Music Biz Academy Digest - Issue #44 - September 17th, 2002
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Welcome, subscribers to the September 17th edition of the Music
Biz Academy Digest!


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT....
Here's the stuff you ought to know:

These last two weeks have been such that we are really beginning
to see the effects of the RIAA's (Recording Industry Association
of America) war on music piracy. This war of headlines and
politics between all parties has has resulted in some decidedly
'nasty' side-effects.

First off, Napster, the original file-swapping gangsta' was
officially declared 'dead' last week when a federal judge blocked
the sale of the one time powerhouse to media giant Bertelsmann.
Headlines of Napster's demise dominated the news - 'R.I.P.:
Napster', 'Napster Used All Nine Lives', 'Napster Sounds Death
Knell' - the chant was heard from one end of Cyberspace to the
other. Then, this week, in an unexpected twist, one of the
Internet's leading purveyors of 'adult' material offered to
purchase the Napster trademark and web site address. According to
the Mail & Guardian Online, the company plans to use Napster's
file swapping system to distribute its huge library of material.
Yuck. I don't even want to talk about it. That's one deal I am
praying does not go through.

Moving on, MP3Board.com is being sued by the RIAA for linking to
web sites that offer both authorized and unauthorized MP3's for
download. That's right, the RIAA is going after a web site simply
for linking to other sites. Who is MP3Board.com, you ask? Funny,
I hadn't heard of them either, not until the publicity generated
by the RIAA lawsuit inspired me to go check out their web site
(oh, the irony). By the way, I do NOT recommend you visit the
MPBoard.com web site unless you enjoy trying to kill pop-up ads
that spin off even more pop-up ads. Bad web site. Bad, BAD WEB
SITE! (You're probably going to go there now, huh? Don't say I
didn't warn you.) Why is the RIAA bothering with these guys? Who
in their right mind would ever return to this web site a second
time? I clicked on one link on their web site (the random MP3
link) and was sent to pop-up oblivion, then my Antivirus software
popped up to warn me that a javascript running from one of those
windows was infected with a trojan virus. Oh, my, my! Stay away
folks! Thank goodness for Norton Internet Security!

More carnage! AudioGalaxy, sued in May 2002 by the RIAA, has
become a ghost of its former self. AudioGalaxy turned off most
of its download features last week leaving startled users
grasping at air. One frustrated user posted a very interesting
'What Now?' FAQ to the AudioGalaxy message board which stated
'YOU'RE TOO LATE. If you just came to the Audiogalaxy party --
sorry, it's over.' You can view the 'What Now?' FAQ at
http://www.audiogalaxy.com/pages/thread.php?&t=21460980

And the battle rages on.... In its suit against file-swapping
services Kazaa, Morpheus and Grokster, the RIAA asked the federal
judge to skip the trial and make a summary judgment against the
companies. According to attorneys for publisher trade groups, all
three services have done their best to create 'candy stores of
infringement that allow a user to find the most popular music and
movies of our time without paying any of the rights holders.'
Lawyers representing Morpheus asked the judge to skip the trial
too, but on different grounds, saying that they should not be
responsible for how users misuse their network, and that the
file-trading system has too many legal uses to shut it down.

The tsunami continues. According to statistics released by BRS
Media, in the last year alone the number of radio webcasters
broadcasting online has dropped by 31%. The BRS figures state
that well over one thousand US stations have quit broadcasting
online as a direct result of 'the current copyright crisis.'
Strangely, the BRS press release does not specify what 'crisis'
they are referring to, but presumably they mean the new
webcasting royalty rates issued by Federal copyright regulators,
the first payment for which is due October 20th.

In another very interesting tidbit that came across the wire this
week, a report by networking company Sandvine, titled 'The
Effects of P2P on Service Provider Networks,' estimates that in
terms of bandwidth usage, file-sharing networks Kazaa and
Gnutella may account for between 40-60% of all Internet traffic.
Wow! No wonder my Internet connection is so slow!

