Music business is alive!

Mallory Factor reports that the NYC music scene is bustling. The music industry is not dead. The recording industry is changing, but music-lovers continue to support the music they love. Appearing in the Cleveland-based Observer.

http://observer.case.edu/Archives/Volume_41/Issue_1/Story_2782/

Burmese record industry suffers from copyright pirates

The collapse of the recording industry unpacks across political borders. The complaints also unpack in predictable ways.

http://www.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/963-body-blow-to-burmese-music-industry-by-pirated-vcdsdvds.html

Napster Smackdown

Dissident candidates for the Board have been smacked down by Napster.

Napster is "available for sale." Yawn.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/napster-concludes-dissident-candidates-unqualified/story.aspx?guid=%7B68F2D109-60C7-4DC3-A83E-81A85894DA9B%7D&dist=hppr

Essential Report on Australia's Digital Media

WSJ posts an "essential report" with lots of reference links that report on the recent collapse of recording industry business models. The video/film industry has learned a few lessons from the recording industry and so have begun efforts to exploit downloads to protect copyrights and intellectual property. Very business.

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/essential-report-digital-media--/story.aspx?guid=%7B25E99D3A-5B5C-4EB6-BD70-B34270308A37%7D&dist=hppr

The Bigguns and Littluns

Paul Glazkowski writes for Mashable [Social Networking News] that there is another change coming in the downloadable music industry. The Bigguns are going to squish the littluns in the next two years. And his main question is if this is better for consumers. Is this the right question? Should we pay more attention to what is better for the businesses?

How you answer that question should be a sign unto you whether you are a "suit" or an "artist."

http://mashable.com/2008/08/29/somebodies-nobodies/