CDNOW Now In MP3 -October 29, 1999 -MP3.com
Following several weeks of rumors,
CDNOW has began signing up bands for its new Cosmic Music site. The site,
which is scheduled to launch Nov. 18, will offer MP3 and
MS Audio downloads, chats with artists and fans, and music news.
MP3s
Anywhere You Are -October 28, 1999 -Wired (product review)
It's easy to set up and works like a charm -- a wireless gadget that transmits MP3s
to your stereo. But does it have an edge over up-and-coming MP3 CD players?
Global
Hunt for MP3 Pirates -October 28, 1999 -Reuters
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry says it
will target not only individuals who illegally copy music, but also ISPs
who may be hosting the sites.
MP3.com, Listen.com to sing each other's praises -October 27, 1999 -CNET
Digital music pushers Listen.com and MP3.com will try to drive traffic to
each other's Web sites under a deal the companies will announce tomorrow.
S3 splits music firm into hardware,
Net units -October 26, 1999 -CNET
update Setting its sights on an initial public offering, digital music distributor
RioPort got a $30 million infusion of funding today, spinning off from its parent
company, graphics chipmaker S3.
Music Library To Go
-October 26, 1999 -Wired
So you want to take your entire music collection on the go? No problem.
A portable MP3 player from Korea lets you store up to 80 hours worth of tunes.
All Digital, All the Time -October 26, 1999 -Wired
The FCC is about to unveil a plan to implement digital radio into real world
broadcasts. Think CD-quality audio with no interference and maybe a new
boom in local programming.
Phish Offers Archive Concert in MP3
-October 26, 1999 -Slashdot
"Phish has partnered with emusic.com to offer a Halloween show from
the
archives because they won't be performing one this year. The show will be
webcast on Halloween, and then available for purchase in MP3 after the webcast.
Studios scramble to prevent Net piracy -October 25, 1999 -CNET
If you thought the fuss over downloading music was big, just wait until
multimillion-dollar Hollywood films make their way onto the Internet.
Vaulting
into Online Storage
-October 23, 1999 -Wired
Blink, and another Net file storage company sprouts up, wanting to host your
music and multimedia files. But is "access from anywhere" a fair tradeoff for
meta data marketing?
Berners-Lee in MP3 -October 23, 1999 -Wired
World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee chronicles the development
of his invention in a new book, Weaving the Web. Berners-Lee spoke with
Wired News about the Web's development, his thoughts about its current state,
and his predictions for the future.
Combo Players Do CD and DVD -October 21, 1999 -Wired
New drives from Ricoh and Toshiba tackle two tasks by reading DVDs and
reading and writing CDs.
Sir George's Music Crusade -October 21, 1999 -Wired
George Martin, the shrewd music producer who helped propel the Beatles to fame
during the 1960s, will join an online startup that wants to emphasize music rather than
music videos.
Rockers Like Their Options -October 21, 1999 -Wired
Rock stars are getting dot-com satisfaction by trading endorsements or appearances
for piles of stock. Imagine there's no capital gains tax, it's easy if you try...
Music Battle Takes to the Hill -October 20, 1999 -Wired
RIAA chief Hilary Rosen and MP3 advocates plead their cases before
Congress. The song remains the same for both sides as they trot out old arguments.
MusicMatch
Flings Xing-October 20, 1999 -MP3.com
MP3 software company MusicMatch announced today that it has replaced the
Xing encoder used in its popular jukebox software with the Fraunhofer
encoding engine.
MP3:
Coming Soon to a Mobile Device Near You? -October 20, 1999 -MP3.com
Wireless Internet specialists Wysdom Inc. and Ericsson Canada announced
plans today to begin testing a new wireless transmission system capable of
sending audio files from the desktop to mobile phones and PDAs on demand.
RealNetworks on the mend, posts first profit -October 19, 1999 -CNET
Less than a year ago, Web audio and video software developer
RealNetworks was reeling from a nasty run-in with Microsoft and
was written off by almost everyone
Universal's
Farm League?
-October 19, 1999 -MP3.com
According to sources, Universal Music Group may be the first major record
label to begin hosting a web site where unsigned bands can upload songs,
artist information, and conceivably, vie for record label contracts.
Home networking opens its doors for business -October 19, 1999 -CNET
If you question whether home networking will ever catch on, consider this:
A Texas-based gas and electric company plans to offer the nascent technology
as a service for its 6 million customers.
Music industry to present Net fears to policymakers -October 19, 1999 -CNET
Recording industry executives will brief lawmakers tomorrow on the effects
of digital technology on the music business in one of the first congressional
forums to address the subject.
MP3.com, RealNames in promotional deal -October 19, 1999 -Yahoo
Music download Web site MP3.com has formed a marketing agreement
with RealNames, creator of a system that substitutes common names for
unwieldy URLs.
