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Hello subscribers, and welcome to the June edition of the
Music Biz Academy Digest! Thank goodness summer is finally here.


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

It really is amazing to stand back and watch how 'file sharing'
technology, and all the controversial issues surrounding it, is
transforming the music industry. It's not unlike watching a great
experiment in chemistry come to boil: we see the chemical
reactions occurring, we watch the sparks fly with glee, but we
don't know exactly WHAT monstrous creature - or beautiful
creation - might come of the concoction.

We all know the negative impact of file sharing on the Internet.
We're being told via the press all the time. Some are saying the
music industry as we know it won't exist in a mere decade. Just
this week, John C. Dvorak, contributing editor for PC Magazine,
stated "...the game is over. The music industry, as it now
exists, cannot continue."

Is that really such a bad thing? Let's take a look at the
positive...

If you are an independent artist, you should celebrate the many
changes occurring in the industry. The reality that you can be a
successful artist without selling your soul for a record deal is
becoming more the 'norm' and less the 'exception' all the time.
Opportunities abound on the Internet. Through Internet radio,
Kazaa Desktop, MP3.com and dozens of other online venues, your
music can heard by literally *thousands* of people every day, and
that translates to CD sales. I just received an email from a
producer who told me that using the methods he learned from my
book (http://www.promoteyourmusic.com), he sold over 3,000 CDs
from his web site (http://www.sabbatum.com). Thanks to the
Internet, and in some ways 'file sharing', you don't need a major
label record deal to find an audience for your music anymore.

I tell you this to emphasize my point: If you are an independent
artist, I believe the music industry is changing in your favor.
In last month's column, I outlined how iTunes, in very short
order, has created a platform for digital music distribution that
everyone, including the RIAA, is getting behind. This past week
there was another interesting development: Apple, the maker of
iTunes, began to reach out to independent artists. Derek Sivers
of CDBaby.com met with Apple at their request to discuss ways to
include independent artists in the iTunes store. For details on
this meeting, see http://tinyurl.com/ebg2 . A few points from the
meeting:

1) Independent artists will get the same deal as major label
artists.
2) Independent artists will get the same treatment as major label
artists.
3) iTunes will not charge independent artists anything to have
their music included in the store.
4) iTunes will pay participating artists every month for sales of
their music.

As it appears now, CDBaby.com will be the sole representative for
unsigned artists, so if iTunes is something you want to be a part
of, sign up at http://www.cdbaby.net to sell your CDs at CDBaby.
That's something you should be doing anyway.

I'll continue to provide you more information on iTunes and
CDBaby as this story develops.

CDBABY ITUNES REPORT
http://www.gnutellanews.com/article/6830

ITUNES IS CHANGING EVERYTHING
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/internet/itunes.htm

APPLE ITUNES
http://www.apple.com/itunes/

RIAA DECLARES WAR (Dvorak's Column)
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1118692,00.asp

Here are a few other stories from recent days that have caught my
interest:

Roxio, who purchased the remains of Napster, acquired the
PressPlay music service in May. The acquisition included not
only PressPlay's existing distribution structure, but all 300,000
tunes in its catalog as well as the license agreements already in
place with all five major record labels. Roxio, who hired Napster
founder Shawn Fanning as an adviser earlier this year, plans to
revive Napster as a rejuvenated - and legal - digital
distribution system for music.

IT'S OFFICIAL: PRESSPLAY TO BECOME NAPSTER
http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2208791

ROXIO PREPARES FOR RELAUNCH OF NAPSTER
http://www.roxio.com/en/company/news/archive/prelease030519.jhtml

How popular is file-sharing? So popular that by the end of May,
Kazaa Media Desktop became the top downloaded software *ever* on
the Internet with over 230 million downloads. Kazaa receives an
average of 366,000 downloads *per day*, compared to an average of
only 50,000 downloads per day for ICQ, which previously held the
title of 'most downloaded software.'

KAZAA BECOMES TOP DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE - EVER
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t272-s2135127,00.html

KAZAA MEDIA DESKTOP
http://www.kazaa.com/

The RIAA filed suit against 19-year-old Jesse Jordon, a student
at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., for designing
a campus search tool called ChewPlastic.com. Jesse designed the
system to function as a convenient search utility for the campus
network. But guess what? Kids on campus used the tool to search
for more than just PowerPoint presentations and physics notes -
they used it to download music from the campus network. The RIAA
sued Jesse, stating that in creating a tool that enabled
'widespread music thievery', Jesse himself is, basically, a
thief. Jesse handed over his $12,000 life savings to settle with
the RIAA.

