Thursday, August 20, 2009

MySpace embracing music

Many bands and artists around the world have a MySpace page. The company has finally decided to add a "bonus" by cutting Facebook short.

Keyword: iLike...

Sensational advertising!

Video amateurs, movie buffs, Harry Potter fans... the day has come!
Entertainment weekly will be using a revolutionary technology for ads comparable JK Rowling's The daily Prophet... Moving ads on magazines!!!!

Intrigued? Click on the title

Saturday, June 27, 2009

MJ's death and the internet

The death of Michael Jackson had a serious impact on the internet.
I quick graphical overview.

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Dutch entertainment industry - What recession?

If you watch the news, listen to the radio, or read the newspapers, you would most certainly be aware of the amount of people losing their jobs and companies filing for bankruptcy.

However, the Dutch entertainment industry seems to be speaking a different language.

Read more (in Dutch).

Friday, May 8, 2009

The man who sued the RIAA could win

You most certainly have heard about the Pirate Bay case and the numerous other lawsuits the RIAA and MPAA have filed in the past against Peer-to-Peer "devils".

Meet Gary Fung, a Vancouver based university of British Columbia graduate, owner of isoHunt.com, which he claims is none other but a search engine as none of the copyrighted material is hosted...

This case is to be followed very closely as, regardless of the verdict, its outcome will change quite a few aspects of the law...

Your opinion?

Monday, April 20, 2009

What is wrong with the music industry...

Chris Purifoy is on mission trying to determine today's music industry's main problems. He has started to compile a rather impressive list (for a start) and awaits your input to update it to an even more comprehensive one.

Do you agree with all the listed points? What else can you think of?

Friday, April 17, 2009

The Pirate Bay verdict

Today the verdict in the case of The Pirate Bay Four was announced. All four defendants were accused of ‘assisting in making copyright content available’....

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BBC news online
Torrentfreak