links for 2008-03-28

Mar 28, 2008 Author: Adrian Fusiarski | Filed under: Uncategorized

Create Digital Music » Tech Blogger Michael Arrington Thinks You Musicians Owe the Web Money

I apparently had better things to do this weekend than hear the latest self-righteous, all music is free, the Web changes the fabric of reality post about the music business, this time from Michael Arrington of Techcrunch.
These crazy bloggers still think they understand the music business | Internet Marketing News and Blog | E-consultancy.com

In an op-ed piece in the New York Times on Saturday, British musician Billy Bragg suggests that social networks like Bebo and MySpace should pay royalties for the music that is made available through their services.
The Sad State of Legal DRM-Free Music Services | Medialoper

Just six months after the launch of its mp3 music service, Amazon has emerged as the number two digital music retailer. While Apple still has a huge lead, that lead seems to be dwindling quickly.
Warner Music’s brilliant new idea: Re-hash old ones - Download Squad

Here at Download Squad HQ, we’re (sadly) all-too-often reminded of the archaic buffoonery found in the world of big-business digital music and video. Whether it’s the notion that DRM prevents piracy (hint: it doesn’t) or the fact that by
Radiohead “In Rainbows” Widgets

Radiohead is the poster child for web distribution and an autonomous strategy for controlling one’s own destiny (while still making money) as an artist in this day and age. So when we heard about th latest Radiohead “In Rainbows” widget, powered by
TuneCore: Industry Survival Guide, Volume 1.1

FREE .PDF Download of the TuneCore Music Industry Survival Manual: Music Publishing and Copyright: Cover Songs.