Articles By Shane Sinnott
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Amount of P2P Music Shared in 2007 Valued at $69 Billion Published Nov 20, 2008According to a report released two days ago by MultiMedia Intelligence, the value of unlicensed music shared on P2P networks (i.e., Bittorre...
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Warner Institutes Mandatory 360 Deals Published Nov 12, 2008Edgar Bronfman Jr., CEO of Warner Music Group, told a Web 2.0 conference a few days ago that his label requires all new artists to sign so-c...
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Lala.coms Cloud Music Store Launches Published Oct 22, 2008As we reported back in May, online music site lala.com was working with $20 million of Warner and some other investors money to set up a so...
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Wal-Mart Backpedals On DRM Shutdown Published Oct 15, 2008As previously reported, Wal-Mart recently shut down the DRM servers for its online music store, effectively crippling legally purchased trac...
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New Application Can Turn Your Boring iPhone Into A Theremin Published Oct 10, 2008If you own an iPhone you now have the option of carrying an imitation Theremin around with you, as well as a cell phone, camera, iPod and GP...
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ShareMusic Looks To Offer Free Music For Charity Published Oct 10, 2008Next week, a new music sharing site is launching called ShareMusic, which is trying to turn the whole artist vs. fan vs. hated major record...
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Last.fm Joins Forces With LyricFind to Launch Lyric Search Function Published Oct 09, 2008Last.fm, the free music streaming site, has begun to offer a lyric search service after hooking up with LyricFind, a company that sells lyri...
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iPod's Ruling Days Numbered: Apple Co-Founder Published Oct 08, 2008That other founder of Apple that you never hear about, Steve Wozniak, has told the Daily Telegraph that he thinks the iPods days as the pre...
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Illegal Downloading Hub Rapidshare Faces Test in German Court Case Published Oct 02, 2008Rapidshare, one of the worlds largest file-hosting sites, and currently the 12th most visted website in the world, is under legal threat. T...
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Wal-Mart Shuts Down DRM Server, Screws Customers Published Oct 01, 2008Theres been a disturbing trend lately of online music retailers deciding to shut down their Digital Rights Management servers which contr...
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Norway Tries To Force Apple to Open iTunes Store to Other Players Published Sep 30, 2008In whats being billed as a test case, and perhaps the first of many, Norways consumer ombudsman has announced the intention to petition th...
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Yahoo Shuts Down DRM Servers Today, Reimburses Customers Published Sep 30, 2008Today (September 30) Yahoo is shutting down the DRM servers used in the Yahoo Music store. In a stand up move, the company is offering coupo...
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Universal to Create Hulu-like Music Video Site Published Sep 29, 2008Universal Music has announced that it will develop an online site for music videos inspired by Hulu.com, the site setup by News Corp. and NB...
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Google Launches Free Music Search Site in China Published Aug 12, 2008Google Inc. has announced the launch of a free music search site in China that directs users to legal downloads. In an attempt to curb the h...
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UK Set to "License Illegal Downloading for a Fee Published Jul 25, 2008The UK has announced plans to combat music piracy, which includes a £30-a-year ($60 CAD) levy on ISP bills of customers who want to download...
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UK Aims for Legal P2P Site By End of Year Published Jul 02, 2008According to those in the know, talks between record labels and ISPs in the UK indicate that consumers could see legal P2P services by the e...
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Reaction Part 3: CRCC Feels DMCA Is Too Lenient Published Jun 13, 2008A group called the Canadian Private Copyright Collective self-described as a non-profit agency in charge of collecting and distrusting roy...
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DMCA Reaction Part 2: American Federation of Musicians in Favour of Copyright Bill Published Jun 13, 2008The American Federation of Musicians, those little devils, are coming down in favour of the new Canadian Copyright Reform bill, hot on the h...
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Canada Copyright Reform Bill Reaction Part 1 Published Jun 13, 2008Since its introduction by Industry Minister Jim Prentice on Thursday, reaction to the new Canadian Copyright Reform Bill this $500 fine fo...
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Canadian DMCA: Happening Now Published Jun 12, 2008Well, they said this before, but now it looks like its really happening: by the time you read this, Canadas Industry Minister Jim Prentice...