RIAA WRATH HITS TEEN
http://tinyurl.com/dutz

CHEWPLASTIC.COM
http://www.chewplastic.com/

And finally, one of the most widely distributed stories this
month involved the FCC's new media rules. The 'relaxed' FCC rules
allow a single media company to own enough television stations to
reach as much as 45 percent of the U.S. television market. Thus,
a single media entity could own both television stations and
newspapers in most every major market.

The new FCC rules have set off a firestorm of debate, and for
good reason. Do you really want one company controlling most or
all of your news? There's a huge effort in Congress to block the
new rules, so they may never come to fruition.

FCC EASES RULES ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1012027.html

DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS JOIN IN PROTEST OF NEW FCC RULES
http://www.tvweek.com/topstorys/060903democrats.html

US HOUSE MAY KILL ROLLBACK OF NEW FCC MEDIA RULES
http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2003/06/05/rtr992402.html

One last note. If you would like to join me at the Oregon Coast
for a two-day workshop on music marketing, you need to sign up by
June 30th!

The workshop will be given August 2-3 through Portland State
University, and it features Christopher Knab (of FourFront Music
and Media) and myself. You'll basically be given a live
presentation of my book, plus the opportunity to ask any
questions you wish. Workshop participants get free copies of both
my book, 'How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the
Internet', and Chris' book, 'Music is Your Business.'

Get details on the workshop at
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/workshops.htm

Until next time,

David Nevue
Editor, The Music Biz Academy
http://www.musicbizacademy.com
http://www.promoteyourmusic.com
http://www.mp3.com/davidnevue

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MAKING A MUSIC VIDEO: HOW'S YOUR TIMING?
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/radio/videos.htm
Many times, beginning bands that get a hold of some money
($100,000+) try to put out a video. There is nothing wrong with
the intent, it's just that their timing is off. So, when is the
timing right? Here are some words of wisdom from promoter Bryan
Farrish.


NOLO'S LEGAL TIPS FOR SONGWRITERS
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/nololegaltips.htm
You may have written a song with huge potential -- a fabulous
melody, great lyrics and memorable hooks. But that, by itself, is
not enough to fill your mailbox with royalty checks. Here are ten
legal-ish tips that may help.


SONGWRITING TECHNIQUES
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/songwritingtechniques.htm
"In the last article I wrote (21 Songwriting Tips), we explored
many different ways to expand our musicianship as a whole.
Songwriting Techniques takes us a step inward, focusing on the
art of welding a song that used to exist only in our minds."
Another really excellent article by Ken Hill. Highly recommended
for songwriters.


RADIO SPECIALTY SHOWS: MORE SPECIAL THAN YOU THINK
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/comment/kloveradio.htm
Radio specialty shows are gold mines, yet, few artists are aware
of them, or take advantage of their power. Read this article to
learn how you can put them to great use. Article by Kenny Love.


WHAT 'A&R' REPS DO
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/aandr.htm
What exactly is an 'A&R' rep anyway? We hear the term all the
time, and most of us have a certain picture in our mind. But it
is correct? Here's a short job description. Article by
Christopher Knab.


BUILDING YOUR FANBASE AND THE POWER OF PERSONAL PERSUASION
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/cs_fanbase.htm
"Even though I am signed to Mesa/Bluemoon records, I am under no
illusions that one day my contract with this label will come to
an end....who's to say I might not want to take advantage of a
situation I have created, and go all the way indie? Why not make
$14 per CD instead of $1 (approx). There's a great deal more
money to be made selling direct, opposed to being a small cog and
selling through a corporate system." Article by Chris Standring.


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MUSIC BIZ INTERNSHIPS: DO'S AND DON'TS
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/careerplanning.htm

PROMO KIT PHOTOS
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/knab/articles/promokitphotos.htm

HOW LABELS AND RADIO STATIONS WORK TOGETHER
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT - ZZOUNDS.COM
http://www.musicbizacademy.com/zzounds.htm
zZounds is a premier source of recording equipment, guitars,
pianos, keyboards, software, mics, tuners, and music more.
zZounds guarantees to beat any price, and there is a 30 Day price
protection program - so if you find a lower price AFTER you
purchase, zZounds will refund you the difference! zZounds also
offers very low shipping costs on equipment and in many cases
shipping is absolutely free. zZounds also ships your product
immediately - no waiting! Finally, almost every product in the
easy-to-browse catalog has user reviews from previous buyers so
you can be confident of the quality of what you're buying. Very
highly recommended. A great place to buy, or even just get info
on equipment you are interested in.


