Category Archives: Music

If only …

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Richard

Hindsight is 20-20. The record labels have never had great foresight, otherwise they may now been offering concerts, ticketing, merchandise, and many non-music ways to make money. This one beats it all. Seymour Stein as quoted in the Globe and … Continue reading →

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Is the US at risk of a digital music retail monopoly?

Posted on March 9, 2008 by Richard

Perhaps the demise of the CD will come more rapidly than first thought. Over the Christmas holidays, the number of downloads on iTunes skyrocketed, proving Apple’s smart tactic of selling iTunes gift cards at retail outlets. Since then more indicators are emerging. Continue reading →

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An Internet copyright levy?

Posted on January 5, 2008 by Richard

In his Midem blog post A Very Taxing Situation, Ted Cohen suggests we should consider a flat rate levy/tax/tarriff imposed on ISPs to compensate for unlicensed downloads and transportation of media. “There’s a lot of discussion these days about the … Continue reading →

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UMG new music service: Total Music

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Richard

Universal Music Group along with SonyBMG and potentially Warner Music will join forces to provide a new subscription based music service targeting the iTunes and mobile consumers. According to Macworld: As well as launching a rival to the iTunes music … Continue reading →

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Only Technology can save the Music Recording Industry

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Richard

In my opening statement at the Future of Music, Copy Rights or Wrongs panel I talked about the nature of the shift occurring in the music industry. The music industry is shifting from being a business associated with CD sales … Continue reading →

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