Bono declara-se contra downloads ilegais

O líder dos U2 escreveu uma peça na New York Times a defender os interesses das indústrias de cinema e televisão. Continuar...

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Downloads de musica ilegais não diminuem

Uma sondagem da British Phonographic Industry mostra que a troca ilegal de música na internet não está a diminuir. Continuar...

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Tera Melos Releases Remixable EP: Drugs To The Dear Youth

Tera Melos is now offering their Drugs to the Dear Youth EP as a “pay-what-you-want” download, where the minimum payable is five dollars. In addition, they are releasing the separate bass, drum and guitar tracks of the EP, for those who are inclined to remix, also for a minimum $5. From their statement:

“It seemed like a fun idea. Do whatever you want with [the songs]. Remix them, re-record parts, point out all the mistakes, download the tracks and burn them to a CD-R and then break it in half. Whatever is cool. Curious to see what people come up with.”

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Dhani Harrison Suggests Standalone Beatles Download Site

George Harrison’s son, Dhani Harrison, believes that starting a standalone website for digitally distributing The Beatles’ music is a practical option. Selling the Beatles back catalogue through iTunes isn’t satisfactory, and an online store could be revealed in the future. Read more...

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Nine Inch Nails Album Released for Free Download

The newest Nine Inch Nails album, entitled The Slip, is available as a free application under a Creative Commons license on Playapp.com. The downloadable PlayApp contains 10 extractable 192 kbps MP3 songs, and 14 high resolution JPG pictures. Continue reading...

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Isle Of Man to get unlimited legal music Downloads

Citizens of the self-governing Isle of Man might be able to legally download unlimited music from the Internet. The Isle Of Man Government e-Business Division has announced that they are trying to reach an agreement with the major labels that would introduce a compulsory blanket license for music downloads. Read more...

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