PIRACY IN NEW ZEALAND Lack of access encourages illegal downloads, and ISPs shouldn't be forced to "piss off" their customers by warning them about how they use the internet.   industry | mon, jul 26th, 2010	SIGN A RECORD DEAL? With all of the DIY and direct to fan tools available, why would an artist want to sign with a record label? Here are the pros and cons of signing a record deal.   industry | sun, jul 25th, 2010
MOS SUES ALLEGED FILESHARERS UK super club the Ministry of Sound has dashed off thousands of letters demanding cash from Internet users it alleges have illegally downloaded music.   industry | fri, jul 23rd, 2010	THE ULTIMATE MUSIC HUB!? Microsoft has all the pieces in place to create the ultimate cloud-based music service for Windows Phone 7. Is it really just a matter of stitching them together?   industry | mon, jul 19th, 2010
TOMMY BOY SLAMS TUNECORE "Companies like TuneCore are betting on the long tail because they get the same $10 whether you sell 1 copy or 10,000. 80% is just noise. Hobbyists!" - Read comments!!   industry | mon, jul 19th, 2010	SHARING = CARING What does the former manager of such acts as Pink Floyd and The Clash know about the economics of digital music? He has some ideas on how the industry should proceed.   industry | sat, jul 17th, 2010
RUMORS: 2ND GEN IPAD COMING Apple reportedly plans to launch its second-generation iPad, using 5.6-inch and 7-inch OLED panels according to sources from component makers.   industry | wed, jul 14th, 2010	POPJUSTICE STARTS LABEL New Popjustice Hi-Fi realizes that the whole point of the next Lady Gaga is that they won’t look or sound anything like Lady Gaga :)   industry | tue, jul 13th, 2010
GOOGLE INVEST MORE IN CHINA Google has increased its investment in a Chinese digital music service called Top100.cn, a licensed download service which links download sell-through to search results.   industry | sun, jul 11th, 2010	MEET DISNEY’S NEW CHARACTER… Disney has bought iPhone music games specialist Tapulous for an undisclosed amount in a bid to shore up the social media functions of its existing apps portfolio.   industry | thu, jul 08th, 2010
TRENT REZNOR SCORES FB MOVIE NIN's Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have written the score for David Fincher's new film The Social Network, which is about the founding of Facebook.   industry | fri, jul 02nd, 2010	"YOUR LEGAL YOUTUBE SOUNDTRACK" Rumblefish launched a new service that allows you to purchase a lifetime music license on a selected music track and fully edit the music into your videos.   industry | wed, jun 30th, 2010
VIDEO SITES TO STOP FILTERING? There's one question that needs to be asked after Google's landmark win over Viacom in the YouTube copyright-infringement case.   industry | sun, jun 27th, 2010	24 CENTS Cell phone ringtones have become a big business, but one unsettled legal question was just how much money copyright owners should get paid.   industry | sat, jun 26th, 2010
DEPP RECORDS? Johnny Depp is preparing to launch his own record label and has dispatched staff to scour London for new talent, according to reports.   industry | tue, jun 22nd, 2010	ZIMBALAM Digital music distribution - Sell your releases on iTunes and all digital music stores. Collect 90 % of your royalties.   industry | tue, jun 22nd, 2010
EMI TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW REALITY? EMI no longer considers itself a “label” per se, but a “comprehensive rights management company” under new leadership of Roger Faxon. Read more.   industry | sun, jun 20th, 2010	$1 BILLION LIMEWIRE DAMAGE After winning a ruling against peer-to-peer file-sharing service LimeWire, the recording industry wants to recoup $1 Billion.   industry | mon, jun 14th, 2010