Looking to expand its online presence, Yahoo buys up Musicmatch.
September 14, 2004
by Thomas Mennecke
RealNetworks lowers the price of music downloads temporarily from 99 cents to 49 cents in a bid to draw consumers away from Apple's iTunes.
August 17, 2004
by Thomas Mennecke
As most will know, gold and platinum awards for music are calculated by actual over-the-counter sales. Now the RIAA wants to include the same criteria for music that is downloaded
July 10, 2004
by Chuck Solitude
What do legitimate downloaders get for their hard earned cash?
As online music distribution ramps up, the significance of brick and motar CD stores is called into greater question.
February 5, 2004
by Thomas Mennecke
The paid per download model experiences some initial success.
The so-called 'windows answer for iTunes' is issuing notices to sites that criticise its service.
Best Buy has shut 160 of its Musicland shops in the last year while both HMV and Tower Records are closing stores
In an ever desperate attempt to bring digital music to the Internet masses, one of the largest consortiums have banded together in an effort to lure users away from free P2P networking.
January 27, 2003
by Thomas Mennecke