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March
30
MADONNA SELLS $1.49 UNRESTRICTED MP3 DOWNLOAD
OF NEW ANTI-WAR SINGLE
She had previously refused to release
music even in secure digital formats.
http://www.madonna.com/downloadsingle
http://news.com.com
CHINA PRESAGES THE FUTURE OF THE MUSIC
INDUSTRY
Piracy kills the music. Money shifts
to endorsements and paid events.
http://www.iht.com
SUBTERRANEAN RECORD STORE BLUES
http://www.dailycamera.com
REP. LOFGREN BILL BACKS DIGITAL COPYING
FOR PERSONAL USE
http://www.siliconvalley.com
FULL AUDIO LAUNCHES MUSICNOW
File-swapping site like Napster
and Kazaa offers 200,000 licensed song from major labels.
http://story.news.yahoo.com
http://www.musicnow.com
March
24
MPAA VALENTI BLOWS HOT AIR AT DUKE U:
"MORAL IMPERATIVE"
http://annoy.com
YAHOO LAUNCHES BROADBAND AUDIO AND VIDEO
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
Competes directly with RealNetworks'
RealOne SuperPass, which currently claims 900,000 subscribers.
http://biz.yahoo.com
http://platinum.yahoo.com
ONLINE MUSIC SERVICES REVIEWED
http://www.nytimes.com
WORLD MAP: HOLLAND GOOD, AUSTRALIA BAD
FOR USER MEDIA RIGHTS
Australian Police Raid ISPs for Subscriber
Data in Music Piracy Probe
http://australianit.news.com.au/
NEXT DMCA ABUSER: LEXMARK SUES TONER
CARTRIDGE MAKER
http://www.wired.com
March
20 to the beginning of the month
CONGRESS OUT OF TOUCH WITH PUBLIC
Skewers universities and students
on P2P
http://news.com.com
SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS MAKES
MONEY THE NEW-FASHIONED WAY
http://nytimes.com
IT'S TIME TO SING A DIFFERENT SONG
"RIAA is making wild assertions
that gullible media, public and even legal authorities appear
to be accepting as fact."
http://www.theinquirer.net
E-MUSIC SITES STARTING TO SETTLE ON PRICES
http://www.nytimes.com
KAZAA RIVALS NAPSTER'S INTERNET SUCCESS
http://www.dallasnews.com
UPCOMING MAC MUSIC SERVICE: LABELS THINK
APPLE HAS PERFECT PITCH
http://www.latimes.com
DID YOU SUBMIT A CLAIM FOR THE CD PRICE
FIXING SETTLEMENT?
If so, you're one of 3.5 million Americans
who'll get $12.60 apiece.
http://story.news.yahoo.com
RADIO EMBRACES P2P
Radio heavy Clear Channel to use P2P
song popularity
http://sg.biz.yahoo.com
HOLLYWOOD AND MICROSOFT TESTIFY THAT MOB
RULES PIRATE WORLD
But refuse to accept that's different
from college students and individuals using file sharing software.
http://zdnet.com.com
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