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EMI in talks to dump copy protection
2/14/2007 5:57:01 pm by CarlJ
According to the USA Today, Major label EMI — home of Coldplay and Norah Jones — is in discussions with online music stores about selling its music without copy protection, or digital rights management (DRM), according to two sources with direct knowledge of the talks who would not speak for attribution because discussions are ongoing.
Study: P2P has Zero Effect on Music Sales
2/12/2007 6:37:49 pm by CarlJ
According to this article on Ars Technica, "a new study in the Journal of Political Economy ... has found that illegal music downloads have had no noticeable effects on the sale of music...".
Canadian music industry wants to reimpose
2/11/2007 1:25:03 am by CarlJ
According to this article over at Ars Technica, the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) once again is trying to put a levy on portable media players, which the Federal Court of Appeal struck down the last time they tried, two years ago. The levies that they are seeking are between $5 - $75, depending on the size of the hard drive.
DJ Tutor On The Web
2/10/2007 1:26:04 pm by CarlJ
Struggling to put two records together? Well you're in luck. DJ Mag has a brief interview with Johnathan M Bouvier Lewis, who has uploaded over 130 video sessions to YouTube, that show how to do the basics of DJing, from beatmatching and counting-bars, to using pitch-controls, CD decks and mixers properly.
Farewell DJ Ditty, You'll Be Missed
8/24/2006 8:14:37 pm by CarlJ
According to CNN in this article, as well as many others, DELL has decided to kill off DJ Ditty, their Mp3 player, after losing the battle with Apple and their iPod.
YourSpins.com - Remix Online
7/20/2006 9:43:35 pm by CarlJ
According to the YourSpins:
"YourSpins is a new kind of music community for fans who want to immerse themselves in world of remixes. Within YourSpins, you'll be able to share your mixes of top songs with others, rate and comment on other mixes - and chat, mail and IM other people too. Plus you can make your own unique ringtones to be sent to your phone."
"YourSpins is a new kind of music community for fans who want to immerse themselves in world of remixes. Within YourSpins, you'll be able to share your mixes of top songs with others, rate and comment on other mixes - and chat, mail and IM other people too. Plus you can make your own unique ringtones to be sent to your phone."
Sympatico Watching you Surf
6/29/2006 6:03:55 pm by CarlJ
Bell Sympatico has informed its customers that it intends to "monitor or investigate content or your use of your service provider's networks and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy any laws, regulations or other governmental request."
Top 10 Mp3 Players for Under $100
6/24/2006 10:48:59 am by CarlJ
Looking for an Mp3 player that costs under $100(US)? CNet has has a list of what they say are the "Top 10 MP3 Players for Under $100"
Beijing links Disco music to Drugs
6/24/2006 10:31:05 am by CarlJ
According to this article at Yahoo!, "Beijing has banned disco and other dance music in private rooms of nightclubs and karaoke bars to curb the flood of illegal drugs into the capital's entertainment venues, Chinese newspapers reported Friday."
Swedish V. British Night Clubs
6/10/2006 11:11:31 am by CarlJ
For any of you who are planning on travelling through Europe this summer, SaveManny has a comparison between the Swedish and British Night Clubs.
Driver's Car Searched Due to "Pirated" CDs
6/5/2006 6:45:02 pm by CarlJ
If you have anything illegal (I'm sure that I don't have to elaborate on what's "illegal") stashed away in your car, then you better not leave those burnt CDs laying around in plain sight.
According to this legal document, Mr. Carmas Jonah McLaughlin was convicted for the possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after Officer Goins observered "several compact disks (CDs) in the car" (as well as a semi-automatic pistol which, if you read, has nothing to do with the conviction.).
Officer Goins suspected the CDs were "pirated," because they were in a "poor quality made CD case with the labeling."
Another Officer testified and said "'based on [his] training with the recording industry the thin cases and the homemade labels in the cases led [him] to believe they were bogus CDs.".
Thanks to the legal system having some sort of a clue, the conviction was later reversed.
According to this legal document, Mr. Carmas Jonah McLaughlin was convicted for the possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after Officer Goins observered "several compact disks (CDs) in the car" (as well as a semi-automatic pistol which, if you read, has nothing to do with the conviction.).
Officer Goins suspected the CDs were "pirated," because they were in a "poor quality made CD case with the labeling."
Another Officer testified and said "'based on [his] training with the recording industry the thin cases and the homemade labels in the cases led [him] to believe they were bogus CDs.".
Thanks to the legal system having some sort of a clue, the conviction was later reversed.
The worst bill you've never heard of
6/5/2006 6:31:49 pm by CarlJ
Even though this isn't Canadian content, I thought it was worth posting.
Accroding to IPac, "This will be a busy week in the House -- Congress goes into summer recess Friday, but not before considering the Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 (SIRA). Never heard of SIRA? That’s the way Big Copyright and their lackey’s want it, and it's bad news for you."
In a nutshell, SIRA would require you to pay a license for every copy you make (ie: Mp3s) of your own music from the original source that you have already paid for.
Accroding to IPac, "This will be a busy week in the House -- Congress goes into summer recess Friday, but not before considering the Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 (SIRA). Never heard of SIRA? That’s the way Big Copyright and their lackey’s want it, and it's bad news for you."
In a nutshell, SIRA would require you to pay a license for every copy you make (ie: Mp3s) of your own music from the original source that you have already paid for.
