Apple will stop making the iPod Touch and iPod Nano, the company has confirmed. Along with the announcement came an upgrade and major price drop for Apple’s competing iPod Touch. ________________________________ Apple is discontinuing two once-popular miniature iPods – the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle. Apple’s last music-centric devices have…
Category archives: Downloads & P2P
MUSO Raises $3.2 Million Series A Round For Anti-Piracy Tech
Anti-piracy tech developer MUSO has raised a $3.2M Series A round led by NJ based VC Harwell Capital. MUSO has a suite of products to help rights-holders protect content, identify piracy and redirect those on pirate sites and “dark channels” to legitimate sources. MUSO, which has offices in London, Los…
Donald Trump Just Nominated A Strong Supporter Of Net Neutrality As FCC Commissioner
President Donald Trump has nominated Jessica Rosenworcel to fill the open Democratic slot at the Federal Communications Commission. If confirmed, it will mark her return to the FCC, where she served as a commissioner from 2012 – 2016, departing after the Senate did not act to extend her term. ________________________________________…
Does Music Piracy Still Exist In The Streaming Age?
While many believe that the streaming age brought about the end of illegal downloading of music, it seems that it has only replaced it with stream ripping, a process through which music is illegally saved while it’s being streamed. _________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Streaming seems…
Apple’s iTunes Is Coming To Microsoft Windows Store
Microsoft today announced that Apple’s iTunes will be added to its Microsoft Windows Store by the end of this year. Why is this a big deal? Techcrunch explains: "Windows 10 S only runs Windows Store apps and unless an application like iTunes is available in the store, those users who…
How An Unknown Duo Broke Top 10 On iTunes New Jazz Releases
Here the jazz-influenced singer/songwriter duet 23rd Hour out of Silicon Valley explain the details of how they were able to amplify their moderate online success into something greater until they were able to successfully crack the iTunes Top Ten for jazz releases. _______________________ Guest post by Sherry-Lynn Lee & George…
The Music Industry’s Digital Transition [David Emery]
In this piece David Emery observes how the music industry has transitioned over time, past the era of downloading and into the streaming age, and why for those able to successfully navigate the streaming economy, there has never been a better time to be a independent musician. _________________________ Guest post…
Mac DeMarco Encourages Concert Goers To Pirate His Music
Following in the footsteps of other low-key pro-piracy artists like Ed Sheeran, Mac DeMarco made a somewhat surprising on-stage announcement at his recent Coachella performance encouraging fans to download his recently leaked album illegally. ___________________ Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt We had just been talking about Ed Sheeran…
RIAA, BMG Are Copyright Cop Rightscorp’s Biggest Customers
The RIAA may have slowed down on lawsuits against average customers, but its continuing to fight grassroots piracy on another front by working with aggressive copyright takedown service Rightscorp. The major label trade group, along with indie BMG, are the copyright cop’s biggest customers. _______________________________ The RIAA and BMG are…
Indie Labels Report Struggle With ‘Whack-A-Mole’ Digital Takedowns, 30% Have Given Up Trying [SURVEY]
A survey conducted by A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) and Future of Music Coalition (FMC) confirms that independent labels are struggling to deal with unauthorized use of their recordings and videos. ____________________________ A new study by A2IM and Future of Music Coalition asked independent labels of all sizes about…