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Patent Office presses rewind on broad digital music patentOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 12 hours ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags patent, office, presses, rewind, broad, digital, music, patent,
The EFF goes six for six with its Patent Busting Process as the USPTO agrees to reexamine yet another broad tech patent.Read More... read more »
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Mr. Microphone 2.0: Microsoft Songsmith Puts Even the Worst Lyrics to MusicOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 16 hours ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags mr, microphone, , microsoft, songsmith, puts, worst, lyrics, music,
Like to sing in the shower or in the car? Want to subject others to your incoherent warblings as if they were a real song? Microsoft Songsmith may be for you. And if you're a professional lyricist, m read more »
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MediaSentry may be gone, but RIAA tactics will live onOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 22 hours ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags mediasentry, riaa, p2p, music, denmark, dtecnet, , , ,
"While the RIAA has dropped long-time P2P investigator MediaSentry, the music industry actually needs such services now more than ever. Denmark-based DtecNet will be handling the P2P identification. read more »
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MOG Has Created The Ultimate Streaming Music App; Too Bad It May Never LaunchOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 16 hours ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags mog, created, ultimate, streaming, music, app, bad, launch, ,
MOG demo'd the next version of their popular music service to me today, and I was impressed. It combines a best of breed interface with free on demand streaming and a Pandora-like music recommendatio read more »
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True Lies of Music IndustryOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 day 20 hours ago (http://gigaom.com)
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A read more »
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The Price Of Going DRM-Free: Apple’s Hidden $1.8 Billion Music TaxOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags the, price, drmfree, apples, hidden, , billion, music, tax,
Nearly two years ago, Steve Jobs published an open letter to the music industry calling for the death of DRM (digital rights management). He convinced EMI to ditch DRM back in April, 2007, but the th read more »
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How To Try Spotify Immediately, No Matter Where You LiveOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 5 days ago (http://www.techcrunch.com)
Category: internet | Tags spotify, windows, mac, music, uk, sweden, finland, norway, spain, france, michael arrington,
Spotify is a "downloadable client for Windows and Mac users that lets you search, browse and stream a deep collection of music. Sadly, it is only available in the UK, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Spain read more »
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Music sales up 10% in 2008, thanks to downloads (and vinyl)Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 5 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags music, sales, downloads, vinyl, , , , , , , ,
"Music sales in the US grew 10.5 percent overall during 2008, with online single-track sales growing by 27 percent." read more »
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