Canada’s Election: Is the iPod Tax a Non-Issue?
It's been often discussed on mainstream broadcasters news programs like CBC and CTV. It's even taken centre stage in a Conservative attack ad against all of his opponents. ...
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10 Years of DeCSS and Xvid
Many recent articles on file-trading and the P2P community have noted that the Napster phenomenon occurred ten years ago, marking a decade of joy for down-loaders and despair for the ...
Has the Transcoding Problem Worsened Thanks to YouTube?
If you're a hardcore rock fan, the name "Deadmau5" might not really ring a bell - unless you know someone who is familiar with the "rave" scene. One of ...
Legal Questions Raised Over MP3 Resale Website
Is it really legal to sell your DRM-free music files?
Here's the scenario: you have a hard drive full of MP3s you don't really listen to anymore. The standard response ...
EFF Demands Investigation for Suspicionless Digital Searches at Border
Does border security have a right to search your iPod, laptop or USB sticks? This has increasingly become a central question and some, like the EFF, are arguing that ...
Amazon’s new music download store will offer only DRM-free music
Every song and album in Amazon's digital music store will be available exclusively in the DRM-free MP3 format.
Once again EMI leads the way in making its music library ...
A few labels now offering a Vinyl and MP3 hybrid
Unlike other music labels, First World Records and Saddle Creek are trying to actually offer their customers value when making a purchase of physical music media.
DJs need ...
Grooveshark inks deal with V2 Music Group
P2P music service will offer content from an extensive music library that includes: Dave Matthews Band, Cold War Kids, Bloc Party, Aimee Mann, Grandaddy, Chromeo, and Stereophonics.
I've frequently ...
Santa Cruz company may have solution to music pirating (stream ripping)
With the advent of the digital age, it's become much easier to steal music. Across the country, anyone who owns a computer can log on to a peer-to-peer network and ...
Peter Gabriel launches We7, ad-supported music download site
"Advertising attached to the music will ensure that artists receive royalties for making their songs available, whilst consumers will receive and share DRM-free music legitimately".
Peter Gabriel, tech entrepreneur ...
Qtrax adds Sony BMG content to ad-supported P2P
Users will be able to access songs from the Sony BMG Music Entertainment catalog of music recordings for a predefined number of times for free.
Qtrax, the upcoming first ...
Popularity of digital audio files stunt hi-fi sound
Music lovers remember a familiar advertising image from the past: a man reclined in a chair, head back, blown away by music from his high-fidelity sound system.
Like the Marlboro Man ...
FREE Download of the Day – music from the BitTorrent Entertainment Network
Who knew that the BitTorrent Entertainment Network offered free tunes alongside the ones for sale?.
BitTorrent Inc's BitTorrent Entertainment Network offers a wide variety of tracks, concert recordings, and even videos ...
EMI and Bertelsmann settle Napster lawsuit
EMI on Monday agreed to settle a lawsuit against Bertelsmann related to the German media group's support for Napster, the online file-sharing service that spurred a piracy epidemic ...
Clickster – freeware program lets you search and download MP3s from the Internet
Clickster is an easy to use program which searches and downloads MP3 files ...
AudioFind – 33 Cents a Song AND Legal!
According to a press release that I was recently handed, AudioFind is now one of the newest places to purchase your MP3 files online from. What sets this ...
Radio Blog lets you play music for free and put tracks on MySpace
After reporting on the site FineTune, which allows users to play and stream music tracks of their choice for free, I though I'd point out another site that allows ...
Grooveshark startup Plans to Pay Music Pirates
The people behind Grooveshark, the groundbreaking new P2P music download service, answer the tough questions like what benefits users will get from contributing, what content they can contribute, and what ...
Grooveshark, first LEGAL P2P music service?
Though not yet available, Grooveshark claims to be a new P2P music-sharing community that will compensate both copyright holders and members who participate in the community.
Grooveshark will ...
Zune Accessories
The Zune player came out recently and one disadvantage to owning one that early was the limited release of accessories and "bling" to go with them. I love getting ...
