A major new music survey from the UK finds that young people are willing to pay for music, but only on their terms. Those terms? Unlimited downloads, no DRM, and total control.
The survey (PDF), sponsored by British Music Rights (which represents songwriters and music publishers) and conducted by the University of Hertfordshire, is billed as the "largest UK academic survey of its kind."…
Metallica demands that early reviews of six tracks from its new album be removed… after the band invites journalists to come listen to them.
Metallica's management and PR team knew who the (anonymous) writer of the piece was, as they invited him; if they chose to do so, they could probably make his livelihood more difficult to earn in the future. The Quietus decided to…
Musopen is an archive of professionally-played classical music that is placed in the public domain, and it’s also ramping up its supply of free sheet music. With some help, this could be one of the ‘Net’s coolest music resources.
One of the site's innovative features is its bidding system, in which users can pledge contributions toward specific pieces. When they necessary amount is raised, a professional musician is hired to perform, say, Bach's Goldberg…
According to Universal, those promo CDs it sends out aren’t “given,” they are “licensed,” and the label gets to tell you if you’re even allowed to throw them in the trash. The EFF argues that the “first sale” doctrine means you can trash them at will… or sell them.
But the EFF's filing (PDF), made on Monday, argues that gifts have long been seen by courts to fall under the "first sale" rule. When a product is sent (unrequested) through the US Postal Service, case law…
