Tag Archives: Music

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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A couple of Free MP3′s for Halloween

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Richard

Dr. Elmo (of the mega-platinum Christmas hit, “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer”) stretches his talents to include other holidays on this Halloween CD. “Pointy The Pyramid Pumpkin” (mp3) from “Dr. Elmo’s Halloween Heebie Jeebies” (Laughing Stock) Buy at … 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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The future of Music: Copy Rights or Wrongs Panel

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Richard

Last week, at the Commonwealth Club of California, we had a lively panel discussion on the future of music. On the panel were Chris Castle, Tim Westergren, Eoin Harrington and David Rosenheim. Topics included: the clash of the recording and … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’s time for the 3 track digital album!

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Richard

According to Nielson Soundscan, album sales continued to drop in the first half of 2007 by 15% while digital track sales gained 49%. As compared with previous years the decline in album sales is accelerating from 4% in the first … Continue reading →

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