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BT Asks Court to Halt File-Swapper IDs in Ministry of Sound...
London - The U.K. High Court has granted telecommunications
firm BT's request to stay an order requesting it hand over the identities of
ISP subscribers suspected...
The Echo Nest Lands $7 Million for Music Intelligence Platform
Somerville, Mass. - The Echo Nest, a developer of music
discovery and recommendation technologies, announced on Tuesday that it has
raised $7 million in new financing,...
Spotify Music Service Adds Windows Phone 6 Devices
Los Angeles - Streaming music service Spotify has launched a
version for smartphones running Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) Windows Phone 6, joining editions
for iPhone, Android and Symbian...
GEMA Advances Copyright Case Against YouTube in Germany
Berlin - German copyright society GEMA has filed a case for
"principal proceedings" against Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube, seeking an
injunction against the company for allegedly distributing...
Apple Settles Music Patent Claims Brought by Sharing Sound
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has settled a patent infringement
lawsuit brought by Sharing Sound, which alleged the company's iTunes Store
infringed on its patent that...
Sirius XM Radio Raises Year-End Subscriber Forcast
New York - Satellite radio service Sirius XM Radio(NASD: SIRI) on Friday
again raised its year-end subscriber forecast, and now expects to close 2010
with an...
Study: 20% of 12-24 Year-Old Americans Listen to Pandora
Somerville, N.J. - One in five Americans ages 12-24 listened
to streaming radio service Pandora in the past month, while 13% said they had
in the...
YouTube Inks Deal With French Copyright Society SACEM
Paris - After three years of negotiations, Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube
has reached a licensing agreement with French copyright society SACEM.
"It
is important and symbolic that YouTube,...
Tech Firms Urge Congress to Delay Anti-Piracy Bill
Washington - Technology firms are urging Congress to halt
the fast-tracking of a Senate bill that would empower the Justice Department to
shut down websites offering...
What is the Role of the Artist in a Digital Age?...
In anticipation of our upcoming Digital Music Forum West on
October 6-7 and our partner event Culture Collide music festival taking place at Spaceland, I...