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AUDIO KINGDOM
http://www.audiokingdom.com/
Looking for a way to take credit cards and sell your CDs from
your own web site without a merchant account or paying monthly
fees? Check out what Audio Kingdom has to offer. You get a
storefront customized to the look and feel of your web site which
allows you to sell your CDs, as well as MP3 singles from those
CDs. Your visitors can also preview your music before they buy
and post album reviews. You can sell t-shirts and other
merchandise, take payments via Visa, MC, money order, check, or
PayPal, AND accept payments via a toll free 800 number. Once
you're set up at AudioKingdom, you insert a single line of HTML
on your web site and your storefront is up and running. The cost
for all this? Audio Kingdom takes 25% of your sales - you get the
rest. No setup fee!


GIGAMERICA
http://www.gigamerica.com/
GigAmerica is built around the idea of putting musicians from
across the country in touch with each other for the purpose of
cross-promotion. GigAmerica's Gig-Swapping Network creates a
means for local groups to expand their fan-base to others regions
by playing with an out-of-town band in their hometown and visa
versa. Simply put, it's the concept of "you open for us in our
town and we'll open for you in yours." A GigAmerica band can
check out songs, pictures, bios and tour dates of different
artists, determine whom they want to play with, and then send a
Gig-Swap Request Form directly to the group via E-mail. Looking
for a venue to perform at? Check out the very cool 'Find-A-Venue'
tool, and search for venues by city, state, or music style. Once
you've located a potential venue, you can click on the search
results to bring up contact information, including contact name,
venue address and a map to the venue.


MUSIC LAW: FREE LEGAL ADVICE
http://law.freeadvice.com/intellectual_property/music_law/
Here you'll find answers on nearly every aspect of music law -
including copyrighting your music, royalties, protecting your
band name, music publishers, recording contracts and agreements,
getting perimission to use a song, and many other topics. Very
useful.


MUSICIANS AVAILABLE
http://www.musiciansavailable.com/
MusiciansAvailable.com is massive database of singers,
songwriters, music professionals, instrumentalists... you name
it. If you're looking for musicians or singers for your band, or
you're looking to join a band, MusiciansAvailable.com is a great
place to start looking or add your own information. The database
itself is searchable by a multitude of options, including skill,
location, and music genre.


MYMUSICJOB.COM
http://www.mymusicjob.com/jobseekernew.php
Looking for work in the music business? Join MyMusicJob.com to
get access to job listings and internships, as well as post you
resume. All jobs are posted by the employers themselves. Want a
sampling of what's available? Use the free "Seach Job" option to
view recent openings. Cost? A 60-day membership is only $9.99.


TURNBOX STUDIOS
http://www.turnbox.com/
Turnbox is an innovative design and technology firm that
specializes in Flash programming. If you're looking for a
high-tech designer to create a dynamic web site that will WOW
your visitors, Turnbox's work is impressive. Clients include
Pearl Jam, Rhino Records, Sony Music, Quincy Jones, and many
others.


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The Music Biz Academy has no connection with the below contests
or opportunies. They simply looked interesting to us, so we
thought they'd be interesting to you. *Participate at your own
risk.*


THE COCA COLA NEW MUSIC AWARD
http://www.newmusicaward.com/
The Coca-Cola Company, The American Music Awards (AMA), dick
clark communications (DCC), and The CMJ Network (CMJ) are
announcing a call for entries to the third annual "The American
Music Awards Presents The Coca-Cola New Music Award" competition.
The winner of this nationwide competition for unsigned bands will
perform live on the 31st Annual "American Music Awards" telecast
in November on ABC-TV. To enter "The Coca-Cola New Music Award"
competition, individual artists and bands are asked to submit
three original songs along with a biography, photo and lyrics.
Submissions may be sent either digitally to www.newmusicaward.com
or by mail on audiocassette or CD. Online entries must be
received by June 23, 2003, and mail-in entries must be received
by June 30, 2003. NO ENTRY FEE.


