Media Decoder Blog: Digital Notes: Sister Sledge Sues Over Royalties, and a Censoring Glitch at iTunes
Sister Sledge is suing its record company, the Warner Music Group, over how royalties are computed for digital music; some listeners on iTunes Match have found that their uncensored hip-hop has been replaced with "clean" versions.
Media Decoder Blog: Digital Notes: Grooveshark Copyright Suit and Its Unusual Evidence
Instead of dry, bland server logs, a case moving through two different courts in New York features unusual evidence: a pair of anonymous blog comments.
Join the Club: EMI Sues Grooveshark, Again
EMI Music, which had sued music streaming service Grooveshark in 2009, then ended up cutting a deal with the company, is now suing Grooveshark again. EMI's publishing unit claims that Grooveshark has yet to pay a royalty on its deal. As the New York Times notes, the suit means that Grooveshark is now in legal...
Media Decoder Blog: New Lawsuit Means All Major Labels Are Suing Grooveshark
The popular digital music service has only been able to reach a deal with EMI -- the others are suing for copyright infringement. But now EMI is suing, too, accusing Grooveshark's parent company of breach of contract.
Sony and Warner Are Said to Join Suit Against Grooveshark
The two music services will be joining Universal Music in a suit against Grooveshark claiming copyright infringement.
Stunning News: Music Industry Acts Rationally
The world's biggest music label signs one of the biggest stars in the world, for a song. But the Madonna/Univeral deal still makes sense for both sides.
Media Decoder Blog: The Year in Media | Record Labels Still Carry a Big Price Tag
The rise of digital music has taken a toll at the big record companies, but this year the two smallest of the four big music shops still sold for healthy prices.
Media Decoder Blog: Warner Music Says Losses Grew in the Quarter
The company reported $707 million in revenue for the three months ending Sept. 30, down 6 percent from the same period last year. Its net loss for the quarter was up 124 percent from last year.
Media Decoder Blog: Bronfman Stepping Down at Warner Music
Edgar M. Bronfman Jr., a major player in the music industry, is stepping down as chairman of the board.
Game On! ESPN’s New Boss, John Skipper, Debuts at D: Dive Into Media.
Time to introduce another D: Dive Into Media speaker, and this one's very timely: The first onstage interview with the new head of cable TV's MVP.
Google Music Isn’t an iTunes Killer, and It’s Not Supposed to Be
It's another feature set for Android, though Google's mobile operating system doesn't seem to have needed one recently. Will free music help Google+ break out of the tech nerd ghetto?
Hollywood Meets Silicon Valley, Up Close and Personal: YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar Comes to D: Dive Into Media
North meets South, tech meets content, and the rest of the world gets a rare opportunity to meet one of Google's most important -- and least known -- players.
