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The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The Music Industry's Downward Spiral Another musician has gone from turntables to turning the tables on the music industry. Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor announces that the band has liberated itself from record labels.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Alyce Lomax	DRM May Die? Yahoo! Will online music's digital rights management go the way of the dodo?
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Recording Industry Gets It? Not Industries that don't present themselves as particularly friendly to customers and suppliers are tasty candidates for disruption, and that's been abundantly clear regarding the recording industry for years now.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	SNOCAP's Indie Spirit Giving indie labels a better form of distribution is as significant as allowing artists to sell directly to fans, another possible effect if MySpace's music commerce initiative really takes off.
InternetNews October 2, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	You Name the Price for Next Radiohead Album Radiohead tells fans they decide how much to pay in next week's online-only album release.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Digital Music's Double Trouble The major labels' resistance to innovation, penny-pinching ways, and frequent complaints about piracy and the flagging popularity of CDs leave them ripe for disruption. Digital distribution should be only too happy to oblige.
InternetNews September 5, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	MySpace Helps Musicians Sell Out Now all those MySpace musicians can find out if anyone is actually willing to pay to listen.
PC Magazine November 14, 2007 Dan Costa	The Music Wants to Be Free More musicians are using the Net to cut the record labels out of the loop. It isn't just unknown bands any-more, but the megastars the labels depend on. And there isn't a damn thing the industry can do about it.
The Motley Fool August 7, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Warner's Not Like a Broken Record Warner Music Group's quarterly results topped expectations.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Dissonant Music iTunes doesn't have to worry about Wal-Mart, although heated competition is on the way.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The RIAA's Win Is Yet Another Loss Another courtroom "victory" makes the music suits even more like Kobe Bryant.
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The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Good Riddance, Major Labels Last week, Radiohead announced that it's going solo and releasing its next album digitally, without the helping hand of a major label. Nine Inch Nails followed suit this week. Oasis and Jamiroquai may be next.
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Universal Music's Bright Idea Can the music industry save the CD format? There's clearly no excuse for the industry to suppose that the old way is the right way any longer.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2008 Alyce Lomax	A Big Mistake at Sony BMG A small French company has alleged that Sony BMG pirated its software.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	5 Things I Learned From Grinderman How buying one music disc brought about five observations about the music industry, both in its physical and digital formats.
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BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Heather Green	Downloads: The Next Generation Music merchants are trying new ways to make an honest buck off the Internet.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Reading, Writing, and the RIAA The music industry tries a collegiate crackdown. This seems to be just another example of the music industry's tendency to lash out rather than address the changing landscape.
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The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Alyce Lomax	The RIAA Wins, but What Does It Lose? The recording industry wins a legal victory in its anti-piracy crusade, but continues to lose customer respect.
InternetNews January 11, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Sony BMG Opens DRM-Free Content to Amazon Sony BMG's move gives Amazon a new boost in its quest to upend iTunes, but where do the record labels' priorities' really lie?
The Motley Fool January 11, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Music for the Masses Sony, the fourth and final major music label to offer downloadable tunes in the unshackled MP3 format, will be available in the virtual aisles of Amazon.com later this month.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	When Aging Music Companies Merge How will the music recording industry reinvigorate itself?
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Welcome to Lala Land The private start-up is wagering that it can carve itself a niche in the changing landscape for digital music (as well as ride on Apple's coattails). Some of Lala.com's ideas are pretty innovative, and music industry companies should take note.
Wired September 2006 Jeff Howe	No Suit Required Terry McBride has a maverick approach to music management: Take care of the fans and the bands, and the business will take care of itself.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2008 Anders Bylund	Music Industry 2.0 How to invest in what looks like a deeply troubled music sector. Hint: Think outside the CD case.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Jon Fine	Leaving Record Labels Behind Musicians are looking for an alternative. Their managers may be the answer.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004	"I Give So They Can Give Back" High schooler Chris Aque explains why he's willing to buy his favorite bands' records even though he can get them free on the Web. "I feel very strongly about supporting the bands I like," he says.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Anders Bylund	An Interview With R.E.M. Manager Bertis Downs An interview with this 28-year industry veteran about changes in the music and entertainment industry.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Heather Green	Kissing Off the Big Music Labels Team Love, an indie record label, has a new approach to selling its CDs: Give away free downloads. If that sounds naive, think again.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Amazon Catches a Coldplay Marking down Coldplay is Amazon's trap for digital-music lovers.
InternetNews April 3, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	MySpace Music Goes Mainstream MySpace announced its long-awaited joint music venture this morning, unveiling details about a far-ranging service it will offer in partnership with three of the four major record labels.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2008 Anders Bylund	Music Games Aren't Child's Play There's grown-up money to be made as Guitar Hero and Rock Band give the music industry a much-needed makeover.
The Motley Fool December 23, 2008 Anders Bylund	The Tale of an Extinct Business Model A business model that never existed before this decade kills off the music industry at large.
InternetNews December 4, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	MySpace The Music (Video) Exchange MySpace today announced the launch of a new music program that will deliver exclusive videos of performances by popular recording artists.
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PC Magazine November 28, 2007 Eileen Travers	Digital Music: Changing the Game Musicians are bypassing record labels, but the industry is fighting back.
AskMen.com Steve Richer	How To: Land A Record Deal But the key to making this happen is landing a record contract. So now that you've learned to sing and formed a band, it's time for you to get the exposure you deserve.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Alyce Lomax	SNOCAP Melts Down A promising digital music start-up puts itself on the block. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Sony's Non-DRM Dud Sony has decided to begin selling DRM-free digital albums, but consumers will have to clear a few hurdles first.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CD Is the New Vinyl As compact disc sales continue falling, the industry must take a stand. In the worst-case scenario for the labels, the distribution power will shift toward recording artists. In the best-case scenario, the exact same thing happens -- just a bit more slowly. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Alyce Lomax	EA Wants to Be a Rock Star The Rock Band video game is a new spin on an existing idea, but the spin sounds promising so far. However, some gamers (and video game investors) have wished EA would get a bit more creative instead of relying on rehashes.
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