Musicmaker.com and Photo-Me Sign Pact to Sell Custom CDs
and MP3 Formatted Music at Walk-Up Music Kiosks
-October 19, 1999 -Yahoo (press release) Musicmaker.com,
the world's leading provider of custom CDs and digitally
downloadable music on the Internet, and UK-based Photo-Me International,
the world's leading operator and manufacturer of coin-operated photo kiosks,
announced today that they signed an agreement to introduce walk-up music
kiosks in retail music stores and shopping malls in the US and Europe.
'Who's Gonna Own the Music?' -October 18, 1999 -Wired
Industry types, attorneys, and a few rockers got together last weekend to
predict what shape commercial music will take in the next five years.
Noticeably absent: you, the consumer.
Will ad agencies direct Net music's future? -October 18, 1999 -Reuteurs (CNET)
Recording artists and record labels agree that the ability to play and download music over
the
Internet creates great opportunity, but only if the current marketing model can be
changed.
Chuck D: 'Gotta Share the Tunes' -October 18, 1999 -Wired
Artists and their label counterparts have never seen eye-to-eye on the business side
of the industry, but the Internet has raised the debate to a whole new level.
HP Announces Alliances With MusicMatch and EMusic.com -October 18, 1999 -Yahoo (press release)
Hewlett-Packard Company today announced two digital-music alliances,
with MusicMatch Inc. and EMusic.com Inc., that will enable HP Pavilion PC
users to transform their PCs into personal digital-music machines.
MP3.com Announces Management Change -October 18, 1999 -Yahoo (press release)
MP3.com, Inc. reported today that Paul S. Alofs, president of strategic
business units, is leaving the company for personal and family reasons.
Will PCs Feel Your Pain? -October 18, 1999 -Wired
Computers Come to Their Senses Researchers at the MIT Media Lab
showcase the latest crop of wearable computers, some of which almost
have feelings.
Ask Slashdot: What Music do you Code By? -October 16, 1999 -Wired
Silas writes "I value music as an important part of the coding/debugging/designing
process, and choosing what music to listen to while working on a given piece of code can
be as subtle and interesting a process as choosing what data structure or regular
expression to use. My personal selection varies from Mozart to Happy Rave, Dave Matthews
Band to Enigma, but I'm interested to know what members of the larger coding community
listen to when they're doing their thing, getting in the zone. What music do you code
by?" Ah. I like nothing less than coding to a good progressive Drum 'N Bass song.
What about you all?
The
End of SDMI-October 16, 1999 -MP3.com
It looks like it's all over except the shouting.
I don't mean to say that the Secure Digital Music Initiative group will disband
soon. On the contrary, it looks like they are ready to redouble their efforts, issue
a bunch more press releases, publish some more specifications and keep
trumpeting their version of the future of online music. They are more committed
than ever to their goal of providing a secure mechanism for the protection of
artists! (Just ask them).
Music Regs: A Bagful of Noise -October 15, 1999 -Wired
The struggle to come up with a digital music standard that would minimize
download piracy is pushing right up against the holiday gift-giving season.
MP3.com Accepts Payola!
-October 15, 1999 -Press Release ( MP3.com )
New Feature on Music Web Site Provides Innovative Way for Artists To
Promote Themselves to Vast Audience
More Popular Than Sex -October 14, 1999 -Wired
MP3 is now the No. 1 search query on the Web, so it's no surprise that
the big portals are lining up to get a piece of the digital music biz.
Wake-up
Call for Webcasters
-October 14, 1999 -MP3.com
Commercial and hobbyist webcasters who fail to submit a $20
filing fee and
notice of intent to file for statutory digital audio transmission license with the
U.S. Copyright Office by tomorrow will, technically, be in violation of copyright
law. Those who don't file could be forced to negotiate a separate license for
their stations.
Net Wiretapping: Yes or No? -October 13, 1999 -Wired
The FBI says Internet standards should allow for lawful surveillance
by law enforcement. Privacy advocates oppose the idea. And the Net's
chief standards body meets next month to debate it. hmm free expression huh?
Start-up
MyPlay tunes into music download fray -October 13, 1999 -CNET
Another Internet music start-up, dubbed MyPlay.com,
launched today,
joining a highly competitive industry but claiming to make it easier to
download, manage, and play music files.
AIWA Introduces Mini Audio
System With Built-in CD Recorder -October 13, 1999 -Yahoo ( press release )
Home CD recording, once possible only with high-priced separate components,
is now available in an affordably-priced mini audio system from AIWA AMERICA.
The new AIWA XR-C3RW is a full-featured music system that includes a built-in
CD-R/RW recorder for making digital recordings onto blank CDs.
Wiretapping the Net: Oh, Brother -October 13, 1999 -CNET
Tuesday The Internet's standards body considers whether to build
wiretapping into the back end. The big question: Should engineers
who create secure protocols weaken them at the behest of governments?
