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New Music Seminar: A Conversation With Tom Silverman, Plus Chatting With Marty Stuart and Jesse Winchester

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: New Music Seminar, Pandora, Jesse Winchester, Alison Krauss, Stonewall Jackson, Nicolette Larson, Sean Parker, Ed Bruce, Bmi, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffett, Iheartradio, Jimmie Rogers, Steve Forbert, Albert Grossman, Hank Williams, Roger McGuinn, Duane Eddy, Anne Murray, The Everly Brothers, Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash, Clear Channel, Robbie Robertson, Napster, Lyle Lovett, Marty Stuart, Lester Flatts, Amerequine, New-Music-Seminar, Reverbnation, Entertainment News

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Reevaluating Ownership

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Literature, Perfectly Smooth, Legal Rights, Music, Accessible, Conversational Language, Government, Freedom of Speech, Sean Combs, Creative License, Illegal Downloading, Technology, Mac Computers, Cosmetic Surgery, Language Rights, Brands, Creativity, Ipods, Washington DC, Free, Trademark Law, Creative Freedom, Facebook, Downloading, Ownership, Iphones, Service Mark, Ipads, Art, Original, Language, Inspiration, Napster, Margarita, Freedom of Expression, Branding, Copyright Law, Legal System, Imaginative, Inspire, Small Business News

Trademarks are becoming as common as commas, yet with a far greater impact than overused punctuation. While the legal lockdown of conversational language is progressing, the copyright law and rights are being thoroughly challenged.

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Pirate or Pioneer? My Daily Downloads Are Illegal -- For Now

| Anonymous | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Fifa, Napster, Pirated Movies, Pirated Music, Illegal Uploading, Sopa Blackout, Teen Illegal Downloading, Bit Torrent, Sopa, Ptp, High School News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at Youth Communication, a nonprofit organization that helps marginalized youth develop their full pote...

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Rhapsody Buys Napster

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Rhapsody Napster, Napster, Napster Rhapsody, Rhapsody, Technology News

By Yinka Adegoke (Reuters) - Two of the longest-running names in digital music, Rhapsody and Napster, are combining in a bid to grow market share...

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Boyz II Men Member: 'In The Next 10 to 15 Years, All Music Is Going To Be Free'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Boyz II Men, Iphone, Pop Music, Napster, Apps, Android, Android Apps, Free Music, Boyz Ii Men App, Music Industry, iPhone Apps, Video, Technology News

"In the next 10 to 15 years, all music is going to be free," Nathan Morris, member of stalwart R&B group Boyz II Men, told HuffPost over the phone. It...

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Sean Parker: I Trolled For Girls On Myspace

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Apple Icloud, Nextwork, Napster, Icloud, Facebook, Jimmy Fallon, Spotify, Sean Parker, Technology News

"So, what inspired you to write 'Sexyback'?" That's how Jimmy Fallon began his interview with Sean Parker at the NExTWORK conference. Played by Jus...

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SwoonXO and Shawn Fanning's Supyo Kickstart Live Social Networking Punch

Harmon Leon | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Swoonxo, Napster, Social Network, Supyo, Shawn Fanning, Chatroulette, Live Social Networking, Barry Cassidy, Facebook, Techcrunch, Sean Parker, Voip, Google Voice, Skype, Technology News

Chatroulette is like the Wild West of live social networking where deviant behavior becomes the unmonitored norm. Shawn Fanning's next big endeavor is a "live" social network site named Supyo -- Chatroulette done right.

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Big Five Music Subscriptions Reviewed: Should You Make the Leap?

Eliot Van Buskirk | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: On-Demand, Napster, Reviews, Mog, Subscriptions, Rdio, On-Demand Music, Music Services, Music, Spotify, Rhapsody, Technology News

Compared to things like bicycles or shoes, music subscription services are remarkably undifferentiated. They all have more or less the same selection ...

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John Lennon? Meh... Keith Green's Revolution Was Far More Interesting

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Keith Green, Pat Robertson, Melody Green, Oral Roberts, John Lennon, Napster, Entertainment News

When I think of the life and premature death of a musician who really rejected materialism and was for all practical purposes the Godfather of the Napster Generation, I think of Keith Green.

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What The Beatles' Success on iTunes Means for Banks

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Multi-Channel, Banking, The Beatles, Apple, Napster, Itunes, Revenue, Strategy, Branches, Iphone, Online Music, Apple Beatles Itunes, Business News

What is under attack here is not The Beatles, it's the physical distribution of goods that can easily be digitized. The bank sector is in massive trouble because almost everything a bank does can be digitized.

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Social Network: What Happened to the Napster Film?

Tamara Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Metallica, Napster, Music Industry, Justin Timberlake, The Social Network, Entertainment News

"Social Network" is a genius film, largely due to the acting and Aaron Sorkin's screenplay. It's so good, you don't notice the music, which is a true ...

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Movie review: The Social Network

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

The Social Network satisfies in ways great and small, as it tells a small story with big implications.

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There's A New Music Chart Sheriff In Town

Tamara Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Napster, Twitter, Aol, Mtv, Charts, Music, Myspace, Microsoft Zune, Yahoo, Amazon, Entertainment News

BigChampagne Media Measurement has launched the Ultimate Chart (www.ultimatechart.com) - an unprecedented single source for music charts of the week's...

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LimeWire Loses RIAA Case Over Copyright Infringement

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Record Companies, Internet, Napster, Itunes, Songs, Copyright, File Sharing, Music, Riaa, Limewire, Movies, Technology News

LOS ANGELES — File-sharing software company LimeWire has lost a long-running court battle to the major recording companies. A judge with the U....

