EU governments vote against copyright extension in Brussels
[Sound Copyright Newsletter, April 2, 2009] Copyright term extension was dealt another serious blow last week when COREPER, the European Committee representing EU member states and the Council of Ministers, voted against the proposal.
In a surprise move the UK government joined others in a blocking minority, rejecting a compromise deal that would have delivered minimal [...]
DRM sucks redux: Microsoft to nuke MSN Music DRM keys
Another reason for free netlabel music, seen on ars technica:
Customers who have purchased music from Microsoft’s now-defunct MSN Music store are now facing a decision they never anticipated making: commit to which computers (and OS) they want to authorize forever, or give up access to the music they paid for. Why? Because Microsoft has decided [...]
The battle for Sound Copyright
by Becky Hogge – EDRi-member Open Rights Group – UK
Commissioner Charlie McCreevy’s announcement in February 2008 that he proposes to nearly double the term of copyright protection for sound recordings from 50 to 95 years came as a shock to UK digital rights campaigners. Back in 2006, here in the UK, the case against copyright [...]
Stay the hell away from labels
A short interview with Dick Dale the Legendary King of Surf Guitar.
Don’t sign with a label, they’ll get every penny, screw you over and you won’t see anything
(via BoingBoing )
Steve Jobs about the Music Industry and DRM
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple has posted a long article titled “Thoughts On Music“, where he is reacting to recent criticism on the DRM of the iTunes Music Store. It is an interesting article worth reading.
The third alternative is to abolish DRMs entirely. Imagine a world where every online store sells DRM-free music encoded in [...]
eMusic goes European and increases prices for European customers
I have been using the legal mp3 download service from eMusic now for many years as a good source of independent, drm free and affordable online music next to all of my netlabel downloads. Today I received the surprising message from eMusic, that my account has been transfered to Emusic Europe and indeed, on the [...]
