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Death Of The MP3 Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
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Much has been said lately about the alleged demise of the MP3, although many of these stories have gotten the facts somewhat twisted, confusing the patent for the MP3 with the actual format itself. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 There’s been a flurry of articles lately about the death of the MP3, and most of them have got the story wrong. The format itself is, in fact, far from dead, and I’m going to prove it to you. ...
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Vast Majority Of FCC Commenters Support Net Neutrality
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Although the majority of consumers on both sides of the aisle support net neutrality, many ISP lobbyists and think tankers have successfully presented the ongoing battle against it as a partisan issue, while the need for rules protecting against massive monopolies by companies like Comcast are universally desired. Guest post by Karl Bode of Techdirt The vast majority of consumers (from both parties) support net neutrality. This has been supported repeatedly not only by independent polls, but even the cable ...
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How To Comment On FCC's Attack On Net Neutrality and Why The Indie Music Community Must Speak Out NOW
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On a 2-1 party line vote, the FCC began the process of dismantling net neutrality. A new comment period has opened and every member of the indie music community must speak out now to try to save rules that guarantee that all content on the web is delivered and streamed equally. The principle that Internet service providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites. For music fans, ...
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How An "Oddball" Venue In Brooklyn Became A Haven For Artists
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This article explores the phenomenon that is Brooklyn's National Sawdust, a new venue and crew working to make life easier for artists by helping them to bring their vision to life onstage, while attracting new potential fans. Guest post by Dana Tom of Eventbrite Being an artist in New York City means knowing how to hustle. Urban life is fast-paced and expensive, and competition is extreme. For musicians outside the pop mainstream, it can be tough getting paying gigs—never mind ...
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Major Labels Are Now Earning $9000 A Minute From Streaming
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While many remain dubious regarding revenue from streaming, a recent study from Music Business Worldwide shows that major labels are actually pulling in roughly $9000 a minute from streaming services, a number that looks to be on the rise. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 For those that said that streaming revenue would never replace that from CDs there’s this – According to a study done by Music Business Worldwide, the major labels made around $9000 every minute from ...
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Amazon Prime Live Events, More Than Just Gigs For Old People [Mark Mulligan]
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Although Amazon's 'Prime Live Events' have been critiqued for being an 'iTunes Festival for old people', the small-scale gigs by these heritage acts actually represents some clever strategy on the part of Amazon, as it looks to mix of the live/streaming game in a crowded industry. Guest post by Mark Mulligan of Music Industry Blog Amazon has announced ‘Amazon Prime Live Events’, a series of smaller capacity gigs by largely heritage acts made available exclusively to Amazon Prime members in ...
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The MP3 Is Dead, Long Live The MP3
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Although the ability to 'kill' anything on the internet is questionable best, the alleged demise of Pepe The Frog was accompanied by the apparent death of the MP3, after the research company which holds the patent for MP3 coders and decoders terminated their licensing program for said patents. Guest post by Leigh Beadon of Techdirt Last week, there were two widely reported “deaths" on the internet: Pepe The Frog and the MP3 audio codec. Most people seemed to understand what ...
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Universal Music Ties With Tencent In Major Expansion Into China
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Universal Music Group and Tencent Music Entertainment Group have entered into a partnership that will significantly expand the international music market in China. Under the terms of a new deal, China's Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) will distribute music from UMG's vast global catalog on its popular streaming platforms QQ Music, KuGou and Kuwo. TME also becomes the master distributor and licensing partner, exclusively sub-licensing content to other music services in China. In China, TME is one of the largest music platforms, ...
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