Topic - digital music

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Computers, General news, Media, Internet

iTunes Pricing: Too Little, Too Late?

Mac maker finally loosens up on song pricing in iTunes – yet it may do little to change consumer buying behavior.
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Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

Digital Music Finding its Sales Groove

Once considered the source of industry problems, music downloads, free from usage restrictions, will re-emerge as music's sales star, according to a report.
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet

SpiralFrog Hits One Million Mark

Free music site re-emerges but faces a much more competitive market than when first introduced in 2006.
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'Rock Band' Drives Digital Song Sales

In the two months since the release of music-based videogame "Rock Band," players have purchased and downloaded more than 2.5 million additional songs made available after the game's initial distribution.
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Computers, General news, Media, Internet

Radiohead Gets Internet Boost on Pop Charts

British rock band's "In Rainbows" release scores its second No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts with a release that was initially sold on the Internet under a voluntary payment model.
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General news, Internet

SpiralFrog Raises $2M

The startup lets users legally listen to and download music for free, but limitations on those files mean its more web-based radio than iTunes slayer.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Led Zeppelin Gets Taste for Digital

Latecomers to Internet distribution, the English rockers plan to release their music catalogue online, available November 13.
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet

Real’s Rhapsody Gets Couch Seat

The digital music service is teaming up with TiVo to bring subscription-based on-demand streaming music into the living room directly from Internet connected digital video recorders.
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General news, Media, Internet

Take That Apple: Amazon Music Service

Online retail behemoth Amazon.com debuts an early rendition of its digital music download site, expected to be a rival to Apple’s iTunes.
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Computers, Media, Internet

Vivendi: Apple iTunes Contract "Indecent"

Vivendi, which condemned as "indecent" the contract terms between its Universal Music Group unit and Apple, is one of many large media companies trying to challenge Apple's grip on the digital entertainment market.
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Media, Internet

Ramones Member Sues Apple, Wal-Mart

Former drummer from the 1980s punk band, The Ramones, sued Apple, Wal-Mart and others for copyright infringement, claiming the companies lacked permission to sell downloads of six songs he wrote.
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Media, Internet

Wal-Mart Peddles DRM-Free MP3s

World’s largest retailer is selling digital music tracks without copyright protection software, the latest sign that the Internet music market is turning away from digital rights management technology.
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Finance

MXP4, Next New Networks Score

VCs fund two music and video startups that democratize content.
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Media

Music Discovery Gets Social

Startups see opportunities for combining digital music with social networks.
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Computers

Apple Profit Up 78 Percent

Company blows past analysts’ expectations, posting 50 percent gain in iPod sales.
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Computers

Should Apple Open Up the iPhone?

Analysts, developers split on the merits of opening up Apple's slick new phone to third-party applications.
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Computers, Communications

Cisco Files iPhone Suit

On the heels of Apple’s iPhone intro, Cisco files a trademark suit.
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Computers

Apple iPhone Patents Filed

Patent Watch: Patent filing describes elements of music-playing cell phone.
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Media

Streaming Music from PC to Phone

Oxy Systems debuts social network to deliver music wirelessly from users’ PCs.
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Media, Internet

MySpace Protects Music

Social networking sight licenses Gracenote technology to protect copyrighted music.
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