eMusic is expanding it’s catalog, according to Reuters.
The music download site is in talks with Universal Music Group and EMI Music Group, trying to securing licensing for more recordings before their relaunch in November.
These deals would add an additional seven million recordings to their repertoire, on top of the 10 million they already have because of their deals with Sony Music, Warner Music Group and several indie labels.
It appears that Americans will not be able to buy many CDs and DVDs from their local Best Buys stores this Christmas, according to Investors.com.
This site reports that Best Buy are reducing the store space allocated to compact discs and DVDs to instead use this space for video game consoles and electronics like tablets PCs and netbooks this Christmas season.
If you want to watch several Brits goof around live, for charity, tune into Stickaid2010 from 7am Eastern today to 7am Eastern tomorrow.
Here is the event’s press release. Click Here To Donate.
Update — Congratulations Myles, Charlie and crew on raising over £19,000 during Stickaid2010.
According to an article published by D.I.S.H Information, James Cameron believes DVDs will eventually fade as a consumer product and will be replaced by downloads.
This may be true in the United States, causing Blockbuster to consider bankruptcy in that country. But we’re unfortunately still tied to the medium here in Canada because of the lack of affordable, unlimited internet.
Blaming piracy many of this country’s major internet providers have capped the file transfers their customers can make, even at times reducing these caps without the customer’s knowledge. And this is delaying the implementation and use of legal movie downloads in Canada.
Canadians face the possibility of additional fees when their transfer limits are surpassed, in some cases up to $2 per additional gig. But some of these internet providers apparently think their customers are stupid enough to believe they should pay more for less, when more legal material is being made available to them online.
Even now my internet provider is attempting to have me sign onto their new “deals” which will reduce my transfer limit from 60 to 25 gigs, using the premise that I would have faster downloads and possibly access to IPTV in the future. And of course these are promotional rates, which means I would be subjected to a significantly higher regular rate in a year, if not six months.
No thanks ! I’m going to stick to my DVD rentals.
Rolling Stone Magazine has openly criticized the record executives in the United States in a statement published in the magazine, according to Icanhasinternets.
In this statement, entitled “A Big Fat Thanks To Record Execs”, Rolling Stone Magazine states that because of their actions “millions of kids will stop wasting time listening to new music and seeking new bands”. And I tend to agree with them.
The internet has great potential as a promotional medium and heavy prosecution only hinders progress.
Yes, it isn’t perfect. But with a bit of work and investment it can become the new “radio” or “music television”.
Are you going to be in or around Kingston this long weekend ? Do you like guitar music ? Then you might be interested in attending the Canadian Guitar Festival, at the following location :
The festival features David Barrett and other independent guitarists.
