Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market
Sony BMG, EMI, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Arista Records and Capitol Records, sue AllofMp3.com for 1.65 Trillion (USD). They estimate that AllofMp3.com has 11 million copyright infringement violations. With a $150,000.00 price tag per violation, they are suing for more money than Bill Gates can shake a Zune at. Full story here.
Warner to experiment with ‘DVD album’ discs: these will feature:
stereo and surround mixes of the album
extras: ringtones, remixes, photos and video footage
pre-ripped digital music files. Warner is currently in talk with Apple to make those rips, so that they’re iPod-compatible and DRM’d (with FairPlay).
A handful of titles are expected in October, a “full-blown launch” next [...]
We had covered Warner’s decision to form a digital label back in September. Brad points us to it: Cordless Recordings breathes a new air to the world of online music distribution and leaves us impressed.
Forget albums—artists release 3-song “clusters” every 4-5 months to keep things focused and fresh. Genres? “We are open to anything edgy [...]
According to Forbes, Apple still hasn’t struck a deal with two major label for distributing their catalogues in the soon-to-launch australian branch of the iTunes Music Store. Warner Music Group and Sony BMG, the same two companies that are not in the iTMS Japan deal, want variable pricing on the tunes, but Apple’s successful strategy [...]