Sony BMG Music Entertainment wants to give bloggers free music and video--sort of.
The music conglomerate is promoting a new site, called Musicbox Video, that showcases videos, artist interviews, behind-the-scenes footage ...
Cleaning out the loft I came across an armful of vinyl LPs; had they been CDs, of course, they'd have only been a handful. Their size and weight were striking; ...
The Canadian Automobile Association says iPods, cell phones and the like are dangerous for your health. So it wants younger drivers to be banned from using them while they're on ...
A Russian Web site that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 is a smash hit with music fans -- but not with U.S. trade and music industry officials.
The ...
Ah, it's good to be back! A stay in Cancun and some Interweb problems back home have kept me from my column for a couple of weeks but I'm back ...
Great look at the economics of file sharing. Pull quote:
In the RIAA-vs-MP3/Napster/Kazaa/Etc situation, the RIAA represents a small cartel of producers who are currently selling their goods (music CDs) at ...
Yesterday, much like many of you out there no doubt, I got my hands on a beta copy of the new Windows Media Player 11. Though no big Microsoft ...
Flea of the Chili peppers has come out with the bands thoughts on the leaking of their new album Stadium Arcadium. While not as aggresive about their copyrights like lets ...
AllofMP3.com is one of the top ‘legal’ download music services in the United Kingdom. AllofMP3 is a semi-legal Russian mp3-download service. They operate with no agreement from the British Phonographic ...
MusicBrainz, the music tagging database has partnered with MusicIP and will start using their PUID fingerprinting technology to replace the former TRM fingerprints. This will potentially mean mean much improved ...
If you ever wondered what the heck a FLAC or an OGG file is, this guide will tell you everything you need to know, as well as compare and discuss ...
CODECS have long plagued those simply wanting to play video files either on their PC or home entertainment system. The term CODEC means Compressor-Decompressor', 'Coder-Decoder', or 'Compression/Decompression algorithm.
It basically applies ...
