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ReDigi Details How They'll Sell Used MP3's Legally

Source: HypeBot
March 10, 2011

Our recent post that startup ReDigi would be launching what they say is the first service to offer used MP3's legally set off quite a debate. As we pointed out then, rightsholders have viewed MP3 re-sale as an illegal additional use and most Hypebot readers, including at least one lawyer, agreed. Late yesterday, ReDigi responded that, in their opinion, the United States' First Sale Doctrine, and their own technology, which they say, “verifies ownership" guaranteed that the re-sale process was ...

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Soundcloud: If Only Playing by the Rules Wasn't Such a Drag...

Source: Digital Music News
March 9, 2011

The daringest startups break all the rules, and people start music companies to shake things up. But sooner or later, growing startups find themselves bowing to the music industry's maze of complicated rules. Everyone needs to get paid, but from theperspective of the entrepreneur and music fan, this can be such a buzzkill. And, it's rarely factored into ambitious models and ideas. And so it is with Soundcloud, a seriously grown-up destination that can no longer evade detection from large ...

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News Corp Bets $77m on Beyond Oblivion's Locker

Source: HypeBot
March 9, 2011

Beyond Oblivion, a new music locker service, has received a massive $77 million investment from News Corp and charity Welcome Trust. Rather than fight the major labels like MP3tunes, Beyond Oblivion plans to buy its way into their heart. It has assured rights holders a $500 million revenue guarantee, and will give between 70% and 90% of its total revenue to them. How does Beyond Oblivion work and will it pay artists? Good question. Beyond Oblivion intends to charge device makers a one-time ...

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Google's Music Service Found by Hackers

Source: HypeBot
March 9, 2011

FOUND: Google's cloud-based music service. Hackers have exposed that not only does it exist, but it works too. Once the leaked Honeycomb music player is correctly installed on Android, users synced their music libraries to Google's servers. Since the service hasn't been made publically available, they haven't run into any storage limits. Once Google's music cloud is officially launched, users will be locked out, as there will be a pay wall. But for now, they can enjoy their new remote ...

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Atlantic Records wants to redefine music-label sites

Source: Media Maverick by by Greg Sandoval
March 8, 2011

In an age of shrinking music sales and disappearing revenue, Atlantic Records is trying to put all of its resources to work. Take Atlantic's Web site, AtlanticRecords.com, for example. Most label sites offer little more than a list of their acts and some promotional materials, but Atlantic is trying to give visitors a reason to stick around. The label, part of Warner Music Group, dug into the vaults and began digitizing old photos, concert posters, and recorded interviews involving some ...

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Technology is Cooler Than Content, and It's Costing Us Billions...

Source: Digital Music News
March 8, 2011

The content industry has lost its cool, and this is now a major concern for Hollywood as well. Over the past ten years, technology has become the new rock star, and that's affecting everything from consumer behavior to Capitol Hill legislation. Don't believe me? Go tell someone at a party that you work at Google, or Apple, and see how they react. Then tell someone else that you work at Universal Music Group. Which is the better conversation? But this ...

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Kazaa May Benefit from New Apple App Rules

Source: HypeBot
March 8, 2011

Here's a novel theory: Despite the doom and gloom talk in the subscription music sector now that Apple may take a 30% cut of in-app sign ups, one stock analyst says Kazaa may actually benefit from the new rules. So far, Kazaa has been overlooked in this debate, but John Gilliam thinks the on-demand streaming service may be set for a comeback. Why? Four reasons: name recognition, billing structure, unique marketing approach, and independence from Apple. At the peak of ...

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Echo Nest and Columbia University Release Free Million Song Dataset

Source: HypeBot
March 5, 2011

A free Million Song Dataset has been released in an effort to empower the creativity of music software developers. To get the massive project off the ground, The Echo Nest provided the music analysis and metadata, Columbia University's LabROSA (Laboratory for the Recognition and Organization of Speech and Audio) did the research, Infochimps is handling the hosting and there's even some funding from the National Science Foundation. What does all this mean for music? Software and app developers, academic researchers, ...

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