Posts tagged “music”

Drop it like it’s hot

Posted by admin on February 13, 2007. 2 comments.

“RIAA” sues AllofMP3.com

Posted by admin on December 25, 2006. No comments.

A set of companies belonging to the RIAA sue the Russian AllofMP3.com for a whopping 1.65 trillion USD. That’s a lot of money. BBC, for example has the story, but let me compare this number to some other figures: The Russian GDP is appr. $1.576 trillion (src) According to RIAA, music industry losses are $4.2 [...]

iLike to compete with last.fm

Posted by admin on November 9, 2006. One comment.

I spotted a new social music networking site – iLike.com through TechCrunch. Looks interesting at first, but just how easy is it to be a second comer in this market? I mean last.fm recommends music based on your taste of listening, just as iLike does. However there’s a small problem here. It’s a lot easier [...]

We are not evil

Posted by admin on October 22, 2006. No comments.

All those interested in revolutionary music business should head down to Korjaamo, located in T????l??, Helsinki – to listen to John Buckman, the CEO of Magnatune. He’s giving a talk in another Aula event at 7pm on Monday the 23rd of October. Read more here. Magnatune is an online record label. Its catalogue can be [...]

Poor Seamus – Sydney 5 Miles

Posted by admin on August 14, 2006. One comment.

Last week I got an album, Poor Seamus – Sydney 5 Miles, that will be on sale in Finland on the 13th of September (don’t worry, it was 100% legal :) ). I have listened to the CD and then had to go through it again. I’m pretty sure these guys will break it big [...]