And finally, you will be much relieved to hear that Lance Bass of
`N Sync won't be orbiting earth in the International Space
Station after all. Ah, shucks!

NAPSTER: R.I.P.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956828.html?tag=cd_mh

MP3BOARD.COM COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASE GETS JURY TRIAL
http://bandradio.com/news/?id=1813

GIGALAW.COM COPYRIGHT LAW : FRAMING AND LINKING
http://www.gigalaw.com/articles/copyright-framing.html

AUDIOGALAXY: The "WHAT NOW?" FAQ
http://www.audiogalaxy.com/pages/thread.php?&t=21460980

RIAA, FILE-SWAPPERS ASK FOR TRIAL'S END
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-957227.html

MORPHEUS ASKS JUDGE TO DROP CASE
http://news.com.com/2110-1023-954367.html

BRS MEDIA: STEEP DECLINE IN STATIONS WEBCASTING
http://www.brsmedia.fm/press020912.html

KAZAA AND GNUTELLA HOG THE INTERNET
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1134977

TED NUGENT MAKES LANCE BASS AN OFFER
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/4021257.htm

Until next time,

David Nevue
Editor, The Music Biz Academy
http://www.musicbizacademy.com
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RELEASING YOUR OWN RECORD: A LEGAL CHECKLIST
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/legalchecklist.htm
For artists who are releasing their own record for the first
time, without the involvement or assistance of a label, the
process can be a little intimidating. It can be easy to miss some
key legal details in the process. Here, therefore, is a very
basic checklist of issues to be considered when releasing a
record. Article by Bart Day.


11 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR NEXT SHOWCASE A SMASH SUCCESS!
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/showcase.htm
Whether you represent a label or individual artist, creating and
promoting a showcase of musical acts can help you book larger
venues, build media exposure, expand your fan base and jump-start
merchandise sales. But how do you do a showcase right—and
cost-effectively? ANTJE, founder of Chicago label, Sweet Pickle
Music, shares 11 tips from her proven-in-practice playbook to
help you craft your own showcase success story. Article by Lance
Helgeson.


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CD COUNTER DISPLAYS
http://www.counterdisplay.com/index.html
Looking for that perfect counter display for your CDs at gigs?
You'll find a few options here for CDs, videos, and even DVDs.
The bad news? A minimum order of 50 counter displays.


ONE WAY MAGAZINE
http://www.onewaymagazine.com/
Set to debut in December, 2002, One Way is a free magazine
targeted to music fans in Los Angeles County. Planned circulation
is 20,000 copies, which will be available in record stores, music
stores, bookstores, restaurants, clubs and bars, spas and health
clubs, and college campuses. Each issue includes a free CD
sampler, of which you can be part. One Way offers competitive
advertising packages to musicians looking for quick exposure. A
'Mini-Showcase', their entry-level advertising option, includes a
song on their CD, a half-page ad in the magazine, and a web site
feature.


PROGART: THE ART OF MATTIAS NORÉN
http://www.progart.com
Hold on to your hats - If you are in search of a graphic designer
for your next CD project, be sure not to miss the work of artist
Mattias Norén at ProgArt. Once you log into the site you'll see
the most recently finished project, but be sure to click on 'CD
Artwork' to see his past work. Mattias is without a doubt one of
the finest artists I've seen in the genre. Each project captures
the mood/story of the album, and there is a definite 'look' to
Mattias' artwork that has a dreamy, surreal quality. Matt is also
an excellent logo designer. Highly recommeded.


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MUSICDISTRIBUTION.COM
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MusicDistribution.com aims to help you find the best places to
promote, sell, and distribute your music on the Internet.
Includes our top 10 list, music promotion tips, and
recommended resources.


