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Apple’s music social network, Ping, and a followup on Facebook feeds
After my last post, I had a few conversations with friends about a categorized or sortable Facebook feed. The point of my post was as much about how Facebook could have better managed the transition...
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Record companies are for it? Then I’m against it.
What is the biggest impediment to a digital read-write folk culture in music today? Draconian intellectual property law, of course, that resists the application of fair use, presumes bad faith, and...
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NYT ignores draconian copyright terms
The New York Times had a lengthy piece on a legal battle between musical artists and the recording industry. Here’s the lede: When copyright law was revised in the mid-1970s, musicians, like creators...
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How bands get paid
This is a fascinating post from an indie band, via Techdirt, laying out how much they get paid for various purchases or listens across platforms. It’s worth a read. But since I took a little heat for...
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Dear Spotify: the internet is bigger than you
Spotify is awesome. I’m still going to use it to some degree. But I have a major issue with it that has driven me back to Grooveshark, my previous music streaming service. I don’t download or buy any...
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Spotify killing piracy
Via The Atlantic Wire: Spotify is increasingly looking like a winning strategy for record companies trying to fight piracy. A new industry survey from Sweden where Spotify started reports that the rise...
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Music as app
The New York Times on Bjork’s latest album, offered as an app/interactive experience: via Wikipedia The traditional, linear version of “Biophilia,” released this month, can be downloaded from services...
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