Ted Ritzer: Free Musicmy attempt at finding free music via the Internet(Untitled)- December 20, 2003 Song Swappers Win a Big One. The recording industry suffers a major setback when a court rules that ISPs cannot be forced to identify alleged music pirates. The decision makes it much more difficult and costly for the RIAA to wage war on file traders. Wired Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/20.html#a3704 (Untitled)- December 20, 2003 Wal-Mart tests Internet music downloads, for 88 cents a song (AFP). AFP - Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, is jumping into the online music game with a trial launch of a service offering downloads at 88 cents a song. Yahoo! News - Technologyhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/19.html#a3697 (Untitled)- December 20, 2003 Just heard an interview on NPR with Todd Rundgren about music on the Internet, the value of a song, albums, and how the users are now in control. Todd says that iTunes is the wrong model because it commoditizes music, with every tune priced at 99 cents. He's the guy to look to for the killer app in online music, he's always been first. I played a Rundgren song at last week's webcast and people groaned "Oh that's 80s music." What I didn't say is that's music from the guy who could figure out how.http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/19.html#a3696 (Untitled)- December 20, 2003 Down As She Goes MP3http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/19.html#a3690 (Untitled)- December 19, 2003 Kazaa Ruled Legal in The Netherlands. DreamerFi writes "Developers of Kazaa cannot be held liable for the way people use their software, the Dutch Supreme Court has ruled. The dutch version of the ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/19.html#a3678 (Untitled)- December 18, 2003 Wal-Mart to Test Digital Music Downloads (Reuters). Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Thursday it will begin testing digital music downloads on its Web site, undercutting many competing services and perhaps sparking a price war in the crowded online music field. Yahoo! News - Technologyhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/18.html#a3667 (Untitled)- December 18, 2003 Gloo Networks Music. Gloolabs has developed an audio device design that can run on any device that supports Java: The middleware collects music stored on any networked device in a variety of file types including MP3, Internet Radio, AAC, WAV, and soon WMA files. It also supports playlists from MusicMatch, WinAmp, and iTunes. The first customer is MacSense which has built its Linux-based HomePod using the middleware. It can stream music from a networked computer using Wi-Fi and has its own...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/18.html#a3653 (Untitled)- December 18, 2003 Gloolabs Readies A Java-Based WiFi Audio device. An anonymous reader writes "A new Java powered home entertainment audio device design promises to simplify sharing computer music files among computers and ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/17.html#a3645 (Untitled)- December 18, 2003 Off-The-Shelf Online Music Stores. jpkunst writes "The Chicago Sun-Times and CNet news.com report about a new product from Loudeye Digital Media Solutions and Microsoft: pre-fab online music ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/17.html#a3638 (Untitled)- December 17, 2003 Off-The-Shelf Online Music Stores. Slashdot Dec 17 2003 4:49PM ET... Meerkat: An Open Wire Servicehttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/freeMusic/2003/12/17.html#a3636 |