- Wed Nov 7 2007 Radiohead's Web venture spooks Wall Street
Two analysts downgrade Warner Music Group and say artist defections, "free culture," and spiraling CD revenue mean more losses for record industry.
- Fri Oct 19 2001 Music industry's plans spark concern
The Justice Department is growing suspicious of the labels' increasing power and has launched a probe that could derail the recording industry's precarious foothold in online music distribution.
- Mon Jul 3 2000 Napster: Downloading music for free is legal
The embattled online music-swapping company has a simple message for the courts and for the record industry: Downloading songs online without paying for them is legal.
- Fri Jul 27 2001 Net music faces patent squeeze
A recent court decision could make it more expensive for companies including AOL, Microsoft and Amazon to offer streaming audio, music samples and other services over the Net.
- Fri Jul 27 2001 Net music faces patent squeeze
A recent court decision could make it more expensive for companies including AOL, Microsoft and Amazon to offer streaming audio, music samples and other services over the Net.
- Wed May 16 2007 Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloads
Music store coming later in the year is set to sell tunes unencumbered by copyright protections and ready to play on any device.
- Thu Nov 20 2008 Dear Steve Jobs: Set the music free
Look around, Steve. iTunes is the last great refuge of DRM-laden downloads. Is this the image you want for Apple?
- Mon Aug 18 2003 Stones: Get yer ya-ya's out online
The Rolling Stones, one of the last marquee holdouts against online music distribution, have finally agreed to sell their music online, according to record label EMI Music.
- Thu Apr 3 2008 MySpace Music: Why limit it to majors?
MySpace announced an initiative with three of the four major labels to offer downloads on artist pages. The site should offer the same services to independent artists, says Matt Rosoff.
- Mon Jul 24 2000 Study: Net music market will shift to subscriptions
Burgeoning sales of online music will be led by an industry shift to charge subscription fees, according to a new study.

