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- Jay-Z made $35 million last year - 57% pay cut
[Forbes.com] Jay-Z pulled in an estimated $35 million over the past 12 months, topping our annual list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings. It's far from the $82 million he made last ...
- German court fines Rapidshare
The Regional Court of Hamburg has ruled in favor of German collecting society GEMA, which had requested that the court issue an order prohibiting file-hosting service rapidshare.com from making around ...
- In 2008 Vinyl sales doubled, CDs plummeted
> In 2008, 1.88 million vinyl albums were purchased, more than in any other year since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking LP sales in 1991. The previous record was in 2000, ...
- Why 33 / 45 / 78 RPM ?
from: Explanations of why certain speeds were chosen for certain types of phonograph recordings... The original gramophones used a steel sewing needle for a stylus. The stylus determined the size ...
- Financial Times - Personal finance with Public Enemy
FT interview with Public Enemy: Chuck reveals that the band turned down a million-dollar advance when they decided not to re-sign with Def Jam. "In order for me to build ...
- EU finally cuts through licensing red tape for digital music
EU regulators ordered 24 music societies across Europe to modify or ditch their agreements that bar music services from selling or broadcasting music across borders, forcing those services to set ...
- EXCESS COPYRIGHT: Is Torture by Music a "Performance in Public"?
Is Torture by Music a "Performance in Public"? Certain collectives are quick to collect money from those in nursing homes, hospitals, prisons etc. on the basis that these are "public" ...
- european download sites prices for yanks
Prices Jan 2009: http://Boomkat.com 99 p = $1.43 http://bleep.com €1.35 = $1.87 http://beatport.com €1.99 = $2.75 Was on May 2008 (Dollar having a "good day" at 1.55): http://Boomkat.com 99 p ...
- NYT: Going, Going ... But Not Yet Gone
Since 2003, at least 80 records stores have closed in Manhattan and Brooklyn. New York Times
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