1 800 CALL ATT 'BATTLE OF THE BANDS'
http://www.consumer.att.com/callatt/music.html
1 800 CALL ATT for Collect Calls is inviting America's best new
bands and solo artists to enter their 'Battle of the Bands'
Contest for a chance to get the exposure of a lifetime - touring
and opening for a major recording artist. Danny Goldberg, CEO of
Artemis Records along with other music professionals will judge
finalists on musical ability, musical composition and lyrics.
Accepted genres include R&B/Hip Hop, Modern or Hard Rock. Three
finalists are eligible to win professional studio-recording
time valued at $2000 each. One grand prizewinner will be selected
in mid-September, and will win the chance to tour and open for a
major recording artist during a future tour. Enter by June 27th,
2003.


THE 2003 WINDRIFT MUSIC SONGWRITING COMPETITION
http://www.windriftmusic.com/2003/index.htm?mba
Over $30,000 in cash and prizes to be won!!! Fabulous Sponsors
and Industry Professional Judges. Open now till July 31st, 2003
deadline. FREE e-Book, & Music Industry Discounts with every
entry! Monthly spot-prizes, Early Bird Bonuses & FREE entries
available! Enter online or by mail. $20 entry fee.


INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION
http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/
$100,000 in cash and prizes to be given away. 68 winners in 13
categories. Overall Grand Prize Winner - $10,000 cash and $25,000
merchandise. Judges include Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20, Monte
Lipman - President of Universal Records, Tina Davis - Sr. VP of
A&R Def Jam, Rose Noone - Sr. VP of A&R at Epic Records and more.
All entries must be postmarked on or before September 15, 2003.
$30 entry fee.


SHOWCASE ON TV IN NASHVILLE
http://www.nashvilleconnection.com/countrytalentsearch1.html
Talent Search TV (TSTV), a monthly competition, is giving artists
a chance for much needed exposure in Music City. The last weekend
of each month, starting March 29, TSTV will begin the first of
eight competitions that will run through October. Contestants
will compete for the $100 monthly winner position and advance to
the Grand Finals in November. The Grand Prize includes $1000
cash; a two song recording session; a music video to be aired on
Travlin' Music Television's American Music Showcase shown to
536,000 homes; A photo shoot; an Epiphone acoustic guitar; a
showcase at THE TRAP & Nashville's Legendary Hall of Fame Lounge
and Hotel accommodations in Nashville For 4 nights on Music Row.


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GET YOUR MUSIC HEARD!
http://www.rainmusic.com/tonos.htm
Our friends at Tonos have blown the door of opportunity open for
more than a few musicians and songwriters. Founded by legendary
music makers Carole Bayer Sager, David Foster and Kenneth
"Babyface" Edmonds (all three Grammy winners), Tonos gives many
artists the chance to get their music into the hands of the A&R
folks that matter. On a regular basis, record labels,
film/television music supervisors, producers, managers, and other
music industry entities contact Tonos when they're looking for
specific musical talents. For example, Steve Lillywhite, producer
of albums by U2, Dave Matthews and the Rolling Stones, used Tonos
to find the first artist he signed for his new record label. And
he's not alone. On a constant basis, there are new opportunites
listed. Click link above to view current listings.


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UPBEAT R&B SONGS NEEDED FOR MAJOR LABEL FEMALE ARTIST!
A Major label is looking for songs for their new R&B artist. The
A&R manager is looking for urban upbeat songs for this 22 year
old female, who has a degree in music and a very adult sound. She
also plays the piano, but the songs do not necessarily have to be
piano driven. They are looking for songs similar to songs that
Patti LaBelle would perform. Strong songs that tell a great story
for a very strong vocalist. Deadline is Monday June 30th, 2003


THE BLUE MAN GROUP LOOKING FOR GUITARISTS!
The Blue Man Group, who became an international phenomenon with
their television commercials for Intel, are looking for
guitarists to become part of their shows throughout the U.S.
Deadline is Monday July 14th, 2003


MAJOR PUBLISHER ACCEPTING SONGS FOR "THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS"!
The manager of the Film Soundtrack Division of a major music
publisher has agreed to listen to submissions from the Top Picks
of our A&R Department for this Industry Opportunity in
consideration of placement in the third installment of The Matrix
trilogy. Deadline is Tuesday July 15th, 2003.


