Tuesday, September 3, 2002

MP3 royalty assurances are worthless - Vorbis author. Curate's Ogg [The Register]

iPod to reach the masses. Best Buy will begin selling Apple's iPod later this month, in a move that analysts say could be instrumental in sparking sales of the digital music player. [CNET News.com]

Napster buyout blocked; fire sale likely. Napster loses its final battle against the RIAA, as music industry lawyers convince a judge to block the file-swapping companyís $9 million sale to Bertelsmann. [CNET News.com]

Subscription music sites hit sour note. Online subscription music sites have finally arrived. But there's been little fanfare, and so far almost no one is buying. [CNN]

Killing the College Radio Star. Killing the College Radio StarNew federal rules that require radio stations to track and pay royalties on all webcast music... [WIRED] [same as it ever was]

AOL Reaches to Create Its Own Big Music Scene on the Internet. With radio controlled by a few chains and MTV playing videos less and less, the vanguard of music promotion has rapidly moved to the Internet. By Saul Hansell. [New York Times: Technology] Like, its about time.

New 'entertainment' PCs restrict copying. Microsoft and HP release more details about upcoming digital-entertainment PCs, though analysts say new anti-copying technology could harm sales. [CNET News.com]

Labels loosening up on CD copy locks. Even as record stores lobby for CD copy protection, the music industry, leery of consumer backlash and unresolved glitches with the technology, is playing a more somber tune. [CNET News.com]

Recipe for Romance: The Night, the Music, and Mona. Mona Golabek's unabashedly emotional approach to classical music radio can be inspiring or infuriating. By Andy Meisler. [New York Times: Arts] New formats...what a concept.

An Uninvited Bassist Takes to the Internet. Steven McDonald took songs from the White Stripes' latest record, added his own bass playing and posted the results on his Web site. By Neil Strauss. [New York Times: Arts]

Thoughts from Chris Cutler. Independent Music Downloads- Thoughts from Chris Cutler...a record is not a cost free... [same as it ever was]