McDonalds to launch World cup burger the biggest ever
6/5/2006 6:19:59 pm by CarlJ
40% bigger than the Mig Mac, with an additional 667 calories (or 9 snickers), McDonalds is hoping to cash in on the Football fever as it prepares to launch the World cup burger.
Teaching an old dog new tricks.
5/19/2006 6:01:19 pm by CarlJ
FutureLooks.com has a write up on ELP's Laser Turntable.
From one of the quotes on their site: "The ELP Laser Turntable is unique in that it uses laser beams instead of a phono cartridge to play the traditional analog LP records. When the LP record is well maintained, the ELP laser turntable can reproduce music that is at par with or better than the Compact Disc."
If you think you might be interested in buying one of these puppies, you better start saving up, because it has a starting list price of $15,000US.
From one of the quotes on their site: "The ELP Laser Turntable is unique in that it uses laser beams instead of a phono cartridge to play the traditional analog LP records. When the LP record is well maintained, the ELP laser turntable can reproduce music that is at par with or better than the Compact Disc."
If you think you might be interested in buying one of these puppies, you better start saving up, because it has a starting list price of $15,000US.
Turn your vinyl into CDs or MP3s
5/7/2006 11:09:33 am by CarlJ
Have a collection of vinyl that you would like to convert to either CDs or MP3s? Well ION has created the "world's first USB turntable allowing you to convert your old vinyl collection directly to CD or MP3".
Their site doesn't list a price for this thing, but if you check out Amazon.com, you'll see it listed for $139 and $219 (for the belt driven version).
Thisaremusic (interesting name) has a review on it.
Their site doesn't list a price for this thing, but if you check out Amazon.com, you'll see it listed for $139 and $219 (for the belt driven version).
Thisaremusic (interesting name) has a review on it.
iScratch
4/29/2006 1:45:02 pm by CarlJ
The History of Vinyl
4/23/2006 4:03:12 pm by CarlJ
While Googling around for something, I stumbled upon
The History
of Vinyl, which also includes a section on Turntablism over on the BBC
website.
Tagging Air Force One
4/22/2006 10:18:26 am by CarlJ
Ever have the urge to graffiti something on the side of Air Force One? Well
Marc Ecko (of Ecko Unlimited)
did, or so the US Air Force
thought.
Click below to see the video.
Click below to see the video.
The Story Behind the THX Sound
4/22/2006 9:57:29 am by CarlJ
Ever wonder about the story behind the THX "Deep
Note"? Me neither, but
MusicThing has an
article about it, and Andy Moorer, the creator of the "most
widely-recognized piece of computer-generated music in the world".
The US Government Created the iPod?
4/22/2006 9:43:46 am by CarlJ
Teens say they like vinyl records over CDs
4/21/2006 6:58:50 pm by CarlJ
Well here's a
surprise
for those who frequent the club or party scene.
"A Canadian scientist says teens who used to view CDs as superior to older vinyl records now consider vinyl superior to the newer format."
How many of you would rather pay to see a DJ spin CDs rather than vinyl?
"A Canadian scientist says teens who used to view CDs as superior to older vinyl records now consider vinyl superior to the newer format."
How many of you would rather pay to see a DJ spin CDs rather than vinyl?
Record Industry May Surrender to iTunes
4/21/2006 6:54:46 pm by CarlJ
"The record industry may be on the verge of
waving the
white flag in front of Apple boss Steve Jobs, and abandoning its demand for
iTunes to charge different prices for different songs."
The World's Biggest Failure
4/21/2006 6:49:44 pm by CarlJ
MacNewsWorld is
running an
article
about Kane Kramer, the man who nearly invented the iPod two decades ago let it
slip through his fingers along with a fortune worth millions.
"'The iPod is the world's fastest selling electrical equipment ever,' said early MP3 inventor Kane Kramer, 'and I suppose, in a way, I am the world's biggest failure.' Although he lost his patents in the '80s, Kramer is consulting lawyers to see whether he has any claim to the design and technology behind the iPod."
"'The iPod is the world's fastest selling electrical equipment ever,' said early MP3 inventor Kane Kramer, 'and I suppose, in a way, I am the world's biggest failure.' Although he lost his patents in the '80s, Kramer is consulting lawyers to see whether he has any claim to the design and technology behind the iPod."
Canadian Recording Industry Association Falling Apart
4/21/2006 6:36:33 pm by CarlJ
According to an
article
over at Slyck:
"The CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) is going through hard times. It seems as though after several bold steps failed, the industry is paying the price for it. It may explain why their last press release was published on March 15."
Those bold steps include the "misinterpretation" of study about file-sharing and the loss of sales, and end the private copying levy, which allows us Canadians to download music for free.
"The CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association) is going through hard times. It seems as though after several bold steps failed, the industry is paying the price for it. It may explain why their last press release was published on March 15."
Those bold steps include the "misinterpretation" of study about file-sharing and the loss of sales, and end the private copying levy, which allows us Canadians to download music for free.
Revolution to play Genesis, TurboGrafx games
4/2/2006 11:52:40 am by CarlJ
From GameSpot:
"Next-gen Nintendo console's game-download service will span not just decades but former competitors' classic systems."
"Next-gen Nintendo console's game-download service will span not just decades but former competitors' classic systems."