Found at 7/27/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com Because we're all such busy bees, we finally figured that the easiest thing to do around here would be to assemble some morning links for you. Check 'em out! According to this interview, A2IM CEO Rich Bengloff hates the misuse of the DMCA in Viacom's case against YouTube. Bengloff and his partners will be filing amicus briefs protesting the recent summary judgment that favored YouTube. People ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/22/2010 via www.timesfreepress.com With the Targus charger, users can charge a PC laptop or older Mac (iBook or Powerbook G4) units along with a cell phone, digital camera, Bluetooth headsets, GPS units or an MP3 player. More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/22/2010 via www.stltoday.com What ? A device that turns a sports helmet into a surround-sound music speaker, eliminating the need for headphones and earbuds. More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/21/2010 via www.redherring.com GigsWiz recently grabbed ?150,000 in seed funding in order to let fans tell bands where to play. The Helsinki-based analytics service for the live music industry helps bands interact with fans through a widget placed on their site. More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/20/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com As is the case when a new tome is released that chronicles the plight of the record industry in the digital age, interviews abound, and author Fred Goodman's latest book, Fortune's Fool, is no different.A That said, it has been interesting to see a new perspective emerge where the likes of Steve Knopper and Greg Kot had previously shown.A Recently, Goodman sat down with Wired editor Eliot Van ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/20/2010 via news.yahoo.com Featured soloist and Grammy-nominated trumpeter Gary Grant, who has recorded with such notable artists as David Foster, Barbara Streisand, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion and Toni Braxton, releases his latest album, Don?t Hold Your Breath, on July 20th. The album is being distributed by BFM Digital, a leading digital music aggregator and distributor of independent music. More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/18/2010 via aprn.org Libby Casey, APRN ? Washington DC Fairbanks state representative David Guttenberg took his concerns about Alyeska Pipeline Service Company to the US Congress Thursday. As APRN?s Libby Casey reports, Guttenberg is fighting a recent decision by Alyeska?s outgoing CEO to move more than two-dozen employees from Fairbanks to Anchorage. Download Audio (MP3) More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/16/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com Lawyers aren't the only people the RIAA is throwing money at. CEO Mitch Bainwol receives a $1.91 million in annual salary, with "other compensation" from the RIAA and "related organizations" offering another $123,000. Over $2 million is a pretty astounding sum to take in when you're presiding over an organization that doesn't exactly qualify as a great success... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/15/2010 via the-gadgeteer.com One feature that has always been lacking in Apple?s iPhone and iPod family that many other MP3 player models have had is an FM receiver. Though many may scoff and offer a flippant, ?Who cares about radio??, it?s a feature that was sorely missed when my wife switched from a more standard MP3 player to [...] Filed in categories: Reviews , iPhone, iPad, iPod related Tagged: FM digital radio ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/13/2010 via aprn.org Alexandra Gutierrez, KUCB ? Unalaska Today Amchitka is known mostly as a wildlife reserve. But in the 1970s, it was a cause. The U.S. government selected this island in the Aleutian Chain as a nuclear testing site, and suddenly the place inspired protests and music festivals. Jim Bohlen was a major leader in this [...] More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/10/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com A federal judge on Friday slashed by 90 percent the damages a jury awarded the recording industry in a lawsuit against a university student caught file-sharing. The judge declared the original $675,000 award as "unconstitutionally excessive." U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner reduced last year's verdict to $67,500, or $2,250 for each of the 30 tracks defendant Joel Tenenbaum unlawfully ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/9/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com Album sales continue to slide, and once-booming digital sales are flat, but there are bright footnotes in the recording industry's gloomy 2010 midyear sales summary. Consumers bought 148.4 million albums (both physical product and downloadable delivery) through June 27, down 11% from the 166 million sold to this point a year ago, according to Nielsen SoundScan... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/8/2010 via biz.yahoo.com Guvera Limited, a search website for "free but paid for" music and digital content provided by brands, announced today a licensing deal with The Orchard, a global leader in music and video distribution and comprehensive digital strategy. More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 7/2/2010 via mog.com I just found the best reason to use Google Chrome for browsing MP3 sites. It's an extension that runs in the background and catalogs every MP3 on every MP3 blog, label, artist, search or other site you visit and creates a library of MP3s from all the sites! AND , it will continue to check the sites you've visited, adding new music for you to listen to every day. If you find Dylan tunes on 20 ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 6/30/2010 via www.allaboutjazz.com Drake has emerged as one of raps hottest acts. The rapper Drakes breakthrough single, "Best I Ever Had," which went from a mixtape to a popular EP, didn't get to be the best all on it's own, according to a copyright infringement suit filed by Playboy Enterprises. In the suit, which Playboy filed in a California federal court on June 25, the company says that Drake, whose real name is Aubrey ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
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