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Vodafone, Myspace Agree on Content Deal

Source: PC Magazine
July 1, 2008

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(Red) Becomes a Music Store

Source: PC Magazine
July 1, 2008

After tackling cell phones, iPods, laptops, and desktops, the (RED) organization on Monday announced plans to launch an online music service that will feature original songs from participating artists. The offering will launch in September for $5 per month. Each week subscribers will receive an exclusive (RED) song from an established musician, a new song from an emerging artist, a “crackerjack surprise" of non-music content, and stories of how (RED) dollars are being spent in Africa. (RED) is a charity ...

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eBay Fined $61 Million in Counterfeit Case

Source: PC Magazine
July 1, 2008

PARIS - A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website. Monday's decision, a month after eBay was ordered by another French court to pay handbag maker Hermes 20,000 euros for allowing the sale of counterfeits, is the latest episode in a long fight between luxury goods makers and the world's biggest online auctioneer. ...

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Netflix to Keep 'Profiles' Feature After Protests

Source: PC Magazine
July 1, 2008

So much for putting its foot down. After announcing a mere two weeks ago that it would do away with its beloved Profiles feature, Netflix on Monday reversed course and nixed plans to cancel the service. “You spoke, and we listened. We are keeping Profiles," Netflix said in an e-mail to customers. “We were persuaded by the well-reasoned, sincere responses of loyal members who very much value this feature," Netflix said in a blog post. With Profiles, a person who ...

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Classical Music Online: Salonen, Sellars and Mozart

Source: Michael Ricci
June 30, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Esa-Pekka Salonen turns 50 today, and the Swedes stepped in with a wacky birthday tribute.

A concert honoring the L.A. Philharmonic music director and a shocking interpretation of 'Zaide' show the Internet's potential as a window to a wider world.

I do not unconditionally celebrate the Internet, particularly its intrusion into classical music. As replacements for the record store, Amazon and iTunes have become necessary evils. Typical commercial downloads are sonic shadows of the superior sound of CDs. ...

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Red Online Tunes Service Africa

Source: Michael Ricci
June 30, 2008

The Still Unnamed Online Tunes will Give Service to Africa

The music business is known for supporting causes with events like the Live Aid and Live Earth concerts, which generate lots of money and publicity for a relatively short time. But on Monday (RED), a nonprofit organization that arranges for companies to contribute a share of profits on certain products to fight AIDS in Africa, is starting a digital music service for that purpose, and it plans to operate for ...

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BestJazzVideos.com Launches!

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2008

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Gates Bids Teary Farewell to Microsoft

Source: PC Magazine
June 28, 2008

REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home. He leaves Microsoft, which he co-founded with childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975, to focus on his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest charity, funded in part by his vast fortune. At ...

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