Understanding the Law: The Audio Home Recording Act Now Includes Music Piracy

Reposted from: MUSIC PIRACY AND THE AUDIO HOME RECORDING ACT, -Tia Hall In spite of the guidance provided by the Audio Home Recording Act1 (AHRA) of 1992, music companies are once again at odds with consumer electronics manufacturers. This time around, the dispute is over certain information technology products that enable consumers to copy digital [...]

British Music Fans Buy Half-A-Billion Music Downloads

Britain’s legal music download scene is booming and now has reached new heights. Reposted from: British Music Fans Buy Half-A-Billion Music Downloads British music fans have pushed the digital revolution to new heights, with the number of downloads bought in the UK passing the half-a-billion mark for the very first time – the Official Charts [...]

iTunes Ping Review: Apple’s Antisocial Social Network

April 1st Apple launched what was intended to be THE music networking site, one to take down all others (Myspace, Pure Volume, Reverbnation, etc…) but Apple failed miserably. The program is very isolated and prefers to recommend major music acts as opposed to indie acts.  How do you feel as an indie artist? Reposted from: [...]

Lady GaGa to Hold Rally to Revoke Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

Lady GaGa has been taking a very public stand in support of revoking the Military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy, a policy which allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military under the condition that they do not reveal their sexual orientation.  Ga Ga announced via Twitter that she will be holding an anti-Don’t [...]

Recreating the Creative Industry in New Orleans

Since Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, New Orleans has been struggling with city development.  Researchers now suggest turning towards the entertainment industry as a development strategy. Reposted from: http://www.miller-mccune.com/ More at: Recreating the Creative Industry in New Orleans, -Elisabeth Best After Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, there seemed to be hundreds, if not thousands, of proposed [...]

LimeWire Loses RIAA Case Over Copyright Infringement

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently won a court battle against the Limewire file sharing program.  Limewire must now take responsibility for causing the copyright infringement of millions of downloaded songs. Reposted from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ More at: LimeWire Loses RIAA Case Over Copyright Infringement, -Ryan Nakashima File-sharing software company LimeWire has lost a long-running court battle [...]

6 Tips For Effective Tour Marketing

Billboard Biz reports on 6 crucial tips to effective marketing on tour. Reposted from: http://www.billboard.biz/ More at: 6 Tips For Effective Tour Marketing, -Ray Waddell After a challenging summer concert season, one of the perennially bright revenue spots for the music industry—touring—is now limping into the fall season. Here are six strategies that everyone connected [...]

The Music Industry’s New Model: Where Is It?

With sales of both physical & digital music in decline, the music industry has been in dire need of a new business model to increase its revenue.  Jeff Pollack discusses below. Reposted from: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ More at: The Music Industry’s New Model: Where Is It?, -Jeff Pollack While the appetite for music is stronger than ever, [...]

The History of Auto-Tune

Auto-Tune is a proprietary audio software program that alters pitch.  The program was released by Antares Audio Technologies in 1997 and until recently has played an integral, but discreet, role in music sales.  Lately Auto-Tune has begun to influence the industry’s sound openly, such as in the TV Show “X-Factor,” which openly uses the program to [...]

Music Royalty Talks Consider Cell Phone Mandate

As the ongoing dispute over Artist Radio Royalties between Radio Broadcasters and the Recording Industry continues, a new proposition may bring the mobile cell phone industry into the debate. Reposted from: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ More at: Music royalty talks consider cell phone mandate, -Joelle Tessler WASHINGTON — A long-running dispute between radio broadcasters and the recording industry over [...]

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