Digital Music News
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Apple disappoints--no Jobs or big news at Macworld
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
(AP)
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Macworld Guessing: iPhone Tethering, iTunes Goes DRM-Free
(PC World)
PC World - Apple is expected to announce a $30-a-month iPhone tethering plan from AT&T and will also drop all DRM from its iTunes Music Store in what is the rumor du jour. Using the iPhone as a modem and copy-protection-free songs from the iTunes Store are not a new idea by a long shot, but the move is set to bring these highly requested features to consumers without the need of them to fiddle illegally (read jailbreak) with their phone. |
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Music industry eases tactics in fighting piracy
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Recording Industry Association of America's decision not to pursue new lawsuits against online file-sharers marks a fundamental shift in the music business's battle against piracy, from one focused on enforcement to one emphasizing education. |
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Latin indie label undergoes digital conversion
(Reuters)
Reuters - Musicalatina.com, the only Latin-owned, Latin-centric U.S. digital download store, launched in December. |
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Hyundai Super Bowl ad to feature music by Yo-Yo Ma
(Reuters)
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Much Ado about Zune's New-Year's Bug
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft posted a quick fix on New Year's Day for the glitch that made some of its Zune digital music players freeze up the day before, thanks apparently to a leap-year problem encountered by the Zune's internal clock. Since 2008 had an extra day, including February 29th, the calendar/clock on some Zunes got confused about when the new year was about to start. |
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2008 another tough year for music industry in US
(AFP)
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Microsoft Offers Solution for Zune Leap-Year Bug
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A glitch in Microsoft's 30GB Zune got a quick fix on New Year's Day -- but some users are still reporting problems with the digital music player. After the 30GB Zunes froze, dozens of users stormed discussion boards with complaints and first-hand accounts. |
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Music sales for 2008 ride digital coattails
(CNET)
CNET - Digital music, long the bane of the music industry, may finally be something that record label executives can smile about. |
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Microsoft blames leap year for Zune glitch
(Reuters)
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Microsoft's Official Fix for Failing Zunes
(PC World)
PC World - Zune owners now have a fix for their failing devices thanks to Microsoft that has posted instructions on how to start the new year off with a working digital music player. |
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Album sales plunge, digital downloads up
(AP)
AP - Music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs. |
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Leap year bug zaps Zune music players
(AFP)
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Music album sales tumble further in 2008
(Reuters)
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Zune Chokes on Leap-year Bug
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's Zune 30GB music player just wasn't ready for a leap year. |
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Some Zunes Expire Along with 2008
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's less-than-popular Zune MP3 players are dying in droves all across the world, according to several reports on the Internet and forum complaints. The 30GB Zune players stop, reboot themselves, and when the start-up status bar reaches 100 percent, they freeze. |
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Update: Zune Issues Solved After Leap Year Bug
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Several users reported Wednesday that their original 30-Gbyte Microsoft Zune MP3 players crashed soon after midnight on the morning of Dec. 31. Microsoft said late in the day that the problem was tied to the leap year, but should be fixed on Thursday, which it was. |
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MP3 player guides rescuers to lost tourists
(Reuters)
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Warner Music pulls videos from YouTube
(Reuters)
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