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  • Let’s say: The music industry gets its way and throws everyone in jail. Then what?

    Let’s say: The music industry gets its way and throws everyone in jail. Then what?

    Posted on August 17, 2009 | No Comments
    And now, the 900th note on Internet piracy written in the past week. It would appear that the UK is inching closer to a law that would require ISPs to disconnect people who download music, movies, etc. illegally. The proposal, currently making its way through the back rooms of the British Government, could well be placed before the Parliament during its next session.

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  • Author of Ripped, Greg Kot, says the music industry only has itself to blame for piracy

    Author of Ripped, Greg Kot, says the music industry only has itself to blame for piracy

    Posted on August 12, 2009 | No Comments
    Son of a gun-diddily-un. Just as I'm about to leave the house to fix my uncle's broken computer—doesn't it suck being “the computer guy” in the family?—I come across this great interview. It's from The Sound of Young America, a public radio program based in L.A., and is with the music critic of the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot. It's basically about the state of music in America today, and how the RIAA screwed itself over the past several years. Good stuff. So good, in fact, that I just bought the guy's book, Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music, from that Barnes and Noble e-book store.

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  • Apple’s 10-inch tablet confirmed by the Financial Times

    Apple’s 10-inch tablet confirmed by the Financial Times

    Posted on July 27, 2009 | No Comments
    Can Apple save the music industry again? The rumor is that Apple is currently in secret talks with EMI, Sony Music, Warner Music and Universal Music Group on project “Cocktail.” The major labels are once again looking to Apple to revive the slumping industry with a full-featured tablet that’s a bit of a throwback to the [...]

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  • Morgan Stanley report shows that teens don’t use Twitter, don’t buy music (but still go to the movies)

    Morgan Stanley report shows that teens don’t use Twitter, don’t buy music (but still go to the movies)

    Posted on July 13, 2009 | No Comments
    There's a fantastic report coming out of Morgan Stanley that analyzes the way teens consume media in this day and age. The source was a 15-year-old boy; he interns at the company. The results will the music industry, make Hollywood very happy indeed, and put to bed the notion that everyone is head over heels in love with Twitter.

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  • Book publishers’ latest hobby? Complaining about the Amazon Kindle’s success

    Book publishers’ latest hobby? Complaining about the Amazon Kindle’s success

    Posted on July 9, 2009 | No Comments
    We're starting to see more and more “hate” being thrown Amazon's way. That's because, of course, the Kindle is something of a success, and publishers, who already operate a pretty wonky business (more on that in a bit), are becoming concerned that Amazon will soon be able to wield the same kind of power that Apple did over the music industry. Basically, book publishers don't want Amazon to “own” the digital book market.

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  • Get ready to pay another $2 to Sirius XM starting next month

    Get ready to pay another $2 to Sirius XM starting next month

    Posted on June 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Haven't written about Sirius XM for a little while, so here's a treat: your bill is about to go up. Starting next month, Sirius XM will tack on a $1.98 surcharge (if that's the word to use) to your bill in order to placate the music industry.

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