtone software
encroaching on potential profits, some
record labels say
05/24/2004 04:32 AMA indústria treme: já tem software pra converter mp3 em
toque pro seu celular .. conversion of mp3 files to ringtones .. As
seen here
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Music labels talking price hike for
online tunes
Music labels talking price hike for
online tunes
04/22/2004 10:38 AMThe record industry thinks that 99 cents a song (which is what Apple
charges at the iTunes Music Store) is too cheap, and the five major
labels (Universal Music Group, EMI, BMG, Sony and Warner Music) are
discussing a song price hike ranging from US$1.25 to $2.49 per song,
Matt Buchanan writes in a Washington Square News column...
Local Online Firm Settles Copyright
Dispute with Music labels
Local Online Firm Settles Copyright
Dispute with Music labels
08/31/2004 02:24 AMYonhap News Aug 31 2004 6:06AM GMT
The Best Product to Sell Online
The Best Product to Sell Online
09/03/2004 06:18 AMEntrepreneur.com - Fri Sep 3, 10:03 am GMT
Realizing the Potential of the Semantic
Web
Realizing the Potential of the Semantic
Web
12/18/2003 01:06 PMRealizing the Potential of the Semantic Webhttp://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/features/tbliview.htm
World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee says the Semantic
Web is "a key to realizing the potential of the Web… The library
community has historically seen the Semantic Web as primarily about
metadata. While that is important, it is only one aspect of the larger
picture. There is financial data, chemical data, biotechnology data,
experimental data, geographic data and more. All of these domains have
their own vocabularies, with few explicit points of connection. The
Semantic Web is aimed at bridging those gaps, and allowing links
across fields… To the extent that data can be encoded in common
syntaxes like RDF [Resource Description Framework] and described with
public vocabularies, they can be more accessible and more useful...
Perhaps nowhere in the academic environment is this more important
than the area of scholarly communication." But Berners-Lee warns that
there are several impediments to be overcome before the benefits of
the Semantic Web can be realized: "We currently lack an ethos for
reliable Web publication. We need a closer connection between the
technology and the institutional commitments necessary to maintain
persistent identifiers and namespaces. We need a realignment of legal
constraints and recognition of fair use within the context of the new
digital infrastructure. We need to avoid as far as possible the
constraints of patents or monopoly at any of the layers of the
infrastructure. We also need to sustain the open connectivity -- the
linking among people, organizations, data and ideas -- that drive the
growth and diversity of the Web."
finally realizing what's happening
finally realizing what's happening
01/01/2004 03:22 AMChristian Science Monitor .. Internet bullying ..
Bullying
csmonitor.com/2003/1230/p11s01-legn.html
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Home Depot to Sell More Online
Home Depot to Sell More Online
12/29/2004 06:00 AMLos Angeles Times Dec 29 2004 8:33AM GMT
Afghans sell to the world online
Afghans sell to the world online
07/13/2004 05:12 AMAfghans are selling rugs, jewellery and embroidery online, with help
from a US internet retailer.
Realizing The Additional Expense Of
Offshoring
Realizing The Additional Expense Of
Offshoring
04/12/2004 11:19 AMSrinivasan Patel writes in with a link to the latest in a long
line of stories talking about
how offshoring isn't as
cheap as people make it out to be. This isn't a surprise, at all.
We've been
saying
this since people first started freaking out about offshoring last
year. What's amusing, though, is that all the people who have been
the most vehement against offshoring and for protectionism are the
ones hyping up these articles - even though they actually give support
to the idea that protectionism isn't needed.
Realizing There's Broadband In South
Korea
Realizing There's Broadband In South
Korea
07/28/2004 06:22 AMFor quite a while, many in the broadband and wireless industries have
known that the place to go look at the future of those technologies is
South Korea (much more than Japan). It appears that the press is
finally catching on. News.com has a detailed
profile of the broadband
situation in Korea, and pointing out some of the lessons the US
can learn from the situation there (basically: build a faster network
and get out of the way -- people will figure out how to use it, and
use it well). Somewhat surprisingly, the article barely touches on
what South Korea has been doing in the wireless space, but that's just
as (if not, more) interesting. Maybe next time, when News.com has a
collection of articles on wireless instead of broadband, they'll hit
that point as well.
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Online music woes: I'd sell my soul for
total control
Online music woes: I'd sell my soul for
total control
09/03/2004 06:18 AMStaronline.com - Fri Sep 3, 09:43 am GMT
Online Music Business, Neither Quick Nor
Sure
Online Music Business, Neither Quick Nor
Sure
10/29/2003 09:11 AMIn the last month the music-downloading landscape online has shifted
once more with these five major events, not all of them good. By Neil
Strauss (New York Times via MyAppleMenu)
Is There Any Tech Company That Doesn't
Plan To Offer An Online Music Store?
