WASHINGTON, D.C. – The wild, wild West of Internet anarchy that was the first decade of the new century has a new sheriff. And she paid a visit to the 10th annual Future of Music Policy Summit with a badge bearing a 33-point strategy for restoring law and order. The summit concluded Tuesday after three […]
Music Ally’s predictions for digital music in 2009
Artists will kick off about digital rights Several artists have already clashed with their labels over digital royalties – for example the Allman Brothers Band suing UMG – but expect more rumbles in 2009. Not least because artists are potentially getting stiffed when it comes to the raft of new deals being signed by labels […]
The Future of Music Book and Podcast
Compensation not Control
Hot off the Midem press: Compensation Not Control Music 2.0 Gerd Leonhard Midem Net 2009.Keyhttp://static.slideshare.net/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=compensation-not-control-music-20-gerd-leonhard-midemnet-2009key-1232242685491875-2&stripped_title=compensation-not-control-music-20-gerd-leonhard-midem-net-2009key-presentation View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: isps leonhard)
WSJ – RIAA to Abandon Mass Lawsuits?
Music Like Water – Forbes Article Reprised
People should pay for their music the way they pay for gas or electricity. More people are consuming music today than ever before, yet very few of them are paying for it. The music recording industry blames file sharing for a downturn in CD sales and, with the publishing companies, has tried its best to […]
Dripping towards the river of music
Sometimes it takes a while for ideas to spread and become perceived as good ones. The “Music Like Water” metaphor where for a low monthly fee, people would have access to all the music they want in a kind-of music utility is one such idea. In a variety of recent announcements, the once mighty major […]



