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Simon Cowell, Sony sign new TV, music, film deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Music mogul Simon Cowell has formed a long-term venture with Sony Corp's Sony Music Entertainment to produce music, television and film, beginning with the U.S. version of hit British show "The X Factor".
Judge slashes 'monstrous' fine in music piracy case
(AFP)
AFP - Condemning a two-million-dollar fine meted out to a Minnesota woman for illegally downloading music over the Internet as "monstrous and shocking," a judge has slashed the penalty to 54,000 dollars.
The moment is now for rising Lady Antebellum
(AP)
AP - It was a party to celebrate Lady Antebellum's success and singer Charles Kelley thought the stream of plaques and praise would never stop.
iriver clix: iPod/iTunes Killer?
iriver has introduced the clix portable media player, a new media player that integrates with the new Windows Media Player 11 and the public beta of MTV Networks URGE digital music service
Digital music sales rise but piracy is sour note
(AP)
AP - Strong growth in digital music sales in 2009 led by Lady Gaga failed to stop the continuing slump in the international recorded music industry, and pirates remain a major problem, an industry body said Thursday.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
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EnTourage Hopes to Gain 'eDGe' With Students EnTourage Systems has been pretty busy recently, making a strong push at the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show for its new eDGe "Dualbook." The company also announced several strategic partnerships at CES, including deals with textbook maker McGraw-Hill and the Blackboard Alliance Program. In case you're curious, the latter lets students and instructors share notes, textbook annotations and media among other things. It even allows them to have access to class schedules, campus maps and announcements. And to think that having a beeper was a pretty big deal when I first started going to college... Want to learn more about the device? Here's our first look at the enTourage eDGe. Photo © enTourage EnTourage Hopes to Gain 'eDGe' With Students originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 00:18:12.
Student to Challenge $675,000 Illegal Music Download Fine Boston PhD student, Joel Tenenbaum, who was found guilty of illegally downloading music in August 2009, is to challenge his $675,000 fine. The announcement which was made via his blog, details the new motion -- there's also a PDF file of the actual submitted document. In essence, the new motion is asking for a re-trial and for the fine to be reduced. Joel Tenenbaum's attorney, Charles R. Nesson, is arguing that in the original case ruling by Massachusetts district judge, Nancy Gertner, the issue of 'fair use' was wrongly decided. It is also argued in the new motion that the jury's damage ward for the 30 illegally downloaded songs is grossly excessive; this equates to $22,500 per song. It will be interesting to see if Judge Nancy Gertner deems the arguments worthy of a new trial. If not, Joel's only other argument reading the official document is to show that the $675,000 fine is grossly excessive and that it should be lowered to a 'reasonable amount' -- what ever that is? Related Articles:
Student to Challenge $675,000 Illegal Music Download Fine originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 08:54:48.
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Soundcheck Offers Free Corinne Bailey Rae MP3 Download Walmart's Soundcheck service, which showcases select artists by providing exclusive content, is offering up a free Corinne Bailey Rae MP3 download. The free track, I'd Do It All Again, is taken from the British Singer/songwriter's new album, The Sea, which is due for release 26. Jan, 2010. To get your free track, simply go to Soundcheck's Corrine Bailey Rae page and click on the highlighted free download button. You'll have to be quick though -- there's only a limited number of downloads available. Related Articles:
Soundcheck Offers Free Corinne Bailey Rae MP3 Download originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 at 15:59:06.
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eReader Poker: Amazon Raises Royalties for Kindle Platform Hey, how about some non-Apple tablet news? Like Zeus on Mount Olympus, Amazon has enjoyed its perch high up on the eReader throne, thanks to its wildly popular Kindle. Which makes this recent thunderbolt from the online retailer especially peculiar. According to a press release from the company, Amazon is raising royalty rates to 70 percent for authors and publishers who use the Kindle Digital Text Platform. That's, like, double the old rate! Now, if you're a glass-half-full guy who thinks that rain comes from the happy tears of little cherubs, you'd be thinking, "How nice of Amazon to finally recognize the sweat and toil of authors." Or you could be like the misers over at CNET and the New York Times who point out that the new royalty rate happens to match what Apple offers to its apps developers. "AAAAAPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLEEEEE!!!!" (Raises fist with indignation) Um, so hey, how about some Apple tablet news? To make a long story short, the denizens that populate the Interweb's tubes are now postulating that Amazon's move is a pre-emptive strike against any tablet that Apple may or may not announce on Jan. 27. That's the power of the mighty Apple for you. Anywho, this appears to be shaping up as a veritable clash of the titans. (Not that Zeus was a titan, but you know what I mean.) Photo © Amazon eReader Poker: Amazon Raises Royalties for Kindle Platform originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at 00:01:00.
The Apple-like DigitalRise X9 Tablet When you've made a name for yourself making iPhone knockoffs, it only stands to reason that you'd also want to make a knockoff of Apple's "alleged" tablet — or at least a representation of what you might think it will look like. On that note, the folks at PMP Today spied this listing for DigitalRise's X9 multi-touch tablet at Chinagrabber.com. There's just something about an Apple-ish knockoff appearing at a site that sounds like a knockoff of Pricegrabber that makes my easily amused self giggle. But I digress. A look at the X9 will likely make some people think, "Hey, it kinda' looks like an iPhone." Now check out the price of this baby: $999.99. (Though the site currently has it on sale for $779.99.) My keen powers of observation also tell me the X9 comes with Windows 7, 3G and GPS. I don't know why but I just know... Other specs not discernible from the above photo include a 10.2-inch 1024x600 TFT screen, Atom N270 1.6G processor, 2GB DDR2 memory, 160G SATA2.5 hard disk drive, and Intel 950 Integration video card. Speaking of the real Apple tablet/iSlate/whatever-it-is, I couldn't help but chuckle at Valleywag for giving first prize for its Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt to an Apple lawyer warning them about said contest. Apparently, the site considers the legalese-filled letter as the best proof it's gotten so far that the mysterious Apple tablet actually exists. So much for my chance at winning $100,000. Photo from Chinagrabber The Apple-like DigitalRise X9 Tablet originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 01:04:10.
Free Album Download: Magnatune Hands Out a Christmas Compilation To help you get into the festive spirit this season, why not get yourself a free Christmas album? The California-based record label, Magnatune, is generously offering up a free 24-track album called, The Magnatune Christmas Compilation. It contains a selection of timeless classics such as Jingle Bells, Silent Night, We Three Kings, and many more tracks that have been performed by Magnatune's artists. In order to download this free album, all you need to do is provide your email address; you will then receive a confirmation email giving you a private link for the album, along with your username and password which you need for the download to start. To get your free Christmas album download, simply visit Magnatune's holiday page on their website. Related Articles:
Free Album Download: Magnatune Hands Out a Christmas Compilation originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 09:00:52.
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