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Music Industry Music News 

What’s better for the environment: Downloading songs or streaming them? You may be surprised.

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Carbon Emissions, Downloading, Earth Day, Greenhouse Gases, Streaming

A little post-Earth Day discussion: What’s better for the planet? Downloading songs or streaming them? Because each uses energy, there

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, October 11, 2016

October 11, 2016October 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cstream, Downloading, Glastonbury, John Lennon, Nickelback, Randy Newman, Roger Waters, Russia, UK

Unless you’re in a job/territory that offers time off on November 11 (and not everyone is), that’s it for long

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, September 13, 2016

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album sales, Beastie Boys, Beck, Courtney Love, DAB, Deezer, Downloading, Florence Welch, Grammy, Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Music sales, Prince, Radio, Ramones, Tupac, Twitter

Someone here in Singapore has ordered a brand new Bugatti Chiron for $3.2 million–and left-hand drive cars are illegal here.

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Monday Debate: Stealing Music Is Illegal, But Is It Immoral?

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Downloading, Filesharing, Stephen Witt

Wait. That headline doesn’t seem to make much sense. If stealing is illegal, isn’t it also immoral? Stay with me

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Music News 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 724: 20-ish Years of Downloading

May 29, 2015May 31, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Downloading, File Sharping, Grokster, Illegal, Kazaa, Limewire, Napster, P2P, Streaming Music Services

If you’re old enough, you’ll probably remember the thrill you felt the first time you used something like Napster. It

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Do You Download Music? Does Your ISP Screw with That?

May 27, 2015May 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Downloading, ISPs, Throttling

This comes from sister website Geeks&Beats: The Federal Communications Commission did more than just vote to protect equal access to

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Music Industry 

American Copyright Enforcer Coming to Canada

June 17, 2014June 17, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Troll, Downloading, Music Piracy, Rightscorp

Ever hear of Chris Saybeck?  Probably not, but if you’ve ever pirated music, you might be making his acquaintance shortly.

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Music Industry 

Why Are Studies About Internet Piracy So Contradictory and Confusing?

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Downloading, File-Sharing, Piracy

Great question, especially after last night’s episode of The Simpsons.  This is from The Daily Dot. Trying to figure out

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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