After losing its copyright case over music downloading last month, MP3.com says it will remove major-label music from its site. The company is said to be negotiating with recording companies over a million-dollar settlement. – Boston Globe 05/11/00
After losing its copyright case over music downloading last month, MP3.com says it will remove major-label music from its site. The company is said to be negotiating with recording companies over a million-dollar settlement. – Boston Globe
The controversy over the legality and ethics of downloading music over the internet has helped spur a surge in traffic to the sites. Recent net ratings indicate traffic has jumped from 20-52 percent at popular MP3 download sites. – The Times of India (AP)
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
Yale University bans students from using the Napster program for downloading and sharing music over the internet. In return, metal band Metallica, which claims Napster costs it enormous record sales, drops its suit against the university. – Wired 04/19/00
Stephen King’s latest book was published on the web yesterday, but who could get it? The publisher’s website was churning at 100 percent capacity all day, while all over America, many who tried to download the horror tome found their computers crashing. – Boston Globe
College students are downloading so much music over the internet, university computers are slowing to a crawl on many campuses. – Chicago Tribune
As the technology and music industries merge into one, the majors want to encourage the transition to digital downloading, but only with companies willing to play by their rules. The unanswered question is how users will fare in the recording industry’s playbook. – L.A. Weekly
– and good times ahead. Digital downloading of music and film isn’t to be feared, says the president of the recording label BMG. Instead, it will create a new boom in the entertainment business. – Variety
With college kids downloading music for free over the internet, music producers are battling a culture in attempt to stop piracy. – Wired
