Archive for March 22nd, 2007
“In a dramatic acceleration of the seven-year sales decline that has battered the music industry, compact-disc sales for the first three months of this year plunged 20% from a year earlier, the latest sign of the seismic shift in the way consumers acquire music. The sharp slide in sales of CDs, which still account for more than 85% of music sold, has far eclipsed the growth in sales of digital downloads, which were supposed to have been the industry’s salvation…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
“NBC Universal and News Corp in the US have done a deal to make their own YouTube. The video service will go live this summer and the point is to offer a service with better quality content than YouTube that will make money for the two firms through ads alongside the content. TV will include The Simpsons, 24 and My Name is Earl, while film offerings include Little Miss Sunshine, Borat and The Devil Wears Prada. Interestingly, NBC/News Corp have negotiatited with AOL, MSN and Yahoo to have embedded players on their sites with a share in ad revenue…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
“Microsoft is frequently dinged for having insecure products, with security holes and vulnerabilities. But Symantec (Quote), no friend of Microsoft, said in its latest research report that when it comes to widely-used operating systems, Microsoft is doing better overall than its leading commercial competitors. The information was a part of Symantec’s 11th Internet Security Threat Report. The report, released this week, covered a huge range of security and vulnerability issues over the last six months of 2006, including operating systems…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
“A U.S. District Court Judge has denied the RIAA’s effort to walk away quietly from its case against New York resident Patricia Santangelo, saying she had the right to have her legal status resolved “one way or the other.” In a judgment filed on Monday and obtained by BetaNews, Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that RIAA will either have to proceed to trial or motion to dismiss the case with prejudice. Either way will result in an unfavorable situation for the group…” (Read full article here)
March 22nd, 2007
