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France’s iPod Assault: Anti-Capitalist Or Power To The People?

As the French government tries to force Apple to give up the exclusivity of its iTunes technology, there will doubtless be many criticisms coming from the American business world. After all, goes the capitalist argument, Apple created this technology, so why should it be forced to share with less innovative companies? But music consumers may … Continue reading “France’s iPod Assault: Anti-Capitalist Or Power To The People?”

French Parliament To Apple: Open Up!

The French parliament has passed legislation to force iTunes to open up its digital format. “MPs backed a draft law to force Apple, Sony and Microsoft to share their proprietary copy-protection systems by 296 to 193 votes. The aim is to ensure that digital music can be played on any player, regardless of its format … Continue reading “French Parliament To Apple: Open Up!”

Global Distribution and Creative Control? Why, It’s Madness!

“The clash between a musician’s creative impulses and the commercial imperatives that drive record companies is as old as recorded sound itself. Artists make the music and labels sell it, promoting and marketing it to the masses and reaping the lion’s share of the profits. The online music revolution has begun rewriting that equation… yet … Continue reading “Global Distribution and Creative Control? Why, It’s Madness!”

The New York DigiPhil

“The New York Philharmonic, not known for its quick-stepping ways, is entering the new world of digital downloading under a three-year recording deal with Deutsche Grammophon… [The record company,] using live recordings by the orchestra, will release four concerts a year, probably through iTunes and perhaps through other Web sites.” The full concerts will cost … Continue reading “The New York DigiPhil”

CBS Jumps Into Download Business

But instead of making its shows available on iTunes, the network is selling them directly on its website. “CBS would be the first broadcast network to sell its shows via its own Internet storefront. The move signals that CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves believes the network is a potent enough brand that it can go … Continue reading “CBS Jumps Into Download Business”

Andante.com Goes Dark

Five years after launching an ambitious mix of online music news, cultural coverage, and digital audio, the web site Andante.com has closed up shop. “The site’s mission was to be no less than the leading classical music site on the Internet—and the leading source for digital classical recordings, a position that was up for grabs … Continue reading “Andante.com Goes Dark”

TV Without The TV… A Good Idea?

” ‘TV on demand’ is a hot new buzzword. Between iTunes, digital video recorders like TiVo, cellphones and PDAs that play movies, and countless streaming options over the Internet, it’s becoming a reality, wresting the power of TV programming from network executives, putting it squarely in viewers’ hands. Consuming TV shows in this way takes … Continue reading “TV Without The TV… A Good Idea?”

Apple Under Fire On Privacy

Criticism is mounting over privacy concerns at Apple’s online iTunes music store. The iTunes site collects information on users in order to recommend tracks other than those already purchased, and Apple says that it doesn’t keep the information or use it for other purposes. “Privacy advocates complained that Apple had not done enough to warn … Continue reading “Apple Under Fire On Privacy”

Pigs Fly, Hell Freezes Over, Recording Company Admits Error

“A music publisher has issued an unusual mea culpa in the digital copyright wars, apologizing over legal threats that led a software programmer to pull an application he’d written that automatically scours the web for song lyrics. Facing an upswell of protest, Warner Chappell Music on Friday formally apologized to Walter Ritter over a letter … Continue reading “Pigs Fly, Hell Freezes Over, Recording Company Admits Error”