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EU Commission: Piracy doesn't hurt music sales, may even help

EU Commission: Piracy doesn
  • Posted March 19, 2013, 10:27 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, Industry News With Video
  • Although music labels remain adamant about piracy's harm to sales, illegal filesharing sites may actually boost industry revenue according to a report from the European Commission's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. After studying the browsing habits of...

Artists earn less than a penny per stream on Spotify-like services

Artists earn less than a penny per stream on Spotify-like services
  • Posted September 5, 2012, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Subscription music services let you enjoy a buffet of tracks without the hassle or expense of buying individual songs or albums while producing billions in revenue for record labels, but the arrangement apparently isn't so great for the folks who create your favorite tunes. Speaking on Twitter...

New Zealand's three-strikes law reportedly halved movie piracy

New Zealand
  • Posted July 24, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • Online piracy has been drastically reduced in New Zealand since the introduction of a graduation response system last year, according to the entertainment industry. The nation passed a three-strikes law (dubbed "Skynet") last April that works similar to France's policy...

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