Digital Music

Appeal filed in Phil Spector case (AP)

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:35:03 +0000

AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.

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Summary Box: OnLive game streaming to come in June (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:21 +0000

AP - THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.

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OnLive game streaming service to start in June (AP)

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:19:02 +0000

AP - In an industry first, a new gaming service will start allowing people to "stream" popular high-end games such as "Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.

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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:43:44 +0000

AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 8, 2010:

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Pink Floyd goes to court in royalty row with EMI (AP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:41:40 +0000

AP - Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.

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Record industry hits back at 'myth' of go-it-alone stars (AFP)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:11 +0000

AFP - Record industry bosses hit back Tuesday at the "myth" that musicians no longer need them to become successful, insisting the Internet can help raise their profile but cannot make them stars.

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Pink Floyd battles EMI in online royalties case (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:07:18 +0000

Reuters - Pink Floyd on Tuesday launched legal action against record label EMI in a case that centres around royalty payments and how music is sold in the digital age.

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The Soundtrack to My First Semester (BusinessWeek)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:08:46 +0000

BusinessWeek - A first semester in business school is probably best summed up through some sort of interpretive dance.Refusing to be confined to words only, I am supplementing this entry with music."My B-school Playlist" (downloadable here) is a song collection recapping my first semester. 1) Jordin Sparks, Battlefield Business school is the most intense thing I have done -- and that includes fleeing a war-torn country. The pace of classes is brutal and the amount of learning intense. As a career-switcher, I've had to add researching companies and pursuing informational interviews to my plate. ...

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Phantom of Opera sequel opens amid "phan" disquiet (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:29:44 +0000

Reuters - The sequel to "Phantom of the Opera", one of the biggest musicals of all time, opens in London on Tuesday amid disquiet among die-hard "phans" who have been posting opinions online since previews began two weeks ago.

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Microchip Tech raises bid for Silicon Storage (AP)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:57:10 +0000

AP - Microchip Technology Inc. on Monday raised its purchase price for Silicon Storage Inc. a second time, competing with a private-equity firm for the maker of flash memory cards used in digital cameras and MP3 players.

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