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One Small Step for the FCC…

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Posted on July 11, 2008 - 12:34pm at ArtistOne Analytics
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…One giant leap for Net Neutrality!

Ass.Press’s Desire to Re-write Fair Use

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Posted on June 21, 2008 - 8:13am at The Crone Speaks
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Distribution And Publication

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Posted on April 1, 2008 - 3:07pm at Coolfer
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Yesterday a court ruled in favor of record labels and gave an interpreted of the "making available" argument. In a nutshell, the judge ruled that placing files in a shared folder constitutes publication of a copyrighted work under Section 106(3) of the Copyright Act.

Another Way To Beat Leaks: The Rush Release

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Posted on March 18, 2008 - 8:58am at Coolfer
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The Raconteurs (Jack Black and friends) just announced its new album, Consolers of the Lonely, will be out next week (via Third Man/Warner Bros). Considering that the album was finished earlier this month, that's an incredibly short period of time to get physical product to retailers.

Wednesday Business Links: Jackson Debuts At Top

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Posted on March 5, 2008 - 12:10pm at Coolfer
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• Janet Jackson debuted at the top of the album chart with 181,000 units sold -- a total that passes for a hit these days. Total album sales for the week were 7.95 million units, a 6.4% decrease over the same week last year. (Billboard.biz)

• EMI Music Publishing signed Sam Sparro. (

Will Qtrax Be A Major Player?

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Posted on January 29, 2008 - 8:00am at Coolfer
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With all this Qtrax nonsense going on lately, the one part of commentary lacking has been about the actual product. Judging from my brief exploration on an obviously hamstrung service -- no streaming, no downloading, slow as heck -- I not convinced Qtrax will turn into a major player (assuming it actually gets off the ground). It seems to be too ugly (Nigel Tufnel would comment with "none more black") and too geeky (the Songbird platform) for the mainstream. Screenshots after the jump.

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