The Sirius and XM merger is inevitable. While some call it a failure on the part of XM or both companies, the overriding factor is structural and no different from other industries that featured huge...

Coming soon if RIAA has their way ... "AT&T - Your World. And Your Privacy. Delivered." RIAA launched a new tactic in its war of terror against file sharers. It's trying to make...

the wall street journal reported that major recording label EMI contacted major online music stores with a plan to remove DRM security from files. Open format files would be able to be copied and...

The PirateBay.org, one of the top Bit Torrent web sites, takes aim at the major Hollywood studios with the Oscar Torrents web site. OscarTorrents.com demonstrates that file sharers are indeed among...

A band's MUSIC should not be a brand. With that clarification, I refer readers to Bob Lefsetz's commentary below. A band's BUSINESS however better be a brand. The corporate manager and...

Defendant Debbie Foster of Oklahoma was granted attorney fees in Capitol v. Foster, a RIAA copyright infringement lawsuit. The case is RIAA's biggest setback to date. The Foster case followed a...

This isn't related to our topic on hand. But it's Friday and I can be freaky. So I recommend MeanKids. The site can be vulgar with topics like "And Now a Word from the Man Love...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs issued an open letter calling for the entertainment industry to move to the open MP3 format. He wrote "If the big four music companies would license Apple their music...

Like Bit Torrent, Joost, formerly called The Venice Project, only uses P2P for authorized distribution, not for open searching and sharing. The publisher-friendly architecture ensures that only...

File sharing isn't just for kids. P2P networks, typically private, are increasingly integrated into the business world. The Wall Street Journal featured a few different examples. Vehicle...

Digital music distributor PassAlong Networks has jumped on the anti-DRM bandwagon. PassAlong's major label music will continue to be protected. But PassAlong's independent music inventory of...

I wrote previously about my concerns over GoDaddy business practices. I am a GoDaddy customer. So I sent in a support email about this issue. I received a call from the Office of the President. I...

XM and Sirius, the two large satellite radio broadcasters, are merging.. The deal is a $4.5 billion stock buyout by Sirius, though it's being promoted as a "merger of equals." The...

A key part of the digital music industry story the past decade has been the labels themselves. Unfortunately the story isn't changing. Labels continue act like dinosaurs. They are making...

Suretone Records, a Universal Music Group label, will distribute videos of top and new artists on the P2P file sharing networks. The files will not be secured and can be freely and legally downloaded...

P2P and Internet distributor INTENT MediaWorks has signed a deal with Violator Management & Records for ad-based and secured distribution of music and video content over P2P and the Internet....

Current Internet bandwidth growth is just a bump in the impending video explosion The current growth has been driven by P2P and web video such as from YouTube. But it's nothing compared to what...

F2C: Freedom to Connect is being held this year March 5 & 6 in the Washington, DC area. F2C features Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, sci-fi author Bruce Sterling, Professor Yochai Benkler and many more...

We previously reported the ruling "Italian Court Rules Personal Downloading Legal." Er, not so fast. Our good friends at IFPI, the international companion to RIAA, say the case was based on...

Over half the 25 best selling CDs on Amazon.com are under $10. Credit Apple. iTunes' $9.99 album pricing is driving major retailers to be competitive in a weak market. An anonymous record exec...

I earlier reported on Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman admitting that his kids are music pirates who have downloaded unauthorized files. He said it was a family matter. That statement has come Full...