Internet
poised to make your CD collection obsolete -October 12, 1999 -Mercury News
THE technology behind the music industry is moving so blindingly fast that
in five years your CD collection may be as obsolete as those big band era
78 rpm records your grandparents hoarded.
DAP Player
Ups Memory Ante -October 11, 1999 -Geeknews
Swedish Right Technology announced today that it would release the first
128MB MP3 player by the end of the month.
Mobile video phones? -October 11, 1999 -Geeknews
NEC and Samsung are showing their prototype mobile video
phones at Telecom 99. The specs they give are quite impressive
and it's only a matter of time when we will have watches that do this.
Thomson
Multimedia Looking to Raise $70
Million with IPO -October 11, 1999 -Webnoize (registration
required)
French industrial conglomerate Thomson S.A. will offer a portion of the
common stock of its consumer electronics division, Thomson Multimedia
Group, to the public in an effort to raise upwards of $70 million for the subsidiary.
The Rio 500 Rocks-October 11, 1999 -Wired
Rio's new second-generation Diamond Rio 500 answers the competition
with user-friendly software and a lightweight device that holds more music
than its predecessor.
Lyra
II--The Rematch-October 08, 1999 -MP3.com
When Thompson bowed its RCA-branded Lyra player earlier this week, the company became one
of the first hardware manufacturers to begin building in, preemptively, SDMI-style
security systems. .....
In the meantime, the Lyra employs an encryption technique that prevents users from coping
songs from the CompactFlash memory card bundled with the player. To accomplish this, each
track is serialized and matched to a particular CompactFlash card using RealJukebox
software.
WorldSpace Blankets Africa With Digital Radio -October 08, 1999 -Techweb
WorldSpace will debut its digital satellite radio service in Africa on Oct. 19,
bringing a panoply of information choices to areas where there were previously
just one or two radio stations, the satellite company's CEO said Thursday.
Music Awards Sing Familiar Tune -October 08, 1999 -Wired
The first-ever awards show for Internet music made it clear that the road
through the new industry will lead through the old ones; namely, LA and NY.
RCA,
Creative beef up MP3 offerings -October 07, 1999 -CNET
The new players underscore the growing expectations for the digital music
market, which to date has been dominated by Diamond Multimedia's Rio player.
As major record labels make popular artists' recording available online and better-
known manufacturers begin shipping products designed to play digital songs, the
market for these players is set to explode, analysts predict. Click above for more
LA Hosts Online Music Awards-October 07,
1999 -Wired.com
The Artistdirect awards, hosted by a bevy of music and movie celebs, will be
webcast from Los Angeles Thursday night.
A Net Home for Your MP3s-October 07, 1999
-Wired.com
As the result of a deal between i-drive and MP3.com, people will be able to
store their MP3s on the Web. Lawyers say i-drive is "probably" not responsible
for any illegal activity.
Lyra Plays Secure MP3-October 07, 1999
-Wired.com
The folks at Thomson and RCA weren't about to let the record industry
spoil their Christmas plans for portable music. Their new Lyra player isn't
full-on SDMI, but it's as close as they come.
Can
RCA jam with other MP3 players?-October 07, 1999 -ZDNet (Yahoo)
Can Generation Y breath new life into an old brand like RCA?
That's the question that faces Thomson Consumer Electronics
Inc., which bought the RCA brand in 1978.
Creative Unveils New Internet Music Player -October 06, 1999 -Reuteurs (Yahoo)
Creative Technology Ltd. Wednesday unveiled a new version of its portable
digital music player, decking out the device with support for audio formats
other than the popular MP3.
Burning CDs the RIAA Way-October 05, 1999
-Wired.com
HP's new CD-Writer Music is supposed to speed up and simplify pressing
your own digital discs. But its SDMI-friendly software only complicates the process.
Diamond
sees a jewel in MP3 home system -October 04, 1999 -CNET MP3 is coming home.
Diamond Multimedia has launched a plan to create digital music players for the
home, a move that potentially will expand the market and could also provide a
"killer app" for the company's home networking products.
Who Will
Protect Your Music?-October 04, 1999 -MP3.com
Digital rights management (DRM) specialists InterTrust announced today that the
company has licensed its products to and entered into a technology-development
deal with hardware manufacturer Matsushita.
Sony cofounder Morita dies-October 03, 1999
-CNET
Akio Morita, cofounder of Sony and the man who gave the world the Walkman,
died Sunday of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital, the company said. He was 78.
Morita was responsible for some of Sony's most successful innovations, and was
its marketing mastermind and a high-profile envoy for Japan at the peak of its global
presence in the 1980s.
The Format Frenzy In Digital Music -October 01, 1999 -Washington Post
A year or two ago, listening to downloaded music on your computer was pretty
simple,
but often illegal. If you knew a thing or two about digital music, you were aware of MP3
files and you'd heard of the Winamp program; by poking around on the Internet, you could
find and download just about any song you wanted to.
