Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T12:17:20.772-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:music-piracy Michelle Evers mevers010 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1694132028258584271-866aefc70f49672e28404ef4c80a1ff7 2009-11-18T08:13:46.222-05:00

“I’ve decided to release the songs exclusively on Ubetoo because I think that the concept is fantastic, both for signed and unsigned artists, and also because it’s a great way of promoting myself!”

“I’ve decided to release the songs exclusively on Ubetoo because I think that the concept is fantastic, both for signed and unsigned artists, and also because it’s a great way of promoting myself!” http://www.ubetoo.com/news/two_exclusive_releases_by_Hani COOL cool ccool563 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16853968054905498100-d547bd9e41d54477650894387b02ad9a 2009-11-03T09:18:39.581-05:00

Leslie Stahl's complete ignorance about peer to peer networking and its role in content distribution was on full display on 60 Minutes Sunday night.

Leslie Stahl's complete ignorance about peer to peer networking and its role in content distribution was on full display on 60 Minutes Sunday night. http://www.daniweb.com/news/story235660.html Ron Miller rmiller046 4 4 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12670887295205510363-ab5f7861d349b56e97b28e595c2ebebc 2009-10-20T06:40:00.000-04:00

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason and Radiohead's Ed O'Brien supporting illegal file-sharers. She wrote: 'I think music piracy is having a dangerous effect on British music, but some really rich and successful artists like Nick Mason from Pink Floyd and Ed O'Brien

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason and Radiohead's Ed O'Brien supporting illegal file-sharers. She wrote: 'I think music piracy is having a dangerous effect on British music, but some really rich and successful artists like Nick Mason from Pink Floyd and Ed O'Brien http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r2276790710&f=9791 19 19 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2153294028268478826-ed5815cf607da3825f54e8843855a6f6 2009-09-29T01:02:55.064-04:00

If there is a poster child for the battered Web music startup, Project Playlist is it. The company had to fight lawsuits from the record labels, is still trying to iron out licensing deals with those labels, lost its last CEO Owen van Natta to MySpace, lost its CFO Mike Sheridan, and by the looks of it is losing its audience. What else could go wrong?

If there is a poster child for the battered Web music startup, Project Playlist is it. The company had to fight lawsuits from the record labels, is still trying to iron out licensing deals with those labels, lost its last CEO Owen van Natta to MySpace, lost its CFO Mike Sheridan, and by the looks of it is losing its audience. What else could go wrong? http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/28/project-playlist-pushes-the-line-between-music-search-and-music-hosting/ Jonathan Franchell jfranchell521 4 3 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9919167661083467260-bbf7d88af06fcd297502795039e43111 2009-03-12T09:29:00.000-04:00

...who want to fight for their rights in the digital world. ... illegal MP3s," he said. "If we follow the music industry

...who want to fight for their rights in the digital world. ... illegal MP3s," he said. "If we follow the music industry http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2009/03/illegal-downloading-isnt-crime-say-fac.html 38 38 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10837881402021352702-eb6003e6cdc3c037a1a4ed86dbcf8114 2009-09-09T10:27:44.235-04:00

Singer Claims Sony Music 'Pirated' His Songs; Has Police Raid Their Offices from the all-for-the-artists... dept One thing that's consistent throughout all of the stories we see concerning the recording industry trying to support its position in...

Singer Claims Sony Music 'Pirated' His Songs; Has Police Raid Their Offices from the all-for-the-artists... dept One thing that's consistent throughout all of the stories we see concerning the recording industry trying to support its position in... http://techdirt.com/articles/20090908/0353306128.shtml Damian Joseph djoseph448 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7636883021907032030-8e320714ffdddc3368f2765df38ed487 2009-04-17T11:05:01.463-04:00

Ars Technica offers a good overview of the Pirate Bay's guilty verdict in a Swedish court today.The defendants split a 30 million kronor fine and will each spend a year in jail, although the P2P file-sharing site intend to fight the verdict.

Ars Technica offers a good overview of the Pirate Bay's guilty verdict in a Swedish court today.The defendants split a 30 million kronor fine and will each spend a year in jail, although the P2P file-sharing site intend to fight the verdict. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/the-pirate-bay-verdict-guilty-with-jail-time.ars Shirley Brady sbrady224 13 13 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6782482708711792348-421a62236f57f111970aeabd45e69235 2008-10-13T11:44:18.819-04:00

Digital technology has made it easy to create new works from existing art, but copyright law has yet to catch up

Digital technology has made it easy to create new works from existing art, but copyright law has yet to catch up http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122367645363324303.html Douglas MacMillan dmacmillan201 32 32 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4967530079498270503-748b030af104b753e299ec185143d6a7 2008-12-26T06:24:50.280-05:00

Researcher Gartner suggests that the music industry must move away from the retail CD as its primary revenue generator before Christmas 2009. It says that reliance on revenue from the sale of prerecorded CDs is hindering the music industry from...