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WHY 'JOHNNY' RECORD LABEL (CAN'T COME OUT TO PLAY)
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/comment/kloveplay.htm
If you stop and listen for a moment, after nightfall, when all
the kids have left the playground for the day, you can hear
'Johnny' lying in his bed, while going from a moderate sobbing,
to screaming and wailing at the top of his lungs..."They are not
supposed to be able to have fun without me!" Commentary by Kenny
Love.


IS THE RIAA BECOMING MORE TROUBLE THAN IT'S WORTH?
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/comment/kloveriaa.htm
The more I review the RIAA's actions (and reactions) in today's
industry, the more it appears to me that the RIAA is attempting
to serve up more of its own agenda, political, financial or
otherwise, in its own self-serving interest, as opposed to
serving the music industry wholeheartedly and, most importantly,
the recording artists for which it was (supposedly) originally
founded and intended. Commentary by Kenny Love.


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THE WEB’S FIRST QUARTERLY SONG CONTEST SITE
http://www.songlounge.com
Songlounge.com – The Web’s First Quarterly Song Contest Site
continues its year round song contest, awarding thousands in cash
and prizes every three months to the best three songs. No
gimmicks, bogus recording or publishing contracts or empty
promises of rock stardom - just good o'le instant gratification
every three months. Over $9,000 in cash and prizes to be given
out in this quarter's contest, which ends September 30th.


THE INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/
The ISC invites you to enter your songs now to win a Grand Prize
of $5,000 in cash and $25,000 in merchandise/services and
a chance to have your music heard by the music industry's top
decision makers and musicians! Categories include: Pop, Rock,
Country, Folk, R&B, Hip-Hop/Rap, World Music, and Lyrics Only.
Entrants may submit multiple songs in as many categories as they
wish. A total of $65,000 in prizes will be shared by 27 winners.
There is a $30 entry fee. All entries must be postmarked by
September 30, 2002.


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TEENS WANT THEIR MP3S — AND THEIR CDS
http://tinyurl.com/1hbg
Sure, they download free songs via the Internet, a couple of
Midwestern university roommates say, but that doesn't make them
crooks. They are, nevertheless, seen as part of the MTV
demographic that music company executives blame for contributing
to the demise of their business. Students Lora Michaelides and
Lindsey McCollow, sophomores at Marquette University say the
executives have got it all wrong. "I buy more CDs now. I want to
keep the music business up," said Michaelides. She noted that
while she has probably downloaded as many as 13,000 songs in her
life, she also has lost count of how many CDs she owns.


MUSIC INDUSTRY SHOWS DESPERATION: CHEAPER CDS
http://tinyurl.com/1hbj
Brace yourself to see something startling next time you go to a
record store. You might see some reasonably priced CDs. Most of
the major music companies are starting to offer retailers
limited-time rebates on some releases. As a result, many
consumers paid just $10 for new albums by young performers
including Ashanti and Vanessa Carlton, as well as veterans Sean
"P. Diddy" Combs and Bruce Springsteen. That's a big deal in an
industry that consistently raised CD prices since 1996.


TED NUGENT MAKES LANCE BASS AN OFFER
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/4021257.htm
Ted Nugent has made a special offer to Lance Bass upon hearing
that the 'NSYNC member's proposed trip to the International Space
Station was cancelled by the Russian Space Agency after he was
unable to come up with the $20 million in time. For "only $1
million," the legendary guitarist and outspoken outdoorsman is
inviting Bass to his Michigan ranch to be trained in bow hunting
basics before joining him on a week-long hunt "where he'll be
taught a greater appreciation for nature and gravity as he hunts,
kills, cleans and cooks for himself," says Nugent.


NAPSTER GOES UNMOURNED TO THE GRAVE
http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/2002/09/04/napster2.html
Like so many one-hit wonders before it, the demise of the once
iconic online song-swapping service Napster has failed to stir
much sympathy. "Really, who cares?" Sebastian, a student at the
Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany, told Reuters as he
heard that Napster would likely be forced into Chapter 7
liquidation as early as Thursday. "Everybody's moved on to other
file-sharing (services). The interest for Napster in the Internet
community just wasn't as high as everybody originally thought,"
said the 28-year old student of IT engineering.


