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RECORD
INDUSTRY NUGS FROM AROUND THE WEB...
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The
Chicago Promoters' Ordinance Kills
Independent Music:
A Documentary from the Streets
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Our
friends from JaGoFF
spent their summer vacation getting
the word out on the ill-conceived
Chicago
Promoters' Ordinance and have
filmed
a documentary to prove it. This
Promoters' Ordinance, if passed
into law, would effectively "drop
a bomb on Chicago's independent
music community, if not nuke it
entirely." according to Jim
DeRogatis at the Chicago Sun-Times.
Don't write this one off because
this horrible idea can easily catch
on across the country. Do yourself
and everyone a favor - WATCH IT,
EMBED IT, DOWNLOAD IT. SHARE IT.
Here
is a bit of the background story
and here
is what you can do to help.
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MySpace
Music’s Space-High Hopes
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by : NewsPig |
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From
PaidContent, "And while
the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). subsidiary
has been setting expectations on
the music service sky-high with
teasers, other established competitors
like Imeem have been out in front
on a PR offensive talking about
how their services stack up in the
market, their points of differentiation
and their lead." Read
more.
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A
Mind-Blowing Music Industry In A
Box
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by : NewsPig |
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From
Pollstar, "There's been
plenty of press about the digital
distribution of music and how online
services like iTunes, eMusic, and
Rhapsody level the playing field
for major artists and obscure indie
bands alike. But how does an artist
or band place their music on those
sites?" Read
more.
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Oasis
tell the fans: play it yourself
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by : NewsPig |
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From
Telegraph, "Oasis are giving
away their songs - as sheet music"
Read
more.
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Net
is the new order for pop success
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by : NewsPig |
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From
The Age, "The old structure
has become obsolete. These changes
have been going on for 10 years,
but some are acting like it's only
just happening." Read
more.
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Major
Labels Need To Rethink The 360 Deal
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by : NewsPig |
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From
Undercover, "The music
industry needs a rethink of the
new business model of the `360 Deal`
if they ever want it to work, according
to speakers at the Big Sound music
conference." Read
more.
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The
labels that turned the tables
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by : JaGoFF |
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From
Guardian, "Selling millions
of records is no longer the preserve
of the majors - a few maverick indies
are now turning their passion and
adaptability into big business."
Read
more.
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UPDATE:
Chicago's
Promoter Ordinance
" Why the Event Promoters Ordinance
should be rejected"
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by : JohnEShowbiz |
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In response to the ridiculousness
of a proposed Chicago "Promoter
Ordinance", Law Professor,
Henry
H. Perritt, Jr has written a
fantastic white paper entitled,
"Why the Event Promoters Ordinace
Should be Rejected" Among
his findings? Well for one he finds
the proposed ordinance to be "UNCONSTITUTIONAL"
on many levels. For those of you
in the dark, Jim DeRogatis had the
right take on it when he called
it "a law that will pretty
much drop a bomb on Chicago’s
independent music community, if
not nuke it entirely". From
our view, this is NOT an understatement.
The entire nation's creative community
is effected by this. In the city
that helped to foster gospel, blues,
soul, rnb, house, industrial, etc...
this is completely unaccecptable.
PBS/Chicago
ran a piece on the issue last
week, if you need to catch
up.
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Other
Record Industry News From Around
The Web
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Payola Can Save Webcasters, Music
Business
- Wired
OiNK
Admin Charged With Conspiracy
to Defraud - TorrentFreak
SongVest
- Buy a Percentage of Songwriter's
Royalty Check? - ZeroPaid
Can
You Be Sued for Helping Clients
Rip DVDs? - CEPro
Illegal
downloading: An artist’s
perspective - Elon
Vinyl
Gets Another Spin - WSJ
New
Marillion album free to share
- BBC
Zune
Takes Music Discovery to the Next
Level ...
- MarketWatch
MySpace
to Launch New Services
- Internet News
Artists
to Get as Little as 83 Cents if
Copyrights Extended to 95 Yrs
Michael
Moore to release his next film
via internet for free
- Telegraph
How
the Music Business Spent the Summer
Killing Itself
- AdAge
Slipknot Frontman Says Labels
Cause Piracy - TorrentFreak
BBC
to launch music download store
- CNET
DailyTech
Talks Piracy, Taxes and More With
Independent Music Chief
Metallica
on Album Leak to BitTorrent: 'Happy
Days' - ZeroPaid
Is
Home Taping Killing Music or ...
- Public
Knowledge
Acoustic
Band ‘Utterly Depends’
on Piracy
- Torrent Freak
isoHunt
Sues Canadian Record Industry
to Prove BitTorrent Legal
The
upcoming Million DJ March is viewed
as a solution...
