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3 hours ago ago from Sell Off Music

Kyle Bylin , Associate Editor It is unfortunate , that, at a time when the record industry is coming to terms with some of the most complex, multifaceted problems it has ever faced that what is being talked about, debated about, and is at the fore-front of this conversation is not music as culture , the role it plays in our society, and how significant it is to our personal and national identities. Instead, music as commerce , as it ...

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Corporate Hypocrisy – Recording Industry Faces $6 Billion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

18 hours ago ago from Stop the Cap!

One of the side issues of the fight against Internet Overcharging is the copyright enforcement issue.  Some members of the recording industry believe unlimited broadband promotes piracy and encourages providers to monitor customer activity to enforce copyright law.  Now the recording industry wants a global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, part of which could include a three-strikes provision that would force your broadband provider to ...

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21 hours ago ago from Chamillionaire

About 15 years ago when I first entered the recording music industry (I had already put in years in the concert promotion business) a CEO of a record label with the ultimate dual currency - juice on the streets and the hottest song in rotation on New York City radio - adopted' me as his protégé. Over gourmet honey barbeque wings (this just means we weren't at KFC) at an elegant restaurant in lower Manhattan I asked him for advice on my early ...

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Inside Scoop: Digital Marketing Executive Jason Feinberg

7 hours ago ago from Your Industry Insider

With his educational background in IT and his passion for and deep knowledge of the evolving music business, Jason Feinberg is supremely qualified for his chosen profession: marketing music online and managing the web presences of artists. The story of his career path will be very instructive for those YII readers who wish to have a successful career in a branch of the entertainment industry that is struggling to adapt to the new technologies ...

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20 hours ago ago from The Land, The Sea and Space

Given how aggressively the recording industry likes to pursue file sharers, one would assume that the industry itself is in the clear when it comes to copyright infringement. But that assumption has been put to the test in Canada, where a massive infringement lawsuit is brewing against some major players. Members of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, including the Big Four (Warner Music Canada, Sony BMG Music Canada, EMI Music ...

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PacSun showcase of emerging artists coming to St. Pete

23 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com

TAMPA - It's a throwback of sorts. PacSun, the easy breezy Cali-inspired clothing store, has kicked-off a nationwide tour featuring Saosin, P.O.S., Innerpartysystem and Eye Alaska. There's even a local battle of the band contest where the winners get to represent their city. The eclectic lineup is a smorgasbord of talents with sounds ranging from punk to rap. The party comes to the State Theatre in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. Music ...

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22 hours ago ago from Wired.com

Sections Geeks to Music Industry: APIs Can Set You Free Some say three characters, MP3 , destroyed the music industry. Another three letters, API , can save it, according to software developers showing off their wares at the SF MusicTech Summit. Behind every mashup of two or more online services, there's an API. That's short for application programming interface, a set of commands ...

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