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Allure of the Hive: Experts on Connectivity, Social Networking and Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake Tahoe, Upper East Side, Linkedin, Sunlight Foundation, Nicole Ellison, Thought Leaders, MOUSE.Org, Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination, Global Citizens, Sean Parker, Individual Empowerment, Howard Dean, Simon & Schuster, Modern Life, Social Network, Maine, Bowdoin College, Twitter Age, Americans, Plaxo, Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Brainstorm Brand, Techonomy Conference, Telecommunication, Entrepreneur, Personal Democracy Forum, Politics, Twitter, Information Studies and Media, Social Life, Skype, Connectivity, Mint, Facebook, Fortune, Dr. Dhiraj Murthy, New York City, Aspen, The Benefits of Facebook Friends, Facebook Causes, Andrew Rasiej, Michigan State University, Napster, Internet, The Facebook Effect, Spacex, Relationships, Quantcast, David Kirkpatrick, Connecting Goodness, Danah Boyd, Techonomy, New York News

A distinguished panel of experts gathered Saturday at the Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination for a standing room-only r...

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A Look at Abundance at SXSW 2010

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Napster, Sxsw 2010, Social Networking, Data Sharing, Sxsw, Technology News

Mr. Shirky walked the audience through multiple examples throughout history where abundance changed the societal landscape. He also emphasized how much value we can all get through greater "civic sharing."

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Judge Cuts $2 Million Penalty In Woman's Illegal Song-Sharing Case

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Napster, Itunes, Song Sharing, Songs, Music Industry, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, File Sharing, Music, Downloading, Bit Torrent, Technology News

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Friday drastically reduced a nearly $2 million verdict against a Minnesota woman found guilty last year of shar...

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Napster Effect On Books: The Way Of The Future?

The New York Times | RANDALL STROSS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pirated Books, Illegal Downloading, Napster, Books, E-Books, Digital Books, Megaupload, Hotfile, Rapidshare, Books News

You can buy "The Lost Symbol," by Dan Brown, as an e-book for $9.99 at Amazon.com. Or you can don a pirate's cap and snatch a free copy from another ...

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The Facebook Movie Puts the zZzZ's in Zuckerberg

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eduardo Saverin, Facebook Movie, Napster, Twitter, Harvard University, Social Networks, Social Networking, The Social Network, Social Networking Sites, Aaron Sorkin, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Lawsuit, Harvard, Facebook, Aaron Sorkin Facebook, Sean Parker, Facebook-Movie, Entertainment News

Other than getting laid by an Asian chick in a bathroom stall at a "nice club in Cambridge.." -- Zuckerberg's life comes across as a rather joyless verging on meaningless grind.

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Digital Hollywood on the Music Industry: Still Doomed?

Alexia Tsotsis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Metallica, Napster, Pandora, File Sharing, Radiohead, Pirate Bay, Media News

The outlook for the record industry as we know it seems pretty bleak, as the hydra of file sharing and downloading will not quell anytime soon, despite the anti-Pirate Bay ruling late last month.

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A Bold, Old Idea for Saving Journalism

Walter Isaacson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Internet, Newspapers, Bloggers, Amazon Kindle, Wall Street Journal, Journalism, Amazon, Old Media, Television, Kindle, Old Media Death Watch, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Technology, World Wide Web, Myspace, Blogging, Amazon.com Kindle, Magazines, Citizen Journalists, Steve Jobs, Napster, Paypal, Old Media vs. New Media, Jeff Bezos, Citizen Journalism, Aspen Institute, Websites, Death of Newspapers, Apple iTunes, Amazon.com, Itunes, New York Times, Videos, Media News

I hope that 2009 will be the year when creators of valuable content start charging and readers begin paying for the journalism they want.

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RIAA Throws In The Towel

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nettwerk, Peer to Peer Downloading, Terry McBride, Digital Downloads, Music Downloading, Napster, Downloading, Entertainment News

So, the RIAA has finally given up on its insane policy of suing music-lovers. It's about time.

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Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Sony Legacy, The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Clive Davis, John Mayer, High School Musical 3, Verve Records, Axl Rose, One Tree Hill, Joss Stone, Michael J. Fox, Compact Discs, Cds, Emo, David Archuleta, Philly International, Barack Obama, Barnes & Noble, Ricky Martin, Chuck Close, Taylor Swift, Napster, Led Zepplin, Coldplay, Borders, High School Musical 2, Superman, Joni Mitchell, Circuit City, American Idol, David Remnick, Graceland, Phillip Glass, Britney Spears, Lps, Paul Simon, Broadway, Neil Young, Random House, Singer Sowing Center, Jazz Music, Grammy, Classical Music, Concord Records, John Legend, David Cook, John McCain, Simon & Garfunkel, 45s, Vinyl, Beyonce, High School Musical, Starbuck's, Genesis, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Best Buy, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Emi, R.E.M., Itunes, Guns N' Roses, Matrix, Ume, Rhino, Entertainment News

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

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Old Tricks In The Futile Battle Against iTunes

Silicon Alley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: mp3s, Apple, Napster, Realnetworks, Online Music Store, Mtv, Itunes, Amazon, DRM-Free Music, Business News

Rhapsody is set to take on Apple's (AAPL) iTunes, Amazon's (AMZN) MP3 store, and Napster (NAPS) with a new, long-awaited DRM-free music store, launchi...

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