For more info on these and other opportunities, please visit
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THE RIAA'S DILEMMA
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=175
The RIAA's battle against the P2P networks seems to be bogged
down. Networks such as eDonkey, FastTrack, Piolet, and others are
stronger than ever, as the lashes the P2P community received from
the blows of the RIAA have strengthened their resistance to
attack. Now, while the RIAA contemplates what to do with the
recently gained identities of alleged copyright infringers, they
are faced with the crisis of how to convince a major portion of
the population that what they are doing is wrong.


RIAA DECLARES WAR: CHANGE NEEDED
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1118692,00.asp
Recent revelations predict that the music industry is going to
resort to dirty tricks to halt music piracy. These include but
are not limited to (do I sound like a license agreement?)
planting Trojan horses, disabling individual computers, causing
Internet slowdowns through hacking, sending out bogus files
posing as real files, and going into your PC to erase files. You
can read about this in a recent exposé in The New York Times as
well as on many Web sites. Madonna has already taken action by
sending a recording to MP3 sites purporting to be her new song
but actually containing a mean message. Hackers immediately
targeted her site. And with the RIAA gauntlet tossed to the
ground, the wrath of hackerdom will certainly be focused on music
industry Web sites and servers until they beg for mercy.


RIAA GOING THE WAY OF THE DODO?
http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=172
The RIAA continues to turn up the legal pressure on just about
everybody to combat falling CD sales, blaming the explosion of
downloaded music for plunging revenues, but another, more
plausible explanation lies in industry data. While downloading
music may contribute to the trend of falling CD sales, the
failure of the RIAA business model in the face of a changing
market bears most of the responsibility. The days of big industry
monopolizing the market, giving us a few 'chosen' bands to select
from, charging higher and higher prices for only 'CD quality'
music are numbered. Evolution continues, maybe the RIAA model
will go the way of the Dodo.


WHY THE FCC IS WRONG ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP
http://tinyurl.com/dzfb
On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to
dramatically ease current limits on media ownership. The move is
supported by FCC Chairman Michael Powell, a majority of FCC
commissioners, and the handful of megacorporations--Disney, AOL
Time Warner, Clear Channel Communications, and Viacom, among
them--that already dominate what we see on TV, hear on the radio,
and read in print and online. Who's against it? Dozens of
groups--from Common Cause and the Consumers Union to the Family
Research Council and the National Rifle Association--representing
tens of millions of members and spanning the political spectrum.
Because, in a democracy, the media isn't just another business.
Instead, it's what we turn to for the ideas and information that
make it possible for us to perform our duties as citizens, such
as voting and being involved in community issues.


TIME TO FACE THE MUSIC
http://tinyurl.com/db16
For the record business, there's bad news, worse news and even
worse news still. The bad news is that sales of CDs are in a
freefall, representing a $250 million loss over the last two
years. This is where the even worse news comes in. The industry
as it is now — the one that started in the 1890s when the first
commercial recordings hit the market — may simply not be around
in a decade or even less. As music downloading continues to soar
— KaZaA's online file-sharing service leapt by a staggering 1,500
per cent between the summers of '01 and '02 — layoffs are
widespread across the recording industry. Entire divisions — such
as Sony's classical division in Canada — are being pared back.
Such high-priced stars as Mariah Carey are getting dumped. And
the vicious backbiting has begun.


ENTHUSIASM RULES!
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=7968
There is one simple skill you should master that can often have a
surprisingly positive effect on your music career. What is it,
you may ask? Enthusiasm. Article by Jeffrey Fisher


MUSIC INDUSTRY TRIES GOING MOBILE
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20950~1416516,00.html
Hip-hop star Nelly did it. Madonna is doing it. And British rock
group Radiohead has plans to boost music sales by reaching out to
fans through mobile phones. With sales of CDs on a three-year
slide, the music industry sees mobile phones as powerful outlets
for promoting artists and a new way of distributing music for
profit -- something it failed to do in the early days of Internet
music-swapping. In recent months, record companies have entered
deals with wireless carriers and other companies to tap into a
growing U.S. mobile market.


