Copyright Monkeywrench: The 70,200-Song Mash-Up
Johannes Kreidler hopes to question the concept of music copyright with a 33-second song called "Product Placements" that includes no fewer than 70,200 samples — each of which must be cleared in order...
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It’s Official: No Doors Without Jim Morrison
In 1970, The Doors got into a fight over Buick, the lumbering auto manufacturer that wanted to use the apocalyptic Los Angeles quartet’s "Light My Fire" to sell cars. The agreement that resulted...
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Guns N’ Roses Leaker’s Fate Rests in the Band’s Hands
The feds may have their hooks into him, but Guns N’ Roses leaker Kevin Cogill’s real headache is still the band. Chances of him getting any jail time are slim, but Guns N’ Roses could bankrupt him —...
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Former Label Exec Sees Future Outside Music Distribution
Dan Pelson thinks licensing music for online distribution is dumb. He shouldknow: the former consumer marketing SVP at Warner Music Group wants tocreate a community around the music people already own...
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Reversal of Misfortune: Isohunt Sues CRIA
What the hell is the CRIA? Think of it as Canada’s RIAA, well, because it is. Now it is also a target of a preemptive suit from troubled torrent tracker Isohunt. As Wired’s Threat Level reported in...
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Is MySpace Music Deliberately Blocking Indies?
Currently valued at around $2 billion even though it has yet to launch or land a CEO, News Corporation’s MySpace Music venture has a lot to prove if it wants to take its place next to iTunes as an...
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MySpace Music Looks Good, But It’s No iTunes Killer
MySpace Music has has some cool new features, but an iTunes killer it is not. The finest benefit of the new look is its playlist feature, which allows users to build playlists from search results or...
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Napster Judge Calls for Major Copyright Reform
Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, who presided over the case that killed off original Napster, proposed a bold plan Monday to reform copyright for the digital age bycreating a new public/private organization...
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John McCain to Jackson Browne: You’re Welcome
John McCain has two words for Jackson Browne: You’re welcome. That’s the gist of a response to Browne’s lawsuit that the McCain campaign’s sampling of his classic (or, as they put it, "long-ago...
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Paul McCartney Doesn’t Mind Free Music
Fans who can’t find the Beatles in the iTunes store can take some solace in Paul McCartney’s recent admission that he doesn’t object to people downloading music without paying for it. "It’s weird for...
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