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Free Isn’t Working, What’s Next?
In April of 2006, I spoke in Hong Kong at the Nokia N Series launch. The focus of my talk, that music as a product was dead; the future of music was service-based. At the time, senior executives at EMI were outraged by my perspective. I still believe it’s the future, we have to [...]
Live Promoters Driving The Business Model Change?
With recorded music increasingly being given away for free and 360 deals becoming the norm, is copyright enforcement critical to the survival for the recorded music business? Live music promoters are the only companies offering large advances for 360 type deals with artists, so is the 360 model the way of the future? Who are the winners and losers in these deals?







Peter Sunde, one of the founders and former spokesperson of BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay, recently debuted a new venture…one that will actually make content owners money instead of bleeding them dry. The project is in the form of a service, called Flattr (get it, like flattering?) that aims to...



Music Industry Payments Strategy 2010: something tedious and strenuous, or something built upon inner drive and desire?...