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eMusic
Sony To Offer eMusic Its Older Catalog
By Mike Sachoff
Sony Music Entertainment has struck a deal with eMusic to sell songs from Sony Music's back catalog on the eMusic website.
Sony Music is the first of the four major labels to reach an agreement with eMusic to sell songs.
Beginning in the third quarter, eMusic will offer its U.S. subscribers classic recordings from all Sony Music labels, such as Arista, Columbia, Epic, Jive, LaFace and RCA. Artists include Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, Leonard Cohen and Outkast.
Can eMusic Survive The New Amazon Store?
Second only to iTunes, eMusic has carved a significant niche in the scattered download marketplace with a subscription service offering plans starting at 30 tracks per month for $9.99. But how will Amazon's new mp3 store effect eMusic; and how will labels who will be getting higher payouts from Amazon react?
AT&T Partners With eMusic
By Mike Sachoff
AT&T has announced a deal with eMusic, in which mobile subscribers will be able to download music to their mobile phones.
Free Trials Convert To Paid Subscribers
By Mike Sachoff
Paid content sites offer free trials to users hoping to turn them into subscribers. MarketingSherpa signed up for free trials with 50 content providers to explore what methods can be effective in attracting subscribers.
Steve Jobs Speaks Out Against DRM
By Joe Lewis
Apple has been the object of much ire concerning the encoding of its “FairPlay” digital rights management into tracks sold on the iTunes music store. Proponents against DRM have often labeled iTunes as Public Enemy #1 in the crusade against the practice, but a statement from the company today may change some opinions.
2007: The Year that DRM Died
By Joe Lewis
This year promises to mark even more innovations in the realms of marketing, search, and digital music technology. The greatest feat of 2007 may not come in terms of an addition, but rather the removal of Digital Rights Management (DRM) practices from online music stores such as iTunes and the Zune marketplace.