Researcher Gartner suggests that the music industry must move away from the retail CD as its primary revenue generator before Christmas 2009. It says that reliance on revenue from the sale of prerecorded CDs is hindering the music industry from... http://www.mytechboxonline.com/mtohome/home-cdmusic-12.html Rakesh Raman rraman103 16 16 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12961110323348263546-9414c68e91a3e552085ec3b9217554df 2009-08-13T19:39:39.938-04:00

CHINESE trade officials are hardly likely to be quaking in their boots over the ruling announced on August 12th by a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute panel. The ruling upheld American complaints that China breaks its trade commitments by the way in which it regulates the import and distribution of foreign publications, films and music.

CHINESE trade officials are hardly likely to be quaking in their boots over the ruling announced on August 12th by a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute panel. The ruling upheld American complaints that China breaks its trade commitments by the way in which it regulates the import and distribution of foreign publications, films and music. http://twurl.nl/ggodre Ray Kwong rkwong113 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11465544835233014373-1707d574c86c69b176914f5740cd3c56 2009-03-03T20:36:48.173-05:00

This report presents the findings of research into the involvement of organized crime and terrorist groups in counterfeiting a wide range of products, from watches to automobile parts, from pharmaceuticals to computer software.

This report presents the findings of research into the involvement of organized crime and terrorist groups in counterfeiting a wide range of products, from watches to automobile parts, from pharmaceuticals to computer software. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG742.pdf Peter Burrows pburrows552 8 7 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2778141335712059693-36c3fcd9652b78a4f7f646dca47943f4 2009-06-24T21:57:36.661-04:00

An 'accepted' culture of mobile-related music piracy in India is forcing network operators and the music industry to act

An 'accepted' culture of mobile-related music piracy in India is forcing network operators and the music industry to act http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/24/mobile-music-piracy-india Subrahmanyam KVJ skvj631 3 2 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14561938146962815249-0a9089da92fef250a202be6be21a5ab7 2009-03-24T10:38:53.957-04:00

In early December, Juliet Weybret, a high school sophomore and aspiring rock star from Lodi, Calif., recorded a video of herself playing the piano and singing “Winter Wonderland,” and she posted it on YouTube. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This...

In early December, Juliet Weybret, a high school sophomore and aspiring rock star from Lodi, Calif., recorded a video of herself playing the piano and singing “Winter Wonderland,” and she posted it on YouTube. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/23/business/media/23warner.html?ref=television Chermelle Edwards cedwards324 7 7 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1879919092881665163-f64efb1c22d949a8f60721d5d9887581 2009-07-28T14:47:47.371-04:00

Apple, Record Labels Push Forward; Music Still Left Behind Posted by: Damian Joseph on July 27 The Internet is all abuzz today about this Financial Times piece. In the article, it’s put forth that Apple (AAPL) is talking to the four largest record...

Apple, Record Labels Push Forward; Music Still Left Behind Posted by: Damian Joseph on July 27 The Internet is all abuzz today about this Financial Times piece. In the article, it’s put forth that Apple (AAPL) is talking to the four largest record... http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/next/archives/2009/07/apple_record_la.html#comments Michael Arndt marndt561 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8641407490823392053-2bad9323f2f6e314cc0a46a1e4115175 2008-11-01T00:41:13.811-04:00

songs for free on the Web. Even though the industry successfully beat Napster's song-swap service in court, music piracy continued to cripple the business. In the United States, CD sales plunged to 449.2 million last year from 706.3 million in 2000,

songs for free on the Web. Even though the industry successfully beat Napster's song-swap service in court, music piracy continued to cripple the business. In the United States, CD sales plunged to 449.2 million last year from 706.3 million in 2000, http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1670474873&f=9791 17 17 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7231134601542441645-44162163cbd5f118539c30d990fac30a 2009-07-22T22:36:28.754-04:00

By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer GENEVA — The U.S. has largely prevailed in a trade dispute with China over restrictions on the sale there of American CDs, DVDs, books and computer software, two officials familiar with the ruling have...

By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer GENEVA — The U.S. has largely prevailed in a trade dispute with China over restrictions on the sale there of American CDs, DVDs, books and computer software, two officials familiar with the ruling have... http://twurl.nl/q3n2mt Ray Kwong rkwong113 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7856934255491965417-10e27e1ff1cb6e83ec15960f526a3b8e 2009-04-17T14:25:16.708-04:00

It's the jewel in the crown of internet piracy, but is the verdict against Pirate Bay a pyrrhic victory? Badge PDA blog * Previous * Blog home What does the Pirate Bay verdict mean for innovation? Comments (24) Judge Tomas Norstrom comments on the Pirate Bay trial verdict. Photographer: Fredrik Persson/EPA Judge Tomas Norstrom comments on the Pirate Bay trial verdict. Photographer: Fredrik Persson/EPA It's the jewel in the crown of internet piracy, but is the verdict against Pirate Bay a pyrrhic victory? Pirate Bay's four co-founders face one year in prison and a $905,000 fine each. They will appeal, but the consortium of 17 media and music companies behind the prosecution will be crowing over their victory for years. It's a landmark, certainly, but one that raises more questions than it answers.

