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Music industry research warns of shrinking download market

UK music industry luminaries have released a report which claims file-sharing usage has failed to fall while the percentage of music fans regularly paying for downloads is shrinking.

Music industry research warns of shrinking download market

UK music industry luminaries have released a report which claims file-sharing usage has failed to fall while the percentage of music fans regularly paying for downloads is shrinking.

Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music Announces Online Music Education 2008 Commencement Ceremony

(Boston) – For the first time since the program’s inception, the Boston University College of Fine Arts will hold a separate Convocation for the School of Music’s Online Music Education Program on Saturday, May 17 at 4:00pm at the Tsai Performance Center. In just two years, Boston University School of Music’s two distance learning graduate music education programs have experienced tremendous growth. The two programs – the Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Education and the Master of Music in Music Education – began online classes in the fall of 2005 with a total of 67 students and have experienced exponential growth with the help of Compass Knowledge Group. This semester 117 students will graduate from the Master of Music in Music Education program with about 30 attending the actual ceremony.

Music industry's war on piracy

Music traders in Australia are angry about the illegal downloading of music over the internet. This is cutting the profits of the music trade across the globe, and it is the same in Australia. Stephen Peach, of the Australian Music Industry group, is one of those deeply concerned about illegal downloading. He wants to see new measures to combat illegal downloading. Peach argues that ISPs should supply information about illegal downloading of music to officials. Legal digital downloading of music is becoming a global growth industry

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Music Online Audioconference - Legal Scholar Questions Measures to "Streamline" Music Licensing

With new distribution channels for music come repeated calls for changes in the legal structure of intellectual property (IP) rights that apply to music. University of California, Berkeley Law Professor Robert P. Merges will present a paper on The Continuing Vitality of Music Performance Rights Organizations. He warns that proposals to change the existing music IP rights system could stunt creativity in the United States. and around the world. Merges warns that the more radical proposals would eviscerate or eliminate performing rights organizations, which could weaken all of the gains songwriters have made over the past century.

IODA Signs Demon Music Group for Worldwide Digital Music Distribution

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/19/08 -- IODA, the global leader in digital distribution, marketing, and technology solutions for the independent music industry, today announced a ground breaking, exclusive partnership with catalog music specialist Demon Music Group for the U.S. and Canada. This deal expands IODA's catalog of more than one million tracks with some of popular music's most famous heritage artists including Ian Gillan, Don McLean, Ian Dury, Frankie Ford and Andy Williams. The announcement was made today at the London Calling conference in London, UK.

SpiralFrog Makes Downloading Music Easier with Automatic Upgrade to Windows Media Player 11SpiralFrog homepage: service offers free and legal music and music videos for download.

NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- SpiralFrog(TM) (www.spiralfrog.com), the free and legal music experience, is adding an automatic update function in its download manager that will give hundreds of thousands of music-hungry fans faster and easier

China's music industry warns Baidu search engine over piracy

A student downloads music from the Napster website in 2001. Chinese music industry representatives have warned the Baidu that it risked losing advertising contracts over allegations that the search engine allowed the pirating of music files.

Aeroplan Music Store First in Canada to Announce All MP3 Format

Members can redeem miles for music to play on any device, at any time MONTREAL (CNW) - Aeroplan today announced plans to convert all audio tracks at the Aeroplan Music Store into high quality MP3s. For the first time on any commercial music download site in Canada, content from all four major record labels: EMI, Sony BMG Music (Canada), Universal and Warner Music Canada, will be available in a DRM-Free (Digital Rights Management) form. The removal of the DRM is a major milestone in the world of downloading because it frees users from access control and licenses placed upon their music. This means Aeroplan Members will be able to play their favourite songs on any device, at any time.

Legal Zune Music Downloads - Where To Download Zune Music Legally

Many people all over the world are asking about "legal Zune music downloads". Zune is unlike other popular media devices. It frees owners from DRM download requirements. DRM or digital rights management is copyright information embedded on mp3s. Most mp3s are encoded with DRM, which prohibits downloaders from distributing songs. Because of DRM restriction, it is now possible to legally download Zune music. But where can you find them?

RNCOS E-Services Pvt. Ltd.: RNCOS Releases a New Report- Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2011

RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, "Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2011" to its report gallery. This updated and detailed research evaluates the past, current and future scenario of the global nanotechnology market coupled with an overview on its emerging trends. The report segments the nanotechnology market by application, patent and R&D investment. It discusses the nanotechnology market by key countries showing their prominence in the sector together with the emerging nations in the domain.

