The two latest bands to offer their new albums online for free are advancing divergent versions of the business model Radiohead introduced in fall 2007.
Where Nine Inch Nails' approach, like Radiohead's before it, draws fans in with free music and then offers additional music for purchase in more extravagant configurations, the Charlatans UK release doesn't seem connected to any such game plan.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
RIAA May Face Racketeering Charges
A racketeering lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America was revived Friday, a month after a federal judge dismissed the case seeking to represent those falsely sued for copyright infringement by the record labels.
The lawsuit, filed in Oregon U.S. District Court on behalf of an Oregon woman who was wrongly accused of pilfering music via the Kazaa file-sharing network, seeks to represent thousands of people the woman's attorneys claim have been wrongly targeted by the record labels' lobbying organization.
The suit (.pdf) claims that the RIAA and MediaSentry -- the RIAA's private investigative arm that discovers file sharing by looking into peer-to-peer users' public files -- "conspired to develop a massive threat and sham litigation enterprise targeting private citizens across the United States."
The lawsuit, filed in Oregon U.S. District Court on behalf of an Oregon woman who was wrongly accused of pilfering music via the Kazaa file-sharing network, seeks to represent thousands of people the woman's attorneys claim have been wrongly targeted by the record labels' lobbying organization.
The suit (.pdf) claims that the RIAA and MediaSentry -- the RIAA's private investigative arm that discovers file sharing by looking into peer-to-peer users' public files -- "conspired to develop a massive threat and sham litigation enterprise targeting private citizens across the United States."
Obama in 30 Seconds
Celebrity judges will decide the winner of a video contest sponsored by MoveOn.org and aimed at boosting Obama's chances at gaining the White House. The resulting featurette will be aired nationally.
Actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are among the deciders, as well as musicians John Legend and Eddie Vedder.
Actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are among the deciders, as well as musicians John Legend and Eddie Vedder.
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