A new study in the Journal of Political Economy has found that illegal music downloads have had no noticeable effects on the sale of music, contrary to the claims of the RIAA and other music industry organizations.
The study, The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis, by Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf, [...]
Avvenu, a new online music service, lets people share music stored on their PCs with other computer or mobile phone users. Using the free Avvenu Music Player, users can select tracks they want to share and send links to friends via e-mail. Recipients click on the link to listen to the songs for up to five [...]
Sima Products’ Hitch is a new USB sharing accessory that lets iPod users share files on the go - with no computer required.
“You no longer have to use a computer to share files between devices,” said Ilana Diamond, CEO of Sima Products Corporation.
Hitch can connect USB devices such as digital cameras, digital audio/video players, USB [...]
The Creative Commons licenses provide a way for content creators to allow free distribution of their work, while also protecting the works commercial value. A key concept of the licenses is that, if you decide to share your music, videos or other creations with a CC license, other people and companies will respect that decision, [...]
arvato mobile, a leading European mobile entertainment provider, has announced a collective licensing deal with The Association of Independent Music (AIM), a non-profit trade that represents UK independent record labels. The agreement will allow repertoire from AIM’s 900+ member labels to be made available, on an opt-in basis, across Europe and Japan over arvato [...]
Sima Products has introduced the Hitch (model USB-101), a device that lets you connect nearly any digital camera, DAP, PMP, or flash drive with a USB connection and copy single files or entire albums.
Hitch is compatible with many brands of digital devices, such as Apple, Creative, iRiver, Samsung, Sony, Canon, Nikon, Casio, Olympus, Panasonic, Philips [...]