Random music news for Saturday, June 8, 2019
June 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s Kanye’s 41st birthday. What sorts of OTT things are going to happen in conjunction with that? For now, though,
Browsing the "Stream Ripping" Tag
Music piracy: Amazingly, it’s not only still a problem but on the rise.
June 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It looked for a while that streaming was on its way to obliterating the desire to pirate music. Why would
Random music news for Tuesday, June 4, 2019
June 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This is what thinking looks like. Cool! Grow more neurons by reading through music news for Tuesday, June 4, 2019.
Random music news for Wednesday, May 29, 2019
May 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
My spring speaking tour resumes tonight with a gig in Buffalo. If you want to see if I’ll be in
Random music news for Friday, April 19, 2019
April 19th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1987 that a short-form animated feature called The Simpsons first appeared as an interstitial
Random music news for Friday, January 25, 2019
January 25th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
We were almost mistakenly vaporized on this day in 1995. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. Ponder that as you go through
Random music news for Saturday, January 12, 2019
January 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Ever had one of those weeks where computers seem to hate you? I had one of those. But I still
Random music news for Monday, October 22, 2018
October 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
And how was our first weekend with legal weed? In any shape to look at music news for October 22,
Amazingly, people are still stealing music. Then again, maybe this isn’t so amazing.
October 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
A new global music consumption by the International Federation of Phonographic Industry (the IFPI) says that 38% of online music
Random music news for Monday, August 6, 2018
August 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, so apologies if there are fewer posts than usual. Back to normal
Piracy used to be file-sharing. Now it’s stream-ripping.
January 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It baffles me that people will pay $5 for a latte at Starbucks every day and yet cheap out when
Random Music News for Tuesday, October 24, 2017
October 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Given the weather we’ve had in central Canada, I feel really silly that I’ve had my snow tires on for
Music Piracy is Alive and Well According to the Annual RIAA “Notorious Markets” Report
October 10th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The Recording Industry of America has released its latest “notorious markets” report, its view of where music piracy continues. “Stream
Popular YouTube Stream-Ripping Site Shut Down
September 5th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
If you rip YouTube streams to MP3, you probably know about (and maybe have used) YouTube-MP.org. The site is insanely
Which of These YouTube-to-MP3 Rippers Do You Use? And Who Will Be Sued Next?
September 29th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
The newest piracy battleground for record labels is “stream ripping,” the practice of using readily available software to download the
Now the Music Industry is Freaking Out About “Stream Ripping”
September 16th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Back in the late 70s and early 80s, the record industry told us that home taping was killing music. In
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