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BRS MEDIA: STEEP DECLINE IN STATIONS WEBCASTING
http://www.brsmedia.fm/press020912.html
BRS Media's Web-Radio, the leading portal for "Tuning In" Radio
on the Internet, released their latest statistics today at The
NAB Radio Show. As predicted, the numbers indicate that the
current copyright crisis is having a direct impact on the number
of stations broadcasting online. In the last year alone the
number of radio webcasters has declined by thirty one percent
(31%). Prompted by the current copyright issue, well over one
thousand US stations quit broadcasting online.


MEASURECAST: LESS STATIONS, MORE LISTENERS
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=41412
MeasureCast, Inc., the first company to provide Internet radio
broadcasters with next-day streaming audience size and
demographics data, today released the MeasureCast Internet Radio
Report for August, which finds that more people listened to fewer
Web radio stations last month, and that many stations are
streaming more hours than ever before.


PORN COMPANY BIDS FOR NAPSTER
http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.jsp?a=13&o=9096
A company claiming to own the world's largest collection of porn
has bid to buy Napster, the bankrupt online music company.
Private Media Group Inc., a public company based in Barcelona,
Spain, said it had offered one million shares of common stock in
exchange for Napster's assets. The company plans to use Napster's
file swapping system to distribute its huge library of adult
material.


KAZAA AND GNUTELLA HOG THE INTERNET
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1134977
Two file-sharing companies may account for between 40 to 60 per
cent of all internet traffic according to a report by networking
company Sandvine, titled The Effects of P2P on Service Provider
Networks.


RIAA, FILE-SWAPPERS ASK FOR TRIAL'S END
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-957227.html
Both sides want to end the copyright infringement lawsuit against
popular file-swapping services Kazaa, Morpheus and Grokster
quickly--they just disagree on who should win. Attorneys for the
record labels, movie studios and music publishers trade groups
filed papers asking a federal judge for summary judgment, or a
ruling against the file-swapping companies before going to a full
trial. Lawyers for Morpheus' parent company StreamCast Networks
asked the judge to rule quickly in their favor, saying that
Morpheus had too many legal uses to be shut down in response to
illegal file-traders' actions.


YAHOO, ISPS ENTER NET PRIVACY FRAY
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-957332.html
Yahoo and Internet service providers have sided with Verizon
Communications in its legal spat with the recording industry over
revealing the identity of an alleged peer-to-peer pirate.
In court papers filed late Monday, the groups said that the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has not followed
the law in its efforts to learn more about a Kazaa user accused
of illicitly trading music files. Monday's move highlights the
latest battle lines that have been struck in the legal war over
peer-to-peer networks.


AUDIOGALAXY MOVES TO LEGAL DOWNLOADS
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2122006,00.html
The file-swapping network has signed up with Listen.com to
provide a legal music download service, and streaming access to
albums. One-time file-swapping powerhouse Audiogalaxy, hobbled by
a legal settlement with record labels, has launched a legal music
offer in place of its old download service. The company has
tapped Listen.com to offer a paid subscription service. The offer
launched quietly on Audiogalaxy's site last week.


NAPSTER: R.I.P.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956828.html?tag=cd_mh
In a decision likely to force Napster out of business, a federal
judge blocked the $9 million sale of the onetime file-swapping
powerhouse to German media giant Bertelsmann. The surprise
decision isn't expected to have much effect on the tumultuous
online music world, but the ruling does appear to close the book
on a company that became a consumer favorite while being reviled
by much of the entertainment industry. Most of Napster's
remaining 42 employees have been laid off, and visitors to the
Napster home page found a stark message: "Napster was here."


LAWYERS GO FROM NAPSTER TO MADSTER
http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/News/1134882
A US district court has ordered a preliminary injunction against
online file-swapping service Madster. The company has now become
the target of the legal might of music industry lawyers fresh
from their victory against Napster. More than two dozen record
and other media companies are involved in the litigation, which
they claim violates copyright law in a similar way to Napster.


