Yahoo! News: Digital Music

Warner Music Group 2Q loss widens on increased expenses (AP)

Thu, 08 May 2008 20:47:00 GMT

AP - Warner Music Group Corp., whose artists include R.E.M., Madonna and Green Day, said Thursday that higher costs and a shift to digital music resulted in a wider second-quarter loss and it suspended dividends.

Japan Eyes Adding Copyright Fee to IPod Price (PC World)

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:00:16 GMT

PC World - Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency has proposed adding a fee to the price of Apple iPods and other digital music and video...

Fake MP3 Trojan Detected On 27% Of PCs (TechWeb)

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:30:00 GMT

TechWeb - InformationWeek - McAfee Avert Labs says more than half a million of the adware programs disguised as media files have been detected in less than a week.

Microsoft Adds Sociability to its Zune Brand (NewsFactor)

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:04:57 GMT

NewsFactor - Microsoft placed a bigger bet on Zune this week, as it announced enhancements it hopes will solidify Zune as "the company's all-in-one digital entertainment brand." The Zune brand includes digital audio players, software, and an online music store.

UMG confirms deal with Qtrax to allow free music downloads (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:16:32 GMT

AP - Universal Music Group confirmed Tuesday that it has reached a deal with file-sharing site Qtrax to allow free, legal downloads of UMG music.

Trojan Adware Hiding in MP3s, McAfee Says (PC World)

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:10:00 GMT

PC World - Adware pushers have found a new way to trick you into downloading their annoying products: fake MP3 files.

Microsoft adds TV shows to Zune players in software update (AFP)

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:10:10 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080506/tc_afp/lifestyleusitinternetmusiccompanymicrosoft"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080506/capt.cps.nci16.060508220620.photo00.photo.default-512x367.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=m5CrtcbvI2yCAGo4b7vOrA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Zune music players. Microsoft began making television shows available for viewing on its Zune MP3 players on Tuesday as it continues a campaign to wrest market share from Apple's globally popular iPods.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Microsoft began making television shows available for viewing on its Zune MP3 players on Tuesday as it continues a campaign to wrest market share from Apple's globally popular iPods.

Microsoft Gets More Social With Zune Update (TechWeb)

Tue, 06 May 2008 19:49:00 GMT

TechWeb - Users of the portable media player can now download friends' nine most recently played songs, as well as nine tunes flagged as favorites.

Microsoft's Zune Store Adds South Park, Other TV Shows (TechWeb)

Tue, 06 May 2008 16:55:00 GMT

TechWeb - With the new offerings, the Zune online store's inventory now includes 3.5 million song tracks, 4,800 music videos, 3,500 audio and video podcasts, and 800 TV shows.

Microsoft's Zune Gets Video Store (PC Magazine)

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:36:57 GMT

PC Magazine - Microsoft rolled out a spring update for the Zune this morning--updating the MP3 player's software and social networking site, Zune Social, and rolling out portable Zune cards, store subscriptions, and an all-new video store.

Microsoft signs software deal with Hyundai and Kia (AP)

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:53:38 GMT

AP - Microsoft Corp. has signed a worldwide deal with automakers Hyundai and Kia to use its in-car software that allows people to use voice commands to control personal music players and telephones.

Amazon's CreateSpace Puts Out-Of-Print Music Back On The Market (TechWeb)

Mon, 05 May 2008 21:40:00 GMT

TechWeb - The online retailer works with Sony BMG, and EMI Music to make hundreds of out-of-print albums available, such as the upcoming title in KCRW's "Sounds Eclectic" series.

Swedish court convicts man of file sharing (AFP)

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:02:45 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080505/tc_afp/swedeninternetcomputertrialcopyright"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080505/capt.cps.nbz92.050508175553.photo00.photo.default-512x333.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=juycw2gAHBa4qvMEfw9Vlw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A student downloads music from a file-sharing website in 2001. A Swedish court has handed down a suspended sentence and a 10,000-kronor (1,655-dollar, 1,070-euro) fine to a man found guilty of sharing some 4,500 music files and 30 films on the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Swedish court on Monday handed down a suspended sentence and a 10,000-kronor (1,655-dollar, 1,070-euro) fine to a man found guilty of sharing some 4,500 music files and 30 films on the Internet.

You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

InfoWorld - This week's quizis more musically inclined than most, with nearly a third of the questions touching on digital tunes. We also hit all the right notes on Grand Theft Auto IV, imaginary iPhones, breakthroughs in computer design, and the endlessly fascinating soap opera that is Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo. Correct answers are worth 10 points, and yes, you can sing along if you feel like it. Ready? One-two-three-four:

Online voting open for ACM's entertainer of the year (AP)

Fri, 02 May 2008 04:10:00 GMT

AP - Country music fans can begin voting online for the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year award, with voting continuing through the last hour of the ACM's May 18 awards show.

Jimi Hendrix company says sex tape not genuine (Reuters)

Fri, 02 May 2008 02:33:05 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080502/wr_nm/hendrix_sextape_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080502/2008_05_02t122523_325x450_us_hendrix_sextape.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=5spbiZ5G73o3hHq.qnXIvQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="The cover of 'Jimi Hendrix: The Sex Tape' from Vivid Entertainment. The videotape, said to contain footage of rock guitar great Jimi Hendrix having sex with two women, was released over the Internet on Tuesday. The 11 minutes of footage of a man resembling Hendrix cavorting with two unidentified brunettes in a dimly lit bedroom is packaged in a 45-minute DVD distributed by Los Angeles adult-film studio Vivid Entertainment. (Vivid Entertainment/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The company that controls rights to rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix's music and likeness said on Thursday a purported sex tape of the musician being sold on the Internet was not authentic.

ASCAP Awarded Millions for Online Use of Music (NewsFactor)

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:57:44 GMT

NewsFactor - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Performers (ASCAP) may be owed as much as $100 million by America Online, Yahoo and Real Networks for the use of copyrighted material in streaming audio on the Web.

UK indy music: Love the Internet but seek the label (Reuters)

Thu, 01 May 2008 14:07:34 GMT

Reuters - As musicians they are fiercely proud of their freedom to play what they choose, and revel in being part of a vibrant live scene, but the goal for up and coming British bands is to sign with a major label.

Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties (AP)

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:39:45 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/digitalmusic/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080501/ap_on_hi_te/online_music_royalties"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080430/capt.f9534665d44c4974bb4581e2eff06776.music_coachella_cacp115.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=ZaOcUvmmvtpSXIaiekSedg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="In this April 27, 2008 file photo, a giant inflatable pig scrawled with the words 'Don't Be Led To the Slaughter' floats over the crowd during Roger Waters' headlining set on the third day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A federal court on Wednesday established a formula for determining the Internet royalties owed to thousands of music composers, writers and publishers by three major online services — Yahoo Inc., AOL and RealNetworks Inc.

Online music services could pay $100 million in royalties (Reuters)

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:51:05 GMT

Reuters - Time Warner Inc's AOL unit, RealNetworks and Yahoo Inc could stand to pay up to $100 million in royalties owed to thousands of songwriters and publishers, after a federal judge established a formula for determining the payments.