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Komuro Given Suspended Sentence for His Part in Copyright Scam
Tetsuya Komuro, once Japan's most popular music producer, whose hit tunes built media conglom Avex into a powerhouse in the 1990s, has been handed a suspended sentence for a copyright sales scam. On Monday, Osaka District Court handed Komuro a three-year sentence, suspended for five years. In August 2006, Komuro, who had fallen on hard times ...
NYTimes Reader Shows Graceful Future of Online News
I read the news today in a whole new way. And Im betting you will too, soon. Journalisms grey lady, the New York Times just threw down her cane and sprinted to the forefront of online newspapers with the release of version two of the Times Reader a downloadable application built on Adobes AIR framework. The ...
Cell-Phone-Only Homes Top Those with Landlines
For quite some time now, the number of people in the U.S. that have dropped landlines in favor of cell phones has gradually increased. However, it seems we've reached a milestone. According to the Associated Press, the number of U.S. households opting for only cell phones has for the first time surpassed those that just have ...
'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' on Tap
Activision Blizzard is releasing three new music-based video games this year—"DJ Hero," “Guitar Hero 5" and “Band Hero"—and has confirmed that “Guitar Hero: Van Halen" is on tap. The company provided few details on any of the games. “DJ Hero," which previously was confirmed, still doesn't have a full set list in place, but the company ...
Imeem Lives on Thanks to Last Minute Funding
Several sources have confirmed that imeem recently received additional funding that will allow ti to stay online for at least a few more months. The company has not released an official statement, but it is clear that additional funding will be needed. Ad supported music sites like imeem have been hit particularly ...
Last.FM Adds Visuals, More Personalization
Last.fm has introduced a new visual music player that combines its personalized online radio stations with a continuous stream of artist images, music videos and other media of the artist being played. Users can now also create multi-genre stations by mixing music tags - “80s" and “Soundtrack," or “French," “60s" and “Female" for example - to ...
Jazz Great Benny Powell is Now on Twitter!
For all fans, friends and professionals who have an interest in Benny Powell's music: Yes, the noted jazz luminary has joined the Twitter nation to keep the jazz community-at large both far and wide-abreast of his next step in jazz. Want to know whether he's gigging around town in NY, touring with Randy Weston, teaching his ...
Can Digital Music Marketing "Best Practices" Actually Increase Revenue?
Is it all a crap shoot or are there definable music 2.0 “best practices" that net results? Topspin Media says there are and that their mission is not only to build the tools that power the band to fan relationship, but also to share what they are learning with the rest of us.
What Happens to One Click Wonders?
Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Yesterday, browsing through the popular feed on Digg, I came across the headline “Amazing Student Music Video Shot in One Take“ and it piqued my interest. After having viewed the video, I was blown away. Everyone involved in the production had done a phenomenal job, the ...
TechDirt's Mike Masnick on Records, Reznor and Giving Fans a Reason to Buy
TechDirt's Mike Masnick recently keynoted the Digital Music Leadership Summit sponsored ironically by the RIAA. He about new models of the music industry and who Nine Inch Nails gets it right by giving fans a reason to buy his music instead of grabbing on a file sharing network.
