Hank Barry, CEO of Napster, claims the fee would allow fair compensation for any revenues the music industry loses due to the controversial file sharing software. However, SealedMedia's Peter Kumik, said the big music labels should be considering...
Analysts have poured scorn on music industry attempts to nip the proliferation of Napster-like services in the bud by developing copy-proof CDs. Bertelsmann, EMI, Sony, Universal Music and Warner are already running low profile field tests on CDs...
05.11.98: The ivory tower of the music industry is about to collapse, according to the founder and MD of Arts Alliance, a UK venture capitalist firm. The music industry used to work as a bank," he explained.
The record labels would have you believe they've been victimised by music pirates and downloaders. Second, surveys indicate that a significant number of people download music via the internet. Have you been shedding tears for the music industry?
Digital music services such as iTunes and co are going from strength to strength, according to international music industry body the IFPI. The organisation claims downloads now account for six per cent of all global music sales.
CD Wow has hit out at music industry body the BPI, which is pushing for a case against the retailer over parallel importing - where CDs licensed for one region are sold in another. The CD seller accused the music industry of paranoia, saying in a...