Declining CD sales cannot be blamed on the rise of Internet file-sharing networks, according to a new report into the state of the global online digital music industry.
The music industry piracy investigations unit has blasted the Kazaa software after the release of the 2005 digital music report from International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Record company executives have changed their tune on downloading in a bid to maximise the chart potential of Australian Idol runner-up Anthony Callea's debut single.
The average retail price of full-length CDs in the United States fell to US$13.29 in the first quarter of 2004--a decline of 4 percent from the same period a year ago, according to a new study.
The recording industry is testing technology that would prevent consumers from making copies of CD "burns," a piracy defense that could put some significant new restrictions on legally purchased music.
Is it just me, or are you also tired of technology copping the blame for what are obviously people problems?
In order to survive, the IT industry has gone through some big changes in the last few years. by contrast, the music industry still doesn't get it.
One sure way to stop pirates is to make music free. Distributors could pick up the tab and get their investment back from marketers and advertisers.
The developer of a peer-to-peer file-sharing plug-in for Apple Computer's iTunes music application has decided to give the software a new lease on life, after it was put out of commission by the computer maker's lawyers earlier this month.
Commentary: This radical proposal could save the music business and give consumers what they want.
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