If I pay to download tunes from MusicNet or Duet it will expire in 30 days unless I pay again. It costs $10 a month for 75 songs. If I keep the same 75 songs (about 6 CD's worth) on my hard drive for a year, that is $120.00 or $20 a CD. If I want to continue holding those same tunes for an additional year each CD now costs me $40.00 - and I still don't own the music.
Due to be released sometime this summer, Napster's subscription service is ready for testing. The company is now recruiting users to help put the upcoming product through its paces. Beta Testing is expected to begin within the month.
We are witnessing the great land grab for control of Net music with each of several parties looking to have the rules on this new playing field molded to their advantage. The Net is technically an open book right now and practices in the old analog arena don't necessarily have to apply. Each side only wants to bring in that which best serves them, instigating a slew of conflicts.
The fourth review in MP3 Newswire's five part series on the latest versions of the top MP3 software players.
Here is the third review in MP3 Newswire's five part series on the latest versions of the top MP3 software players.
The lawsuit merry-go-round turns up another notch as several recording artists, including Randy Newman and Heart, sue MP3.com for music made available on it's My.MP3.com service.
The new face of file-swapping service Napster and the scattering of its visitors are proof of how far the record labels and Hollywood have come in defusing the biggest online threat to their businesses.
A year ago, the once-underground practice of online file trading was fast approaching the popularity and easy use of an America Online, with the help of Napster and its rivals. But for now it appears the copyright industry has forestalled the threat of a mainstream, long-lasting consumer rebellion.
Here is another MP3 software player review, this time on the latest version of Winamp. Check it out here.
Looking to liberalize present Danish copyright laws that are more strict than other European nations the government of Denmark is preparing a new law that will open up 'fair use' rules among its citizens. The new law will allow all forms of digital copying for personal use, including the right to download music from the Internet.
Napster, Inc. has released the new beta 10, which is its first implementation of
the "acoustic fingerprinting technology" to more accurately identify files so that their filters
may improve your Napster experience (read: help the filters block the songs you are looking
for to aid them with the injunction they were slapped with). Grab it here.