FIRST "AIR-TO-WEB BROADCAST REPLICATION" TECHNOLOGY PATENTED
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=41174
Decisionmark Corp., a leading provider of Internet-based
broadcast industry solutions, announced today it will work with
WRAL-FM radio in Raleigh, North Carolina, to pilot its patented
Air-to-Web Broadcast Replication (AWBR) technology, allowing the
radio station to transmit its content via the Internet while
replicating its over-the-air signal reach. The significance of
this new technology is it permits any radio station to broadcast
their local signal over the Internet without infringing upon
copyright laws by extending the signal beyond legal geographic
boundaries.


MP3BOARD.COM COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASE GETS JURY TRIAL
http://bandradio.com/news/?id=1813
A federal judge has denied motions for summary judgment on both
sides of a copyright infringement case between record labels
represented by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) and MP3Board.com, a site that provides links to audio
files on public websites -- setting the stage for a jury trial to
begin within the next 30 days. The RIAA sued MP3Board.com for
copyright infringement, over its website that directs users to
other sites offering both authorized and unauthorized MP3 files
for download.


LABELS LOOSENING UP ON CD COPY LOCKS
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956069.html?tag=dd.ne.dtx.nl-sty.0
Fearful of consumer backlash, major record labels in the United
States have slowed controversial plans for making CDs more
difficult to copy, even as tension over online music piracy
mounts. Last year, news that record companies were planning to
add technology to CDs that would block people from making copies
or MP3 files--and in many cases might even prevent playback on
computers--sparked considerable controversy online, and even
lawsuits. Now major record labels themselves have put the brakes
on the drive for copy protection, at least in the United States,
even as record stores lobby for the locks to be added as soon as
possible.


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HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC SUCCESSFULLY ON THE INTERNET
Summer 2002 Edition!
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/htpromotemusic.htm
Learn the marketing and promotion methods that one musician uses
to bring in over $5000 a month in income from the Internet! There
are no 'pipe dreams' sold here. The author details step-by-step
how he finally said good-bye to his day job and starting spending
more time on his music. Download Version Available for only
$14.95!


THE MUSICIAN'S ATLAS - 2002 Edition
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/bookstore/musiciansatlas.htm
Created by The Music Resource Group, this 368-page volume
provides access to over 15,000 music businesses and key industry
contacts in more than 25 categories. Current names, phone and fax
numbers, e-mail and website addresses, detailed submission
policies and the styles of music preferred is just some of the
information you'll find on every page of The Atlas. Available in
hard copy for only $24.95!


THE INDIE BIBLE
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Need to create some BUZZ about your music? Looking for reviewers?
Radio station contacts? Promotion services? Then grab The Indie
Bible. This fantastic new musicians 'black book' contains pages
filled with contacts with publications and radio programmers all
over the world. These are people who actively look for music to
review! Download or Hard Copy Version Available for $24.95!


MUSIC IS YOUR BUSINESS
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This great offering from music biz consultant Christopher Knab is
now available in PDF format! Find out why so many musicians fail
and how you can get the 'edge'. Learn how to attract
distributors, radio play, and how to create a demand for your
music. Music Is Your Business includes excellent flowcharts and
graphs, demonstrating in simple terms how the industry operates.
Sample artist bio, fact sheet, and checklists for jump-starting
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THE GUERRILLA MUSIC MARKETING HANDBOOK
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ART DESIGN - CDs, Posters, One-Sheets, and Web Sites
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/artdesign/
In this business of music, image means everything! You know it,
we know it, the music industry knows it. Our hand-picked graphic
designers will help you make a powerful statement about your
music! Whether you need art design for your CD package, or just a
quick logo, it's all here. Check out the very cool one-sheet
designs, the perfect item to make your press kit stand out!


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