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  • Music industry none the wiser

    The music industry is still no closer to a solution on what to do with file-sharing technology and how to distribute music on the Web.

  • Fans to labels: Give us visual music

    Since the advent of Napster, a constant refrain has been levelled at the recording industry: Give fans more than music, and they might keep buying CDs. Now new software might do just that.

  • Online music: What constitutes "fair use"?

    Recent efforts by the music industry to stop Napster from its "unlawful distribution of music" have brought new scrutiny to the music industry's own illegal activities.

  • Online music copyright feud heats up

    Record companies face off against music publishers and songwriters like Lyle Lovett in Washington this week in a growing dispute over royalty payments that threatens industry plans to sell music online.

  • Music industry braces for the digital age

    With the legitimacy of file-swapping technology yet to be tested in Australian courts, the music industry have gathered in Sydney to discuss the future of music.

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  • Can the music industry change?

    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.

  • Developer to revive iTunes file-sharing

    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.

  • Can't stop the music

    Trying to find a path through the music copy and share debate is a continuing battle, but should it be?

  • The Future of TV Is Here

    In a relatively short time frame, you may be able to use your TV to rent software on demand, browse the Web hassle-free, and vote somebody off the island.

  • Free music: Why not?

    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.

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