It's the jewel in the crown of internet piracy, but is the verdict against Pirate Bay a pyrrhic victory? Badge PDA blog * Previous * Blog home What does the Pirate Bay verdict mean for innovation? Comments (24) Judge Tomas Norstrom comments on the Pirate Bay trial verdict. Photographer: Fredrik Persson/EPA Judge Tomas Norstrom comments on the Pirate Bay trial verdict. Photographer: Fredrik Persson/EPA It's the jewel in the crown of internet piracy, but is the verdict against Pirate Bay a pyrrhic victory? Pirate Bay's four co-founders face one year in prison and a $905,000 fine each. They will appeal, but the consortium of 17 media and music companies behind the prosecution will be crowing over their victory for years. It's a landmark, certainly, but one that raises more questions than it answers. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/apr/17/pirate-bay-startups Michael Arndt marndt561 4 4 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17333556854007378728-6b0ee6fb4f3f317e1dfa7ef3e8d91f17 2009-02-02T18:17:28.823-05:00

“We’re letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there! But we want something in return. None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at...

“We’re letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there! But we want something in return. None of your driveling, mindless comments. Instead, we want you to click on the links, buy our movies & TV shows and soften our pain and disgust at... http://boingboing.net/2009/01/23/monty-pythons-free-w.html Alexander Sapountzis asapountzis575 8 7 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16934836311070971937-59833e5ac4ec7b6190a90cc530bea24d 2009-03-22T19:13:05.481-04:00

If you haven't seen this video highlighting the work that Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and team have done in the wake of decreasing music sales and increasing piracy, you certainly should:

If you haven't seen this video highlighting the work that Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and team have done in the wake of decreasing music sales and increasing piracy, you certainly should: http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/03/making-money-by-giving-ip-away.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 6 5 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8832391538828878027-25fa69a0e4a389e438edd6ec8ff3ecb6 2009-02-08T14:27:25.202-05:00

Earlier today we detailed the chaotic history and recent trouble at TotalMusic, an experimental music initiative created by Sony BMG and Universal Music Group designed to rethink the way music was streamed on the web. After a round of layoffs and the shutdown of Ruckus, a streaming music service acquired by TotalMusic last year, the company looked like it was in bad shape. In what will likely be the most official statement we'll get, Jason Herskowitz, the company's VP of Product Management, has confirmed in a blog post that the music labels have indeed pulled the plug on TotalMusic:

Earlier today we detailed the chaotic history and recent trouble at TotalMusic, an experimental music initiative created by Sony BMG and Universal Music Group designed to rethink the way music was streamed on the web. After a round of layoffs and the shutdown of Ruckus, a streaming music service acquired by TotalMusic last year, the company looked like it was in bad shape. In what will likely be the most official statement we'll get, Jason Herskowitz, the company's VP of Product Management, has confirmed in a blog post that the music labels have indeed pulled the plug on TotalMusic: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/08/AR2009020800366.html Michael Arndt marndt561 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1892476028147085192-53af3cc4e9d949ad3eabfe71937c5325 2009-04-17T05:51:40.368-04:00

The four co-founders of website The Pirate Bay have been found guilty of assisting the distribution of illegal content online by a Swedish court today and have been sentenced to a year in jail and a $3.6m (£2.4m) fine. Charges against the site,...

The four co-founders of website The Pirate Bay have been found guilty of assisting the distribution of illegal content online by a Swedish court today and have been sentenced to a year in jail and a $3.6m (£2.4m) fine. Charges against the site,... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/apr/17/the-pirate-bay-trial-guilty-verdict Subrahmanyam KVJ skvj631 3 3 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11564266304314755470-fed4d69dc557d0a37a4b41970ec996f3 2008-08-18T21:19:00.000-04:00

...and downloaded some wmv videos from online music store but they are all DRM (Digital Rights Management...

...and downloaded some wmv videos from online music store but they are all DRM (Digital Rights Management... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=894016 18 18 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:973096028919241 2008-05-29T17:27:59.624-04:00

This time I think this person deserves it. He was searching out music that had not be released and redistributing them across his network.

This time I think this person deserves it. He was searching out music that had not be released and redistributing them across his network. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9089838&intsrc=hm_list Terry Guyton-Bradley tguyton-bradley570 17 17 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15450126725122940197-45f4349a0cf796bd9a7752ed70da60f8 2009-04-17T11:01:13.899-04:00

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and other film and music industry groups see the Pirate Bay's loss in landmark file-sharing case as a victory for copyright holders.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and other film and music industry groups see the Pirate Bay's loss in landmark file-sharing case as a victory for copyright holders. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10221971-93.html Shirley Brady sbrady224 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3426207772345328283-1a8417f26ed1fdfae58ce9498f8a45ab 2009-06-16T05:16:19.289-04:00

Andy Kessler: Piracy Happens, Get Over It from the indeed dept Andy Kessler's latest opinion piece is in Forbes, where he basically makes the point many of us have been making for years: piracy happens; so get over it, focus on new business models...

Andy Kessler: Piracy Happens, Get Over It from the indeed dept Andy Kessler's latest opinion piece is in Forbes, where he basically makes the point many of us have been making for years: piracy happens; so get over it, focus on new business models... http://techdirt.com/articles/20090615/0225485230.shtml Mike Masnick mmasnick901 0 0 0 0