Seen that? – Knowledgeable Internet Music Fans Support P2P, a Music Industry Problem
Knowledgeable Internet Music Fans Support P2P, a Music Industry Problem P2P File Sharing
A study from Digital Life America shows that by more than 2 to 1 those who have downloaded free or paid music say that P2P should be legal. Consumers who have downloaded online music are certainly the most in the know. They use online music services like iTunes and Napster, download from band web sites, and share via email, IM, P2P, or portable music player copying. These are the real music [...] Read More
Only 5% of iPod Music from iTunes P2P File Sharing
A Jupiter Research survey shows that the real penetration of authorized music downloads is abysmal. Only 20 of the tracks on an iPod or MP3 player, or 5% of the total, are purchased from iTunes or a download site. The remaining 95% of the music comes from various sources – ripped CDs from the owner, files copied or sent by friends, or P2P file sharing services. Furthermore 83% of users [...] Read More
The Sky is Falling: Is the Record Industry Ready to Face the Music? P2P File Sharing
This article integrates and concludes a series of postings over the past week on digital music trends. Mitch Bainwol, Chairman of RIAA, recently told CNET "Digital sales are rising at a value that is larger than the decline in physical sales. We went through a pretty extraordinary time (recently). What you're seeing now is proof of that exercise. The promise of the digital marketplace is being realized. There's new optimism." And now [...] Read More
WiMax and the Music Industry The Wireless Weblog
Gizmodo's Adam Frucci today picks up on an article by Reuters' Antony Bruno looking at the music industry's growing interest in WiMax technology. "They've got dreams of people downloading songs on the go quickly, watching fast, streaming videos on their phones, and all sorts of other money-making schemes," Frucci writes. "It makes sense, as the walled garden of cellphone software will make developing a BitTorrent client for mobile phones relatively difficult, [...] Read More
Music vs. Noise Let’sGoPlayMusic
Let us not forget that music is just a word. Over thousands of years we have defined its meaning. In a nutshell, it is pleasant sounds made by voice or instrument. There's plenty of technical definitions out there about what exactly music is or isn't. But what I'm curious to know is, why do we label certain sounds as "music" and other sounds as "noise?" I think that [...] Read More
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