Archive for December, 2007

The National Post on Liberating Music

The National Post runs a lead editorial applauding the move away from DRM in the music industry that now includes the Warner Music Group.  The editorial concludes that: In this digital age when consumers continually add to and update existing formats for playing music, record companies that sell DRM-free music […]

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“Anything is Better Than The U.S.’s Restrictive, Lawsuit-Heavy Model”

So says Mike Doherty of the National Post.

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David Byrne on the Music Industry

A must-read in Wired on why this is the best of times for musicians.

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Spanish Parliament Passes New Private Copying Levy

Billboard describes the new levy – which covers MP3 players and USB memory cards – as a $46 million Christmas present to the music industry.

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How the Grinches Stole ‘Net Neutrality’

The Tyee runs a story on the net neutrality issue.

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