Market Insight Corporation Finds Gender Brand Preferences in Digital Camera Market

Market Insight Corporation today announced recent consumer intelligence research findings for the digital camera market. Market Insight found that female shoppers preferred Kodak and Olympus more than male shoppers. Research also found that male shoppers exhibit preferences for Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony. The results are based on measured preferences from 23,000 shoppers during the 1

Public funding impacts progress of human embryonic stem cell research

Bolstered by supportive policies and public research dollars, the United Kingdom, Israel, China, Singapore and Australia are producing unusually large shares of human embryonic stem cell research, according to a report from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the June 2008 issue Cell Stem Cell. Aaron Levine, assistant professor of public policy and author of the book Cloning: A Beginner's Guide, studied how countries output of research papers related to human embryonic stem cell research compared to their output in less contentious fields. He found that even though the United States still puts out far more research in this field than any other single country, when one compares the amount of research in human embryonic stem cells to other forms of research in molecular biology and genetics, the U.

Public funding impacts progress of human embryonic stem cell research

Bolstered by supportive policies and public research dollars, the United Kingdom, Israel, China, Singapore and Australia are producing unusually large shares of human embryonic stem cell research, according to a report from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the June 2008 issue Cell Stem Cell. Aaron Levine, assistant professor of public policy and author of the book Cloning: A Beginner's Guide, studied how countries output of research papers related to human embryonic stem cell research compared to their output in less contentious fields. He found that even though the United States still puts out far more research in this field than any other single country, when one compares the amount of research in human embryonic stem cells to other forms of research in molecular biology and genetics, the U.

Market Insight Corporation Finds Gender Brand Preferences in Digital Camera Market

PALO ALTO, Calif. - (Business Wire) Market Insight Corporation today announced recent consumer intelligence research findings for the digital camera market. Market Insight found that female shoppers preferred Kodak and Olympus more than male shoppers. Research also found that male shoppers exhibit preferences for Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony. The results are based on measured preferences from 23,000 shoppers during the 1

Rhapsody launches MP3 music download service

NEW YORK - Digital music seller Rhapsody has launched an MP3 download service on its site to rival Apple's iTunes, which dominates the music download market.

EMI Music Enters Into New Agreement With Qtrax for Ad-Supported Digital Music Service

NEW YORK, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- EMI Music, one of the world's leading music companies, has entered into an agreement with ad-supported digital music service Qtrax to make EMI's catalog of digital music available to music fans in the US and Canada.

Miles for Music to Download for Any Device, Any Time

For the first time on any commercial music download site in Canada, content from four major record labels -- EMI, SONY BMG MUSIC (CANADA), Universal and Warner Music Canada -- will be available in a DRM-Free (Digital Rights Management) format. The removal of the DRM is said to be a major milestone in the world of downloading because it frees users from access control and licenses placed upon their music.

The Arts Council, The IRMA Trust and Music Network announce details of the Music Capital Scheme

The Arts Council, The IRMA Trust and Music Network today announced details of the Music Capital Scheme and Research Project, an action-research initiative designed to provide support for the purchase of musical instruments in 2008. The scheme and research project will be operated on a pilot basis in 2008 and will be designed to recommend formalised structures for ongoing support in this area beyond 2008. Closing date for applications 5.30pm Monday 29 September.

Another nail in the DRM coffin: Rhapsody launches DRM-free MP3 store

This week, online music retailer Rhapsody has launched a new DRM-free music store in the US, allowing users to download unprotected 256kbps MP3 files for $0.99 per track (or $9.99 per album). While Rhapsody is just the latest in a string of online music stores to offer DRM-free music (including Amazon's MP3 store and Apple's iTunes Plus), it bangs another nail in the coffin of DRM in the online music business. We think the move away from DRM will benefit consumers, device vendors and online music retailers, by removing one of the biggest barriers to consumer acceptance of digital music sales.

China's music industry warns Baidu search engine over piracy

Chinese music industry representatives Tuesday warned the nation's top search engine Baidu that it risked losing advertising contracts over allegations that it allowed the pirating of music files.

China's music industry warns Baidu search engine over piracy

BEIJING (AFP) — Chinese music industry representatives Tuesday warned the nation's top search engine Baidu that it risked losing advertising contracts over allegations that it allowed the pirating of music files.

China's music industry warns Baidu search engine over piracy

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese music industry representatives Tuesday warned the nation's top search engine Baidu that it risked losing advertising contracts over allegations that it allowed the pirating of music files.

China's music industry warns Baidu search engine over piracy

BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese music industry representatives Tuesday warned the nation's top search engine Baidu that it risked losing advertising contracts over allegations that it allowed the pirating of music files.

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