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Microsoft Corp.'s forthcoming digital music player, dubbed Zune, may make some Hebrew speakers gasp. The name for the device, which will take on the Apple iPod when released later this year, sounds like a vulgarity, specifically the "f" word, in Hebrew. (24/10)
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Teenagers and students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players, the largest academic survey of young ...
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Arguably the No. 1 item on record labels' to-do list for the year is, "Establish variable pricing for digital downloads."
As luck would have it, ...
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Since the record industry first noticed that some of the kids were using the internet in the mid-90s, it's flopped from one puddle to the next. Despite ...
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If you are a serious guitar-master wannabe and you want to focus on the tune of Brian May's guitar and don't want to hear Freddie Mercury's voice and ...
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DRM (Digital Rights Management) added to music is a really bad idea and you should never buy DRM-protected files, unless you have more money than sense ...
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After enjoying last week as the top-selling album at the Amazon MP3 store, American Idol contestant David Cook's 2006 album Analog Heart was pulled from ...
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The popular Russian digital music retailer MP3sparks.com has scored a own goal by doing business with a web host that has been linked to an infamous cybercrime ...
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At the Consumer Electronics Show this year it's clear that consumers are making choices that are driving industry changes, and nowhere is that more evident ...
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A major battle is erupting between some digital media companies and major music publishers, which may lead to federal litigation, Billboard.biz has learned. ...
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The mainstream music industry is coming to recognize a price for digital songs that might be good enough to compete with the underground exchange of tunes ...
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Warner Music Group today unveiled a 58 per cent slump in fourth-quarter profits, with increased digital revenues failing to offset a collapse in sales ...
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In a move that would mark the end of a digital music era, Sony BMG Music Entertainment is finalizing plans to sell songs without the copyright protection ...
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UK digital retailer 7Digital is pushing aggressive pricing as well as new features and alliances designed to challenge iTunes and other retailers. The ...
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The last few years in the history of digital content are littered with examples of Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions that have been accused of ...
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In the small San Diego County offices of French multimedia giant Thomson, employees crank up Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," a recording laden ...
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Believing gangs and Mozart don't mix, city police and Pierce Transit officials are mounting a classical attack on a growing problem of street gangs at ...
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In the 1980s, if you wanted to find the next music video, it was as easy as changing your remote control to MTV. But in the 2000s, MTV as we knew it died. ...
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Apple Inc., the maker of the best- selling iPod media players, will settle European Union claims that its policy of varying prices at its iTunes music ...
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Apple Inc. ended a legal dispute with the Beatles over rights to use the Apple name and logos, potentially clearing the way for the company to distribute ...
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Looks like there might another major announcement at MacWorld. BGR says they've "confirmed" that Apple is launching a record label with Jay-Z, who's ...
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In December 1942, Bing Crosby's White Christmas blared out from a simple gramophone. Now, instead of huddling around a phonograph, music fans are downloading ...
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According to Yahoo News, Apple Chief Steve Jobs isn't a big believer in the subscription-based model of online music sales, and probably won't be adding ...
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Apple is stepping up legal threats against companies it accuses of infringing its trademarks. The computer giant has written to two US companies asking ...
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Is Imeem the next iTunes? Imeem is a social network site with a heavy emphasis on music. I have no reason to believe that it will become as important as ...
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If you've drawn "digital rights management" in the office death pool, hold that ticket tight. The end may be near now that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has ...
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In addition to overhauling its iPod line-up, Apple also launched the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, a new service for iPod and iPhone users. When accessed from ...
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How do you steal the spotlight from Steve Jobs? It's not easy, but with two months to go until the debut of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL ) iPhone, wireless carriers ...
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A European antitrust probe into the pricing of Apple Inc.'s iTunes music downloads service could force the music industry to unravel the complex web of ...
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Just when you think there can't possibly be any more legal mileage in bunging the entire Beatles repertoire up on the wibbly wobbly web, there, err, is. ...
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Apple Computer has slapped Podcast Ready with a "cease and desist" letter, claiming that the terms "Podcast Ready" and "myPodder" infringe Apple's ...
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With EMI selling its entire catalog DRM-free and Universal soon to experiment with its open-MP3 format, the major labels are finally showing a willingness ...
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Yesterday Apple beat expectations with a whopping 85% increase in sales in the second fiscal quarter powered in large part by increased iPod sales. The ...
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Software capable of stripping the copyright-protection technology from files played in some of the latest versions of Apple iTunes is circulating the Web, ...
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