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The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet

Posted on 02. May, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

If you talk about the Music Industry, one word you will hear for sure -and a lot- is Crisis. In its most positive connotation, a crisis is a turning point that triggers some radical changes. So with a crisis come opportunities.

That seems to be the gist of the speech Mike Masnick, editor of TechDirt, gave at the at the Leadership Music Digital Summit.

In front of an audience, featuring RIAA top execs and the 4 big labels, Masnick, who is a long time advocate of the “Free Music” theory, talks about the latest and greatest from Trent Reznor, the front man of NineInchNails ,who has been experimenting with disruptive models where record labels and copyright are not needed anymore.

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Weekly Digest on the Music Industry- April 12, 2009

Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Antonella Stellacci.

BREAKING NEWS

ONE BILLION DOWNLOADS FOR THE APPLE STORE

Apple’s numbers are worth noting, because the company reported 800 million downloads just a month ago, and hit half a billion back in January. iTunes, on the other hand, took two years to reach that number of songs downloaded. The all-time top 20 apps sees Facebook and Google Earth climbing past Pandora to become the top free apps, followed by Pandora, Tap Tap Range and Shazam. [VentureBeat]

TRENDS

SPOTIFY CEO INTERVIEWED BY THE GUARDIAN: MUSIC FANS WILL BUY MUSIC

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