Is There Any Tech Company That Doesn't
Plan To Offer An Online Music Store?
12/02/2003 10:22 PMWhat a world iTunes has created. If a company is in the technology
space, it seems to be preparing to offer its own music download store.
Next up to bat will be
Hewlett
Packard offering up downloadable songs for sale (with all the
usual copy protection, of course). Does anyone want to start taking
bets when all the various tech company run download music stores will
start folding, be spun off, or start merging?
Roxio To Concentrate on Online Music
Business
Roxio To Concentrate on Online Music
Business
08/10/2004 12:30 PMDuPont 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 PMForbes Nov 17 2003 8:25PM ET
Fur flies over viability of Aust online
music business
Fur flies over viability of Aust online
music business
12/15/2003 10:30 PMZDNet Australia Dec 15 2003 9:32PM 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 AMBiz.yahoo.com - Mon Sep 27, 10:37 am GMT
Real enters online music business,
brings second AAC player to the table
Real enters online music business,
brings second AAC player to the table
01/07/2004 06:57 PMReal Networks has debuted RealPlayer 10, a new "jukebox" audio and
video client that has a music store built right into it (sound
familiar?).
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.
Music Label 2004 v10.0
Music Label 2004 v10.0
11/11/2003 01:11 AMMusic Label features a separate MP3 database that enables you to
catalog your entire MP3 collection fast and easy. [Shareware $35.00
30 days 5.25 MB]
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 AMPrices 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.
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 AMDirect and Related
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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…
Music Companies' Greed Will Kill Online
Music
Music Companies' Greed Will Kill Online
Music
05/07/2004 01:31 PMNY 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.
Music merger to create new giant label
Music merger to create new giant label
11/06/2003 09:38 PMZDNet Nov 6 2003 8:32PM ET
Music Label 2004 10.0 Beta 1 Released
Music Label 2004 10.0 Beta 1 Released
11/05/2003 10:55 AMMaestro tries to lose label of music
pirate
Maestro tries to lose label of music
pirate
11/10/2003 11:17 PMWe don't have any control. The genie's out of the bottle. Go to Google
and [you'll] find millions of websites to download a track from. ...
Ringtones make sweet music for record
label (Reuters)
Ringtones make sweet music for record
label (Reuters)
06/24/2005 03:06 PMReuters - Ringtones, those song snippets that
announce incoming mobile-phone calls, are now making noise at
the top of the pop charts and on the bottom line of
multibillion-dollar businesses.
Fading Ways Music, indie label,
announces 2004 releases will be CC!
Fading Ways Music, indie label,
announces 2004 releases will be CC!
02/10/2004 02:41 AM
Fading Ways Music,
an indie record label based out of Toronto, announced their 2004
releases will be sold under Creative Commons Attribution-N
oncommercial-ShareAlike licenses. Fading Ways Music is the first
internationally-distributed label to adopt Creative Commons licensing
for its new physical CD releases. Fading Ways articulates its
philosophy for open-licenses nicely on its mission page.
Neil Leyton, the label's manager, makes a great quote here: "Music
Publishing as a concept is wrong. No one creates songs out of thin
air."
Fading Ways joins other labels, such as Opsound, Magnatune, and Loca Records that embrace Creative
Commons licenses, enabling fans to rip, mix, and burn their favorite
tunes without legal doubt.
Music Arsenal Announces Launch Of Record
Label Management Software
Music Arsenal Announces Launch Of Record
Label Management Software
06/17/2004 03:42 AMMusic Arsenal announces the launch of a web-based application
tailor-made for information storage and sharing for record labels.
[PRWEB Jun 17, 2004]
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 AMMy 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.
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inkCinemaNow to sell music videos
CinemaNow to sell music videos
03/17/2005 02:58 AMSeveral of Microsoft's partners, including CinemaNow and MediaPass
Network, will begin offering downloadable music videos online.
RealNetworks to sell music at a loss
RealNetworks to sell music at a loss
08/17/2004 07:40 AMUSA Today Aug 17 2004 12:22PM GMT
SBC to sell TV box to handle music,
Internet
SBC to sell TV box to handle music,
Internet
01/03/2005 09:45 PMMSNBC Jan 4 2005 1:22AM GMT
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 AMFor 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.
Microsoft Australian venture to sell Net
music
Microsoft Australian venture to sell Net
music
12/02/2003 11:04 AMAustralian 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.
HP to sell portable music player based
on iPod
HP to sell portable music player based
on iPod
01/08/2004 08:27 PMSiliconValley.com Jan 8 2004 8:12PM ET
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 AMIn
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.
Musicians Realizing They Don't Need Record Labels To Sell Online