Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 20 at 1:58 pm PT
Big as they were, the attacks carried out in revenge for the Megaupload arrests accomplished nothing significant.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 18 at 6:22 pm PT
The music service sends subpoenas to Digital Music News, demanding to learn the identity of an accuser. Won’t happen, says publisher Paul Resnikoff.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 14, 2011 at 11:14 am PT
The world’s biggest music label signs one of the biggest stars in the world, for a song. But the Madonna/Univeral deal still makes sense for both sides.
My favorite story related to our case is the story of a kid who appears in front of the judge for sentencing for the crime of having murdered both his parents saying judge have mercy on me cuz I am an orphan.
– Grooveshark chairman Sina Simantob, from a series of internal emails from 2009 that were made public as part of Universal Music Group’s copyright lawsuit in federal court against Escape Media Group, Grooveshark’s parent company
Peter Kafka in Media on November 12, 2011 at 3:00 am PT
The world’s largest music label wants to get larger, but it’s going to need to convince regulators that this is a good idea. That may take a while.
Dana Cimilluca and Max Colchester, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 11, 2011 at 6:27 am PT
The protracted auction of EMI Group neared a conclusion Friday, with Citigroup Inc., owner of the storied British music company, selecting buyers for its publishing arm and recorded-music label—at a price that well exceeds many industry watchers’ expectations.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 8, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
Just a couple of Facebook clicks away, courtesy of brands like Budweiser and two-year-old start-up Free All Music.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 18, 2011 at 3:00 am PT
The YouTube copyright case — now more than four years old — won’t go away. In the real world, though, most media companies have made their peace with the world’s biggest video site.
