Tag: 03.11.07

CD sales continue to plummet; some predict a drop of 15-20 percent this year. Clearly digital downloading is the future.”So what are labels doing other than licensing their music to digital services that they hope will become successful? According to many service providers and industry analysts, the answer is — nothing.”

“Police in Paris say they have recovered two violins, together worth more than $250,000, stolen from a musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in December. French police were notified by a Paris dealer when an American man tried to sell them for $65,000 US earlier this week. The instruments were recovered on Thursday. The seller is an American who lives in Amsterdam and could be extradited.”