Matt Goyer: Digital MusicMy thoughts and beliefs on digital music were formed and shaped by my experiences as founder of Fairtunes Inc. a company dedicated to providing an alternative compensation mechanism for artists.(Untitled)- July 27, 2002 Howard Berman: I rise today to introduce legislation that will help stop peer-to-peer piracy. But you should read 'I rise today to introduce legislation on behalf of my backers who are blaming their inability to profit during an economic slowdown on punk kids with PCs.' My favorite line is right at the end No legislation can eradicate the problem of peer-to-peer piracy. Duh! So what the hell is he introducing Oh right.. The first step that will help the marketplace more effectively manage...http://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/26.html#a1572 (Untitled)- July 18, 2002 There was an announcement in the Globe today that Brian Tobin joined the Canadian Record Industry Association's board of directors. Is that good or badhttp://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/17.html#a1549 (Untitled)- July 17, 2002 iPod news: Apple lowered the price of the 5GB iPod to $299 from $399 and the 10GB model to $399 from $499. The new 10GB model also comes with a new case and remote control. The redesigned 10GB model is now 10 percent thinner. Jobs also introduced a 20GB iPod for $499. And it's now going to officially work with windows: Apple has partnered with MusicMatch for the syncing software. This means there are three iPod models for Mac users and three models for Windows users with MusicMatch...http://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/17.html#a1545 (Untitled)- July 12, 2002 Check out this Overpeer patent application for a: Method of preventing reduction of sales amount of records due to digital music file illegally distributed through communication networkhttp://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/12.html#a1537 (Untitled)- July 9, 2002 Gary, If MP3 downloading cuts into record sales the record industry will be faced with two options: Adapt - Heaven forbid they sell consumers what they want. Resist - If they choose to resist then you are right, they only have one option, which is the prosecution of individuals which will be not only a PR nightmare but also very costly. I think we're seeing signs that soon they'll adapt, i.e. Universal Music to Offer Album Downloads on EMusic. But of course I hope they resist and die...http://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/09.html#a1527 (Untitled)- July 9, 2002 Howard Berman on News.com: Just desserts for scofflaws: Each illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) download of a song robs the songwriters of the 8 cents they are due under the mechanical license. That may not seem like much, but when you multiply 8 cents by the reported 1.1 billion downloads on one P2P system in one month, it calculates out to $88,000,000 dollars...a month. Divide even 110th of that money among the 5,000 members of the Songwriters Guild of America, and you begin to see that P2P piracy...http://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/09.html#a1526 (Untitled)- July 8, 2002 Gene Kan the self-designated lead spokesperson for Gnutella passed away recently at the age of 25. I never met him but we emailed. Here's some links about him: Gene Kan: How Gnutella Happened Time article Peer-to-Peer: An e-mail exchange with Gnutella developer Gene Kanhttp://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/08.html#a1523 (Untitled)- July 3, 2002 MSNC: Music labels go after song-swappers Major music companies are preparing to mount a broad new attack on unauthorized online song-swapping. The campaign would include suits against individuals who are offering the largest troves of songs on peer-to-peer services. Catch me if you can. Update: 'Less than 24 hours after the news first leaked, officials within the industry have backed away.' (Wired: File-Trading Furor Heats Up)http://blog.mattgoyer.com/categories/digitalMusic/2002/07/03.html#a1513 |