Killing the Music

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Downloading isn't killing music

Downloading isn't killing music 07/22/2004 11:43 AM
Suw Charman has written an excellent article for the Guardian on my pal Koleman Strumpf's empirical, quantitative research on the effect of downloading on record sales (he concluded that it doesn't really have one), and the music industry's content-free bluster in reply.

"We consider it a very flawed study," says Matt Phillips, a BPI spokesperson. Both the BPI and the International Federation for the Phonographic Industries (IFPI) have criticised the study for including the Christmas period when people are buying CDs as gifts.

"It's very straightforward to address these kinds of criticisms," says Strumpf. "We got rid of the Christmas season and just looked at the first half of our data. We still find the same effect."...

"Over the period 1999 to 2003, DVD prices fell by 25% and the price of players fell in the US from over $1,000 to almost nothing," says Strumpf. "At the same time, CD prices went up by 10%. Combined DVD and VHS tape sales went up by 500m, while CD sales fell by 200m, so a possible explanation is that people were spending on DVDs instead of CDs."

L ink (Thanks, Suw!)

cityofsound: Bad metadata is killing
music

cityofsound: Bad metadata is killing
music 08/12/2004 04:21 AM
cityofsound: Bad metadata is killing music

cityofsound.com/blog/2004/08/bad_metadata_is.html
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T-shirt: HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC
AND IT'S FUN

T-shirt: HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC
AND IT'S FUN 01/07/2005 04:41 AM
Cory Doctorow: Back in the 80s, the music industry came up with its dumbest campaign up to that point: the campaign to convince their customers that taping vinyl, making mix tapes, sharing taped albums with friends, all of that, was a form of theft and would destroy music itself.

They put these "home taping is killing music" graphics on everything from stickers to the sleeves of LPs you bought in the shops. Home taping didn't kill nothin' (turned out to be no more deadly than P2P!).

The media geniuses at Downhill Battle have produced a great tee that recycles the HOME TAPING IS KILLING MUSIC slogan and gilds the lily with this tagline: AND IT'S FUN. I laughed till it hurt. Link (via Preshrunk)

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.

Miami New Times | miaminewtimes.com |
News : Feature Myths Over Miami,Captured
on South Beach, Satan later escaped. His
demons and the horrible Bloody Mary are
now killing people. God has fled.
Avenging angels hide out in the
Everglades. And other tales from
children in Dade's homeless shelters.,By
Lynda Edwards The Alternative Miami
connection for events, event listings,
music reviews, CD reviews, and all of
the latest alternative news from the
Miami area.

Miami New Times | miaminewtimes.com |
News : Feature Myths Over Miami,Captured
on South Beach, Satan later escaped. His
demons and the horrible Bloody Mary are
now killing people. God has fled.
Avenging angels hide out in the
Everglades. And other tales from
children in Dade's homeless shelters.,By
Lynda Edwards The Alternative Miami
connection for events, event listings,
music reviews, CD reviews, and all of
the latest alternative news from the
Miami area. 11/12/2003 10:23 PM

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)

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 AM

nytimes.com/2004/06/10/arts/music/10CND-RAY.html
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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

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 PM
Tech-Recipes Mar 28 2005 5:12PM GMT

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 AM
BBC Nov 7 2003 7:05AM ET

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 AM
German 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]

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

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 AM
Microsoft 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.

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

Killing him softly

Killing him softly 07/27/2004 02:45 PM
Bill Clinton needled himself to stab President Bush.

Man still quizzed over killing

Man still quizzed over killing 01/04/2005 04:52 AM
A man is still being questioned by police after a woman's body was found in a flat in County Down.

Killing Apps

Killing Apps 02/10/2004 02:53 AM
Software innovation is dead. I have to agree that there hasn't been anything truly exciting coming out of the software community as of late, at least anything that is going to change the way we do things like e-mail and P2P did.

Is the Suspense Killing you?

Is the Suspense Killing you? 12/24/2004 12:46 PM

My phone has rang about 20 times today from my suspense riddled Podcast from yesterday. I appreciate all of the calls but sorry folks I can't say a word at this point as to what's up. Actually I have not been told I can't say anything but I have put my own gag order into place. Their are some of you I have known for years and I understand your feelings were hurt when I said sorry not commenting yet.

Regardless I will give you all the full story when the timing is right. I apologize for not spending as much time posting here as this project has taken up a considerable amount of my time. The holiday activities haven't helped either.

The Excellence of Killing

The Excellence of Killing 04/15/2004 07:40 AM
Harold Pinter's poem "American Football" was rejected by three of the leading British newspapers and both the New York and London Review of Books. I can't imagine why. (04-14)

Two sentenced over killing

Two sentenced over killing 02/13/2004 01:28 PM
Two illegal immigrants are sentenced for their part in the deaths of two of their fellow nationals.

R&D Is Killing 3G Wireless

R&D Is Killing 3G Wireless 04/30/2004 10:06 PM
Unstrung.com May 1 2004 1:25AM GMT

Israeli tried for killing UK man

Israeli tried for killing UK man 05/10/2004 11:52 AM
An Israeli soldier charged with killing a British student in the Gaza Strip goes on trial in Israel.

What the hell is everyone killing
themselves for

What the hell is everyone killing
themselves for 01/22/2004 02:38 AM
What the hell is with everyone?! Jen broke her wrist, Jackie sprained her ankle, Andie tore ligaments in her thumb...gah!!!!...

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 AM
Music Industry News Network Mar 25 2005 7:53AM GMT

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

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.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music |
Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music |
Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize 09/08/2004 11:05 AM
Franz Ferdinand wins the Mercury Music Prize, the top UK music award

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3636272.stm
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“Royalty Free Music” Internet Radio
Announced by CSS Music

“Royalty Free Music” Internet Radio
Announced by CSS Music 03/30/2005 03:29 AM
CSS 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]

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 PM
EURweb May 14 2004 8:11PM GMT

Music Plasma -- visual music search is
pretty amazing

Music Plasma -- visual music search is
pretty amazing 05/10/2004 12:12 AM
This 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 AM
Biz.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 AM
MP3 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.

How Apple Is Killing The Mac Myths One
By One

How Apple Is Killing The Mac Myths One
By One 05/12/2004 06:53 PM
By Bill Palmer (via MyAppleMenu)

Three quizzed over phone killing

Three quizzed over phone killing 06/26/2004 04:36 AM
Police hunting attackers who stabbed a teenager to death during a robbery arrest three youths.

Teen Who May Have Seen Killing Is Slain

Teen Who May Have Seen Killing Is Slain 01/25/2004 11:39 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 25 2004 2:31PM GMT

Berg killing: Your reaction

Berg killing: Your reaction 05/12/2004 05:42 AM
There has been widespread revulsion at the beheading of US civilian Nick Berg shown on an Arabic website. Send us your comments

Make a Killing From Antiterrorism

Make a Killing From Antiterrorism 07/15/2004 04:58 AM
Business is booming as law enforcement reaches for military technology. But getting federal money is far from easy. Randy Dotinga reports from the Homeland Security Conference in San Diego.
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