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...

Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't Download...

A federal judge ruled against StreamCast, developer of morpheus, in a lawsuit by major recording companies for copyright infringement. The case didn't reach trial, as US District Judge Stephen...

malaysia is fed up with slow Internet access to the rest of the world and is not going to take it anymore. Leading area technologists met to discuss the problem. They believe 73% of usage is from P2P...

Anders Weberg created a 73 minute experimental video made for and only available on P2P networks. The movie was shared by Weberg until one person downloaded it on Sepetember 15th. Then Weberg deleted...

Generator Research released "Ad-supported Music Services: Making a Business Out of free music". The report looks at SpiralFrog and Qtrax business models, which include free and legal music...

The Digital Watermarketing Alliance has formed with member companies Cinea, Digimarc, GCS Research, Jura, MediaGrid, Media Sciences International, Philips Electronics, Signum, Teletrax, Thomson,...

I missed a key defect in my Microsoft Zune media player coverage, Zune Sharing. The player admirably supports a bevy of open file formats, including WMA, MP3, AAC, JPG, WMV, MPEG-4, H.264. As we...

Arvato, a legal branded P2P distributor and unit of recording label Bertelsmann subsidiary, has added music from the Association of Independent Music (AIM). AIM represents over 900 independent labels....

Apple is and remains excellently positioned in video as it is in audio for two reasons. 1. Customer focus. This is a synthesis of factors, branding, styling , user interface, and behavioral...

The Recording Academy, home of the Grammys, has publicly called for a truce between the labels and tech companies, according to Digital Music News. "We all know that the next five years will set...

Warner Music Group will license its music to YouTube for distribution as part of user-posted videos. The deal will take the form of sharing advertising revenues. Under the agreement YouTube will...

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston provides free concert recordings live from its Tapestry Room. Enjoy the great music, send it to your friend, and share it via P2P. New songs are posted every...

A current list of casualties and friendlies in the RIAA war against P2P developers follows. RIAA Body Count Status Settlement amount (Million USD) Software P2P Networks In active litigation Limewire...

File sharing developer FashionNow, developer of Kuro software in Taiwan agreed with IFPI to stop distributing its software, close the service by Oct. 15, and operate instead a legal music download...

PPLIVE claims it is the largest P2P streaming broadcast service. The bulk of its users are in China. It's unknown in the U.S. But that should change. PPLIVE has partnered with ZIM Corporation to...

Ahoy matey, it's Talk Like a pirate Day! Well, yesterday was, actually. Here are a few treats to celebrate. * Official web site with translator. * Social Network. A quiet online place to call home...

Sony BMG has settled with Canadian customers regarding its rootkit DRM damages. The settlement is similar to that in the U.S. but provides no commitment that it won't happen again. So if you live...

eDonkey is the latest of the top P2P firms to reach terms with RIAA and exit the file sharing software business. MetaMachine, owner of eDonkey, settled for $30 million to avoid copyright infringement...