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RIAA TAKES TEENS LIFE SAVINGS
http://tinyurl.com/dutz
On April 3, 19-year-old Jesse Jordan received a call that changed
his life. The freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in
Troy, N.Y., learned he was being sued by one of the most powerful
trade groups in the United States, the RIAA. Jordan, an
information technology major, created ChewPlastic.com, the second
most popular search directory on the RPI campus. "You go to the
site, you type in a search term, and it finds files on the
network," Jordan said. Jordan compares his site to Google, the
popular Internet search engine. "I never promoted piracy," Jordan
said. "What I did was ran a search engine on a campus network
[where] the network already existed," Jordan said. But Jordan did
agree to pony up $12,000, his entire savings account, to the
RIAA. Jordan and his father, Andy Jordan, felt the settlement was
their best option. "They agreed to allow Jesse to deny their
allegations. They agreed to dismiss the case and all allegations
against him," Andy said. "Basically they agreed that he didn't do
anything wrong, but [they're] taking his 12 grand."


SPEEDS 6,000 TIMES FASTER THAN BROADBAND?
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1013969.html
A research team has unveiled a new system to turbocharge the
Internet, claiming to be able to achieve speeds so high an entire
movie can be downloaded in mere seconds. According to the journal
New Scientist, the breakthrough was achieved by a team from the
California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The team is already
talking to Microsoft and Disney to look into using the system to
deliver high-quality video over the Web. The new system, coined
Fast TCP, can boost download speeds dramatically while using the
existing Internet infrastructure.


VERIZON TO HAND NAMES OVER TO RIAA
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-1013154.html
Verizon said Wednesday that it will turn over to a recording
industry trade group the names of four anonymous subscribers
accused of illegal file swapping after an appellate panel denied
the company's request for a delay. In a victory for copyright
holders, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia refused to intervene in the case and protect the
subscribers' identities while the case moves forward. However,
final victory for the recording industry is still a ways off,
with a pending appeal scheduled for a hearing in September that
could vindicate Verizon.


NONCOMMERCIAL WEBCASTERS REACH ROYALTY RATE DEAL
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/6009842.htm
The recording industry and operators of educational and
noncommercial Web sites have settled on royalty rates for
broadcasting music over the Internet, circumventing a looming
arbitration battle. The deal covers six years, 1998 to 2004, and
sets the range of annual minimum fees webcasters must pay to
broadcast copyright music over the Internet. Depending on the
year, how many broadcast channels a webcaster transmits on and
the type of Web site, the noncommercial webcasters will have to
pay from $200 to $500 annually.


RECORD LABELS SUE MORPHEUS MAKER
http://rss.com.com/2100-1027_3-1012908.html
The recording industry has filed a new copyright infringement
suit against the makers of Morpheus, a move that comes only a
month after suffering a setback in its legal fight against the
file-sharing service. The new suit involves a Web radio service
never launched by Streamcast Networks. Record labels allege in
the suit that in preparing to launch the radio service,
Streamcast bought thousands of CDs with thousands of songs and
then transferred the music onto a digital database without the
permission of the copyright owners. Streamcast CEO Michael Weiss
called the lawsuit frivolous.


FCC EASES RULES ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1012027.html
The Federal Communications Commission on Monday voted 3-2 to
relax rules limiting ownership of TV stations, radio stations and
newspapers, saying that decades-old regulations are obsolete in
part because of the rise of the Internet and other new
technologies. Under the new rules, broadcast networks may own TV
stations that reach 45 percent of the national audience, an
increase of 10 percentage points, and in most cases a company may
now own both a newspaper and a radio station in the same area.
Media mergers still must be approved by the FCC and the Justice
Department.


FCC SETS LIMITS ON MEDIA CONCENTRATION
http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=52623
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted new
broadcast ownership rules that are enforceable, based on
empirical evidence and reflective of the current media
marketplace. Today’s action represents the most comprehensive
review of media ownership regulation in the agency’s history,
spanning 20 months and encompassing a public record of more than
520,000 comments. The FCC stated that its new limits on broadcast
ownership are carefully balanced to protect diversity, localism,
and competition in the American media system. The FCC concluded
that these new broadcast ownership limits will foster a vibrant
marketplace of ideas, promote vigorous competition, and ensure
that broadcasters continue to serve the needs and interests of
their local communities.


ALTNET TO PAY KAZAA USERS FOR FILE-SWAPPING
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t278-s2135436,00.html
Later this week, Kazaa parent Sharman Networks and marketing
network Altnet will jointly release a new bundle of file-swapping
software that will include a programme that will pay users to be
a part of it. The idea, says Altnet chief executive Kevin
Bermeister, is to harness the computing resources of the tens of
millions of Kazaa users to distribute authorised files such as
games, songs and movies. Giving people an incentive to host and
trade paid files could create a powerful medium for distributing
authorised content and could diminish file-trading networks' role
as hubs of online piracy, he said.


