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Perils of pay for play

The rise of digital music raises all kinds of issues for a copyright law last substantially redone in 1976. The result: bad blood, litigation and M&A. Continue reading

Posted on March 30, 2012 12:00 PM




Labels want Grooveshark to swim with the fishes

The post-Napster landscape in the industry remains crowded, complex and at times treacherous Continue reading

Posted on January 9, 2012 2:39 PM




Rhapsody tunes into European market via Napster deal

Rhapsody president Jon Irwin chats with The Deal Pipeline about how the online music service's acquisition of Napster from parent company Best Buy will impact the global music industry at large. Continue reading

Posted on October 18, 2011 4:00 AM




Rhapsody tunes into European market via Napster deal

Rhapsody president Jon Irwin chats with The Deal Pipeline about how the online music service's acquisition of Napster from parent company Best Buy will impact the global music industry at large. Continue reading

Posted on October 18, 2011 4:00 AM




Investment bankers try their hand at private equity

Former Goldman Sachs banker Joseph Ravitch and UBS banker Jeffrey Sine have marked their foray into private equity with a sizable fund closing. Continue reading

Posted on October 13, 2011 8:24 AM




Sense of the markets: Wait, there's still a Napster?

Napster is the death that keeps on giving.The announcement this week that music subscription service Rhapsody International Inc. would acquire rival Napster for a small piece of the combined company was greeted even within music business circles with a barely... Continue reading

Posted on October 5, 2011 3:46 PM




Lady Gaga hooks up with fans via Topspin

Lady Gaga fans could buy 'Born This Way' for 99 cents off Amazon.com. Deep-pocketed devotees could buy a special limited edition for $160 from Ladygaga.com, thanks to Topspin Media, a new type of music startup. Continue reading

Posted on July 25, 2011 4:00 AM




Music 2.0: Making money in post-Napster era

Topspin Media, provider of digital marketing tools for musicians including Lady Gaga, represents the new age of music startup in the post-Napster age. Continue reading

Posted on July 22, 2011 1:01 PM




Back tracks

A new book explores the music industry's past to recast its future. Continue reading

Posted on July 15, 2009 3:17 PM




Exit, stage left

Despite VCs' keen interest in digital music startups, there haven't been many hits yet. Continue reading

Posted on September 26, 2008 5:28 PM






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