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Federal agency to rule today on song royalty rates
From the Associated PressRoyalties that digital music companies, including Apple Inc. and record labels, pay songwriters for selling their music as ring tones, CDs and permanent digital downloads are to be set today by a federal agency. This is the first time in nearly three...Tags: Apple Inc., Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Warner Music Group Corporation, Music Industry, Edgar Bronfman Jr.
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Hollywood studios sue to stop distribution of DVD-copying software
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA legal fight erupted Tuesday over the ability of consumers to copy DVDs onto their computers, setting the stage for a new battle between Hollywood and a purveyor of technology that could alter how consumers watch movies at home. The six major...Tags: Mass Media, Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Consumers, New Products
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Music industry reaches settlement on two online royalty issues
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe different parts of the music industry found harmony Tuesday, at least when it came to some online royalties. In an agreement hailed as a "breakthrough that will facilitate new ways to offer music to consumers online," groups representing songwriters,...Tags: MP3s, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Consumer Electronics Industry, Music Industry, Radio
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MySpace tries to strike new chord in digital music
The Associated PressMake room, iTunes. MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene. In a bid to spruce up its popular online hangout, MySpace plans to flip the switch Thursday on a much-anticipated service that will give its roughly 120 million users free access...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., McDonald's, Popular Music, Advertising, Consumer Electronics Industry
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Firms tap rank-and-file for ideas to boost sales, profits
The Wall Street JournalWhen executives at electronics retailer Best Buy Co. want to know if a new product or idea is likely to succeed, they can seek the opinion of rank-and-file employees by turning to the company's "prediction market." The market, called TagTrade, allows...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, New Products, Economic Policy, Intel Corp.
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Music
Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to became the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music...Tags: Music Industry, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Electronics
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Best Buy nabs Napster for nearly $127M
Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to become the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music...Tags: Music Industry, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Electronics
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Best Buy Buying Napster Online Music
Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to become the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music...Tags: Online, Music Industry, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Electronics
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Best Buy to acquire online music group
Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to became the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $121 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music...Tags: MP3s, Online, Morningstar Incorporated, Music Industry, Best Buy Company Incorporated
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Metallica's 'Death Magnetic' a midlife crisis
Chicago Tribune criticIn the past decade, Metallica has had a few image problems. It had run-ins with Napster and fans who were downloading their music, then band members battled with one another and fired their bass player. Once metal innovators, they became parodies of...Tags: Rock and Roll Music, Metal and Mineral, Therapies, Health Treatments, Music
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Business Briefing - September 16, 2008
HEWLETT-PACKARD TO CUT 24,600 JOBS SAN FRANCISCO | Hewlett-Packard Co. says it plans to cut 24,600 jobs, or about 7.5 percent of its work force, in the next three years. The major restructuring comes as HP integrates its newly acquired technology...Tags: Music Industry, Air Transportation, United Air Lines, Puerto Rico, Best Buy Company Incorporated
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Journey takes unlikely turn to find a new singer
New York Times news serviceIf YouTube is meant to be a place where worker drones kill time while on the job by watching movie trailers and hilarious videos of people doing incredibly stupid things, nobody bothered telling that to the members of classic rock troupe Journey. So...Tags: Tinley Park, Tampa, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Music
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