| Singles no. 1's |
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Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Moves Like Jagger |
| UK |
Sac Noel
Loca People |
| AU |
Gotye & Kimbra
Somebody That I Used To Know |
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| 28-09-00 |
Major music label to collaborate with file-exchange services Angry Coffee and Aimster
One of the major music labels will collaborate with Napster-like file-exchange services Angry Coffee and Aimster to promote a new album. Capitol Records is in the midst of promotions with file-exchange companies Aimster and Angry Coffee that feature the upcoming Radiohead album. The label provides short video files and a full version of the album (on Angry Coffee only) to be streamed to the internet. |
| 27-09-00 |
New internet legislation to promote streaming of music
Some new internet legislation is being called the "MP3.com bill." The Music Owner's Listening Act of 2000, H.R. 5275, seeks to amend the Copyright Act to make the transmission of "personal interactive performances" legal. The act would allow consumers to access music they "streamed" from the Web at any time, as long as they can prove ownership of the recording and are not using the music for commercial purposes. Although the measure is said to have Republican support, the chance of passage in this Congress with only two weeks remaining in the session seem to be slim. The bill can however be re-introduced in January.
Popularity Napster still growing
According to research, the number of people using the online file-exchange service Napster has more than quadrupled in the last five months, making it the fastest-growing software application ever recorded . As of July, Napster had 4.9 million users, which is about 6 percent of all US home PC users with modems. |
| 23-09-00 |
Only one new Offspring song available as free download
The Offspring's plan to release its new album, "A Conspiracy Of One," as free downloads the internet (www.offspring.com) has been forbidden by their record company Sony Music. Just the band's new single "Original Prankster" will be a free download. |
| 22-09-00 |
Universities refuse to block Napster
Dr. Dre and Metallica are still after Napster and have asked several universities to cut off access to its file-exchange service. A letter was sent to the schools by attorney Howard E. King, Dr. Dre and Metallica's lawyer. The schools who received letters are Boston University, Columbia, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia. None of the schools that were issued the letter have agreed to the request to block Napster, although King has asked them to respond by Friday. |
| 21-09-00 |
Barenaked Ladies fool Napster users
The Barenaked Ladies have come up with a way to bypass Napster users exchanging their songs. Users of Napster attempting to listen to the band's new album “Maroon” have been confronted with a personal message from the band themselves, which acts as a promotional tool, while also warning listeners. Napster has now been flooded with fake MP3 files disguised as material from the new record, but which actually feature singer Steven Page and drummer Tyler Stewart. |
| 20-09-00 |
Courtney Love sues record company over MP3.com damages
Courtney Love is after her share of the damages that her record company Universal has been awarded in a US court judgement against mp3.com. As Edward Bronfman Jr, CEO of Universal’s parent company Seagram, had stated that they would fight for their own rights and those of their artists, prior to Universal’s court battle with the on-line music distribution company, Courtney Love now argues that she should receive her share.
'N Sync, Sting and Britney Spears for free on cereal promotion CD
General Mills cereal will release a promotional compilation CD with music from 'N Sync, Sting, Boyz II Men, Britney Spears, Martina McBride, Brian McKnight and Herbie Hancock. The campaign will be offering a free CD from GetMusic.com, the e-tail site owned by Universal Music Group and BMG Entertainment. From November through December, US consumers will be able to order one of eight compilations from the site by entering a code printed in the cereal boxes. The CD's will also carry MusicMatch jukebox software.
Webmusic sales rise to $3 billion by 2005
Online music will add $3.3 billion in sales by 2005. This amount is roughly the same amount record labels will lose to digital piracy in the same period, according to a recent a study. The lost sales represent about 31 percent of total projected revenue for the record companies during the period. The companies foresee no long-term losses due to online music swapping, as they expect special copyright-security software, known as digital rights management systems, to bring a halt to music exchange through the internet.
Gnutella reaching limits due to rising traffic
A report from Web publisher Clip2 says that the peer-to-peer Gnutella system is collapsing under the weight of too many people sharing files via relatively slow dial-up modems. The scalability of a Gnutella network to accommodate more users performing more searches is limited by the lowest bandwidth links prevalent within the network. Usage of the public Gnutella network has grown to the point that a Dial-Up Modem Barrier has been hit, with the result that network usability has degraded considerably. A Gnutella search can check thousands of computers before it finds a file. If a large number of those computers have slow connections, the entire network can be brought to a virtual standstill.
