Following the Napster name from pirate scourge to persecuted litigant to legit music company over the last few years has been dizzying. “Now in its latest reincarnation, [Napster’s current parent] Roxio has shed its CD-burning software business and plans to concentrate solely on selling and delivering music over the web. It will adopt Napster as … Continue reading “Napster, Take 3”
Just when you thought you’d never have to hear the word Napster again, another lawsuit has been filed over the now-defunct song-swapping service which led the record industry on a merry chase through the courts over the past couple of years. Of course, Napster isn’t around to be sued anymore, so this time, a coalition … Continue reading “Yet Another Frickin’ Napster Lawsuit”
Fear of Napster-like device has publishers worried. ”The publishing industry stands to lose $1.5 billion through e-book piracy by 2005,” warn some in the industry. But how real is the threat? – Inside.com
The music industry has always feared whatever was the latest technological advancement. “But instead of trying to burn down the bridge that now exists between users and musicians (and their labels), why not use that bridge to create, say, a list of all the people who loved the latest Dido album? Then you can talk … Continue reading “USING NAPSTER TO MAKE MONEY”
Fans understand Napster’s just trying to survive, but its alliance with corporate biggies and the likelihood it will start charging turns fans off. “Napster is just one of many ways for people to get music. It can easily be substituted with a similar service. Its not about Napster, its about what it can do for … Continue reading “NAPSTER BACKLASH?”
This year four recordings have sold 1 million copies in their first week of release. In the previous history of the music industry, only two albums ever generated those kinds of initial sales. “Why the sudden increase of records achieving what not long ago was considered an impossible dream? Part of the answer is the … Continue reading “SO MUCH FOR THE NAPSTER THREAT”
Bands’ lawsuits against fans downloading their music over the internet has got fans angry. “One fan became so agitated that he put all of his Metallica merchandise up for sale at eBay on Friday, promising to donate all the proceeds to the parody website paylars.com.” – Wired 04/23/00
Spotify, which controls 36 per cent of the world streaming market, reported third-quarter operating proceeds of $60 million (all figures U.S.) in October 2019. YouTube, meanwhile, revealed its ad-revenue intake publicly for the first time in February: last year it was $15.15 billion, a 36 per cent increase from 2018’s $11.16-billion tally. And here’s what … Continue reading “Time For Spotify Et Al To Pay Musicians More”
This is the archives site for ArtsJournal.com. The site started September 13, 1999 and has aggregated 20-30 stories six days a week from across the arts world since then, without interruption. Over the years our archives were spread out across four platforms and formats, and this project has collected and standardized the databases into one … Continue reading “About ArtsJournal Wayback”
In 2001, the music industry “faced an existential threat” because its “vanquishing of Napster turned out to be a pyrrhic victory: the genie had escaped from the bottle. Dozens of filesharing systems had come into being.” iTunes (even though it’s now bloated and terrible and leaving) “was a revelation,” and made paying for music online … Continue reading “Dear iTunes, Thanks For Saving The Music Industry From Itself”