- Boston
RIAA
wins P2P case after defendant
reformats hard drive
- ARS Tech
Don't
just buy the music, fans told
... - Guardian
Labor
promises $1 million for local
music-
ABC
Band
Sues Record Label for Digital
Music Distribution Ripoff
- ZeroPaid
Music
industry wants bigger slice of
Guitar Hero, Rock Band pie
Feedback
on the Album Format - Coolfer
Future
of Online Music - Industry Players
Discuss - ReadWriteWeb
Reconnecting
with old friends
Karaoke
Gets the Internet Radio Treatment
- WebProNews
Movie
Labels To Launch New “Open
Market” Play Anywhere Scheme
'Piracy
could kill the golden goose if
digital rights vanish’
- Independent
How
the music industry is destroying
Internet radio - Dvice
Veoh
‘not guilty’ in copyright
case - P2PNet
Album-loving
artists blame iTunes for changed
music tastes - ARSTech
Don’t
sue your customers! — EA
Sports boss - P2PNet
Crist
forms music recording industry
task force - BizJournals
Is
the ESA planning an RIAA-type
attack?
- P2PNet
What
to do about those hard-to-recycle
CDs...-
CSMonitor
Putting
Pandora Back in the Box
- Motley Fool
Music
industry giving up on DRM for
streams?
- TechRadar
Woman
can sue over YouTube clip de-posting
- SFGate
Is
Home Taping Killing Music or is
... - PublicKnowledge
"Functionally
voluntary" music may lead
to blanket licenses
- ARSTech
Pandora
Has the Power-SoundExchange Has
the Weapon
- AudioGraphics
How To Use Twitter For Band Promotion
- Grooveshark
The
RIAA Shuts Down Muxtape, But Wal-Mart
Turns Its Back On CDs
What
does the future hold for songwriters'
royalties? - Guardian
Record
labels seek more action on Rock
Band and Guitar Hero
RIAA
doubles settlement cost for students
fighting subpoenas
- ARSTech
Pandora
Cries Poverty - NY
Post
Q&A:
Jermaine Dupri On The Future Of
Music - Forbes
Will
flash memory cards emerge as the
next CD? - Mercury
News
Copyright
law could result in police state:
critics - CBC
Videos
feel the pinch of belt tightening
in the music industry
German
court: P2P lawsuits are unconstitutional
- P2PBlog
Redesign
A First Step In Bringing Order
To The MySpace Chaos
MP3
at 10
- Canada.com
A History of Copy Protection
- NextGen
Independents
Day: The Rise And Rise Of Independent
Music
The
Canadian DMCA - The Actual Text
- Music - Sony Rootkit Legalized
Judge
rejects music industry's promo
CD copyright claim - NetworkWorld
Copyright
bill expected to target downloading
- The Star
Atlantic
Sues Stone Temple Pilots' Weiland,
Kretz - Billboard
Warfield:
'This Bill Is Not Fair' -
RadioInk
Metallica
really wants you to dislike them
- CNET
Live
Nation's Leaders Battle Over Strategy
- WSJ
A
Bad Idea That Would Make a Worse
Law - Stereophile
Bands
Favoring Web Over Major Labels
Raid
at Detroit art gallery sows the
seeds of rebellion
- Freep
Are
musicians above working for ad
revenue?
- POPWallet
Warner
Has Lost Its Senses In Last.FM
Split
- Mashable
Secret
super-copyright treaty MEMO leaked
- BoingBoing
Coming
soon: Movies on flash memory cards
- News
Not
Music To Ears: Mobile chip piracy
rings -
Economic Times
MPAA
wants to stop DVRs from recording
some movies
- ARS
Royalty
Battle Royale Round
- -Crawdaddy
Inside
the music industry's piracy battle-
NZHerald
The vinyl war begins - MLive
Labels
Eye Variable Pricing for Digital
Downloads - PCMag
Cue
the starving artists! - Copyrightwatch
MPAA
gives two printers take-down notices
- CrunchGear
Study:
Radio Generates Billions In Music
Sales - FMQB
David
Pogue and the Economics of Free
- The Atlantic
Talent
Versus Promotion....who Wins?
Part 2 - Melodika
XM,
EMI settle portable radio lawsuit
Billy
Bragg on downloading and artists'
rights
Virgin
warns illegal downloaders: stop
or face prosecution - Independent
EMI
hires Second Life CTO to save
record industry - InfoAge
Exploring
the music industry's other alternatives
- CNET
Mainstream
Media Way Behind on DRM and DMCA
- TechDirt
The
Music Industry Gets Desperate
& Bets On Napster
- Synthtopia
Is
‘pay to play’ ever
a good idea? - NewMusicStratagies
Apple
playing catch-up on iPhone music,
says analyst - MacWorld
Top
10 Issues Facing Music 2.0
- Hypebot
The
Pirate Bay hit by $100m action
- WebUser
Senate
Votes to Reverse FCC Decision
Allowing Media Consolidation
Matt
Mason on The Pirate's Dilemma
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Mininova
Want
to tap into the power of Bit Torrent?
Mininova is a torrent that welcomes
original content creators and publishers
to upload your content and have it distributed
to the masses. The only catch is that
you have to apply and be approved. Good
luck and go get 'em.
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Amie
St.
The folks at
Amie St. have struck on the golden idea
of selling indie music at prices that
are dictated by the marketplace. DRM FREE
of course. Highly Recommended for artist
and listener alike.
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