To stay in business, the Gnutella software has to get smarter and therefore the protocol needs extension. |
| 17-09-00 |
Chuck D speaks out on file-exchange on the internet again
By the year 2002, Chuck D expects a million artists and a million labels on the internet, where the old industry rules will not apply. He says that as being connected to hip-hop and rap music for 22 years, he has seen how difficult it has become for the majority of artists, songwriters, producers and independent labels to get their music directly to the fans without signing with a major label and subjecting themselves to rules that are in the best interest of the label. File exchange is the process that Napster has specialized in other situations that are going to join this sharing process. Chuc D at Rapstation.com uses Gnutella, a different Napster-like file exchange program. |
| 16-09-00 |
Offspring release free online single and album
The Offspring are making their forthcoming album "Conspiracy Of One" available for free download across the internet a month before it will be available in stores. The also includes the first single "Original Prankster" available for free download beginning September 29. The band will also reward one lucky downloader with a cash prize of $1 million. |
| 14-09-00 |
Microsoft buys online music venture Mongo Music
In attempt to boost music content on the Microsoft Network, Microsoft has acquired MongoMusic, an online service with advanced music-searching capabilities. The deal is said to have cost Microsoft about $65 million in an all-stock transaction. Microsoft has stressed that with MongoMusic it will take a collaborative approach with record labels and artists. The music site was initially funded by Sony Music and Nokia Ventures. MongoMusic's include a Web-based music player called “RadioMongo,” which implements MongoMusic's patent-pending Intuitive Music Search System technology.
Napster files last brief before going to trial
Napster lawyers have filed their final written brief before the copyright infringement case goes to trial. The brief accuses the recording industry of withholding licensing and disputes claims that the company's file-exchange program violates copyright law. According to Napster, the case is about control of music companies over Napster's decentralized technology and prevent it from undermining their present chokehold on music promotion and distribution.. The brief also reinforced their belief that both the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 and the 1984 Sony Betamax case protect the file-trading application. The judge on the case has already dismissed that argument, finding that the AHRA applies only to physically manufactured products and does not extend to software applications. Napster as well as several trade organizations however, argue that the judge misinterpreted the 1984 Sony Betamax case.
Bertelsmann after EMI
Bertelsmann would consider buying EMI if their merger with Time Warner is blocked by government regulators. Bertelsmann AG, Europe's largest media company, has $13.3 billion available to spend on buying more media properties and online commerce units. The company is also raising its investment in internet units and plans to spend almost $1 billion before June 30 2001. Bertelsmann is also committing another $1 billion to a new venture capital group to be called eBertelsmann, which will incorporate other Bertelsmann-related venture capital groups such as Bertelsmann Ventures, Random House Ventures and BMG Ventures. |
| 13-09-00 |
MP3.com sued by Zomba
Zomba, parent company of Jive Records, is demanding statutory damages of $150,000 per alleged "willful" copyright infringement from MP3.com. Universal Music was recently awarded $25,000 per infringement in a similar lawsuit against MP3.com. Meanwhile, MP3.com is continuing to negotiate with Universal Music as it might have to pay up to $250 million in damages. |
| 11-09-00 |
Warner Music and RealNetworks together into online music distribution
Record label Warner Music Group and streaming media company will jointly distribute music from Warner recording artists for digital downloading, beginning this November. Warner will offer current singles and Internet-only tracks through online music shops, including Amazon.com and Walmart.com. Warner is the last of the big-five record labels to announce a digital distribution venture. |
| 08-09-00 |
MP3.com must pay $25.000 per CD copyright violation
The Universal Music Group has been awarded $25,000 in damages per copyright violation after a US District Court Judge ruled that MP3.com willfully infringed its copyrights. The total penalty could total as much as $250 million. Determining the number of violations will be included in the next phase of the trial. MP3.com plans to appeal the judge's decision, emphasizing that the My.MP3.com service only allows users to listen online to CDs that the users themselves have already purchased. |
| 04-09-00 |
Orbital offer free downloads
Orbital have posted five rare tracks as MP3 files on their official website (www.loopz.co.uk). The dance duo are offering fans the free downloads of live and rare tracks, like “Fahrenheit 303” (a live recording from April 20, 1992 at Norwich Waterfront) and “Belfast” (a live recording from June 24, 1995 at Glastonbury Festival). |
| 03-09-00 |
360hiphop.com to collaborate with Jay-Z
360hiphop.com, an interactive hip-hop site headed by Russell Simmons, has teamed with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Enterprises in a three year exclusive contract to develop both off- and on-line web-centric programming.
Beggars Group to launch online music service with MP3.com
MP3.com and the Beggars Group of record labels have collaborated their technology and content in a partnership deal that includes the launch of a subscription music service this month. Following in the steps of recently released MP3.com channels, the Beggars Group Channel will offer access to streaming music and selected promotional MP3 downloads. The Beggars Group includes artists such as Prodigy, St. Etienne, and The Charlatans UK. |
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