THE ONLINE MUSIC PRICE WAR HAS BEGUN
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/5957169.htm
Listen.com, which offers Internet radio broadcasts and other
programming for $9.95 a month, is lowering the price for burning
digital music onto compact discs to 79 cents per song, the
company said Wednesday. The move comes just one month after Apple
Computer Inc. launched an online music store, in which Macintosh
users can download a song for 99 cents with few restrictions -
and no monthly subscription fee. The announcement also reflects
how companies are casting about for effective strategies to lure
customers in the nascent business of selling songs online.


KAZAA BECOMES TOP DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE - EVER
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t272-s2135127,00.html
Sharman Networks on Thursday said its Kazaa file-sharing software
was on track to set a record in the next few hours, as it becomes
the most-popular free program on the Web with more than 230
million downloads. By hitting that total, Kazaa would surpass the
popular ICQ instant messaging program, Sharman said. A Sharman
spokeswoman said Kazaa has been receiving an average of 366,000
downloads per day, whereas the ICQ application has been receiving
an average of 50,000 downloads per day, as measured by
Download.com.


WOOLWORTHS TO SELL DIGITAL ALBUMS PRIOR TO 'OFFICIAL' RELEASE
http://www.newmediazero.com/nma/story.asp?id=242021
Woolworths has launched an online music preview service that
offers legitimate downloads of albums weeks before their release.
For a small premium, customers can purchase digital copies of
pre-release albums which will be replaced with a copy of the CD
on the day that the album reaches the shops. The digital tracks
will expire once the customer has received their hard copy of the
album.


MUSIC INDUSTRY LAUNCHES ANTI-PIRACY WEBSITE
http://tinyurl.com/dzfr
The music industry has launched a new website as part of its
latest initiative to fight the spread of unauthorised music on
the internet. The Pro-Music.org website, which was created by the
International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), is
designed to promote legitimate paid-for music sites such as
Pressplay, MusicNet, and Apple's recently launched iTunes Music
Store. It also features viewpoints on the piracy debate from a
cross-section of artists, the media and the public, and answers
to frequently asked questions about copyright laws for online
music.


IT'S OFFICIAL: PRESSPLAY TO BECOME NAPSTER
http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2208791
Less than two years after going live as a legal alternative to
the rogue file-sharing program Napster, the Pressplay digital
music service has been acquired by Roxio and will be relaunched
as Napster. Roxio, known mostly for CD and DVD recording
software, announced Monday it would shell out about $40 million
in cash and stock to acquire Pressplay's distribution
infrastructure and music licensing, which was previously a 50-50
joint venture between Universal Music and Sony Music
Entertainment. For Roxio, the acquisition proves the company is
serious about is stated plans to add legitimacy to the
controversial Napster brand.


DEAL MAY RAISE NAPSTER FROM ONLINE ASHES
http://tinyurl.com/dzfs
Napster, the online music service that unleashed an era of music
piracy before filing for bankruptcy last year, may be about to
make a legitimate comeback. The Universal Music Group and Sony
Music Entertainment are close to a deal to sell Pressplay, their
joint online music service to Roxio, the company that bought
Napster's name and assets last November. Under the proposed deal,
Universal and Sony would take an equity stake in Roxio. Roxio,
would get access to more than 300,000 tracks from the music
libraries of the major labels, and the Pressplay distribution
system. Roxio, which hired Shawn Fanning, the founder of Napster,
as an adviser earlier this year, is expected to revamp the
service with some of Napster's technology and capitalize on the
extraordinary name-recognition the Napster brand still enjoys.


APPLE MUSIC DOWNLOADS HIT 2 MILLION
http://tinyurl.com/dzfu
Apple has sold over two million songs from its new music
downloading service in just over two weeks since its debut.
"Response to the iTunes Music Store has been phenomenal. We've
clearly hit a chord with users," said Apple chief executive Steve
Jobs. "We're adding new songs every day, giving music lovers even
more reasons to legally download their favourite music." Apple
jumped into the controversial online music business on April 28
with the new venture that allows customers to download for 99c
per song, without subscription fees. The move makes Apple an
alternative to the free music-swapping services that the industry
has been trying to shut down and those operated by the major
labels, so far with little success.



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