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BMG Entertainment said Monday it will work with security technology provider SunnComm to create copy-protected CDs, one of a growing number of efforts by the record labels to combat alleged Internet piracy at the source. Under the deal, SunnComm said BMG will use its technology, dubbed MediaCloQ, which prevents people from being able to “rip” songs directly from a CD onto a computer. BMG said it is testing SunnComm’s technology and is starting to implement it on promotional CDs. BMG said it will decide later whether to use SunnComm’s technology for commercial releases. The announcement comes as major record labels… Read more »

MusicMatch today announced that its Radio MX service has secured more than 18,000 subscribers since its inception in late May 2001, claiming that its early success is “proof that customers are willing to pay for high-quality digital music.” The company is demonstrating its new Radio MX digital music subscription service at the Jupiter Media Metrix Plug-In conference in New York. Radio P.J. McNealy, senior analyst with Gartner G2, and a leading analyst tracking trends in the digital music industry, said, “As streaming music subscription models move to CD-quality, consumers are more likely to follow, because the listening experience will be… Read more »

Fahrenheit Entertainment (OTC:FHOT – news) announces the July 24 launch of its exclusive MP3 related web properties MPEG3.com, MPEG3.net, MPEG3.org. The unique and much-sought property of Fahrenheit Entertainment’s new MPEG3 domain names position the company as an independent retailer of digital and MP3 music-related products, technology and information. As part of the FHOT independent music business initiative, the exclusive MPEG3 brand is in development to be a premier online music B2C, B2B, and B2I destination. The sites will offer a suite of proven traditional and cutting-edge e-based music industry services and offerings, including on-line distribution; promotional services linking artists to… Read more »

Internet services allowing listeners to personalize Web radio services will be included in an upcoming arbitration process on music royalties despite the objections of the recording industry, according to a decision by the U.S. Copyright Office. A group of Web broadcasters, including Launch Media Inc., hailed the administrative ruling on Tuesday as a victory in a continuing legal fight to secure the same royalty rights as other Internet radio providers. At issue is whether Webcasters that allow users to customize Internet radio services – by selecting a certain kind of music for example – should be eligible for compulsory licensing… Read more »

Fred Durst, President of Flawless Entertainment, Senior Vice President of A&R at Interscope Geffen A&M, frontman for Limp Bizkit, music video director, producer and provoker announces the impending release of the first new artist on his Flawless Entertainment label, Puddle of Mudd. And over the last three weeks, Puddle of Mudd garnished the most adds at all three radio formats – Active, Alternative and Mainstream Rock – even though the band’s single, “Control,” wasn’t scheduled to be added to station’s playlists until next week. The album, “Come Clean,” is due in stores August 28th. Putting his titles into action, Durst… Read more »

Napster’s legally challenged song-swap service went dark last week and sentiment among many former users grew even darker. Napster suspended file-sharing July 2 for a self-imposed shutdown as it battled technical glitches related to its latest upgrade, which is intended to help it comply with a court order barring it from offering copyrighted material on its service. No time for a resumption had yet been given as of Sunday. Many habitual music downloaders seemed to agree that Napster’s latest technical woes were the nail in the coffin of the once phenomenally popular service. “Napster was dead six months ago. They… Read more »

With a new wife, new twin sons and even a new band, veteran pop troubadour James Taylor is spending most of the next few months touring the amphitheaters of North America, a summer ritual as dependable as sunscreen and inflated concession stand prices. “I’m kind of grooved in on that kind of evening and a sort of summer-night experience,” says Taylor, 53, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who in February this year married Boston Symphony Orchestra publicist Caroline Smedvig. The couple’s sons were born in early April, via in vitro fertilization of a surrogate mother. The veteran singer-songwriter… Read more »

Internet media network Yahoo! Inc. said on Thursday it plans to buy Webcasting company Launch Media Inc. for $12 million in an effort to boost its own music properties, which have failed to gain traction over the last two years. Yahoo is betting that Launch, which designed a Web service that tailors Internet radio playlists to the tastes of individual users, would provide key features to complement its music services. Yahoo already offers music CD sales, downloads of digital music files and its own Webcasting efforts. The company plans to pay 92 cents a share, which represents a 59 percent… Read more »

Napster has become so effective in blocking the trade of copyrighted material that the sharing of songs on the service has virtually ground to a halt, research firm Webnoize said on Wednesday. Webnoize said users of Napster’s latest software, which incorporates file identification technology, had an average of 1.5 song files to share at any given time as of Wednesday, down from a peak of 220 songs in February. The newest version of the once-phenomenally popular song-swap software includes audio fingerprinting technology, developed by Relatable, which helps Napster filter out copyrighted songs in order to comply with a court injunction.… Read more »

FullAudio today announced a licensing agreement with BMG Music Publishing as the company prepares to launch a digital music subscription service later this year. The agreement between FullAudio and BMG Music Publishing is the first catalog-wide license from a major publisher for a cache-download subscription service. The non-exclusive, three-year accord allows FullAudio access to all available titles from BMG. Nick Firth, president of BMG Music Publishing said in a printed statement, “BMG Music Publishing has been very aggressive in seeking new media opportunities and we’re proud to be the first major publisher to license our entire catalog to a download… Read more »