EMI to cut 2000 jobs to survive
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| EMI is the former home of Radiohead, which went it alone and had a stab at
| flogging its latest album online for whatever punters thought it might be
| worth.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/15/emi-cut-200-jobs-survive
Also new:
Nokia to cut up to 2,300 staff
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| ...cut up to 2,300 staff as it moves production to lower-cost regions.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6226252.html
Maybe the new ones will not spread FUD and lies against Ogg Vorbis and Theora.
"We should dedicate a cross-group team to come up with ways to leverage Windows
technically more."
--Jim Allchin, Microsoft
Related:
Brit violinist does a Radiohead
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| Ms Little, 42, is giving the whole thing, entitled The Naked Violin, away
| absolutely free - thereby allowing music buffs to avoid the terrible dilemma
| posed by the In Rainbows "pay-what-you-fancy" net launch: to not pay anything
| for the album and not give a tinker's cuss; or to not pay anything and feel
| mildly guilty for about ten minutes.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/08/classical_music_download/
Why popstars are going it alone
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| Music industry lobby groups have long been among the most vocal advocates of
| copyright reform, urging governments worldwide to prioritise intellectual
| property protection.
|
| [...]
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| Last week, Radiohead released its latest CD without copy-controls on its
| website under a pay-as-you like system (Canada's Issa - formerly known as
| Jane Siberry - has successfully employed a similar approach for many years).
|
| The Radiohead announcement has unleashed a stunning series of follow-up
| moves - reports indicate that Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Jamiroquai, the
| Charlatans, and Madonna have either left or are ready to leave their record
| labels in search of greater commercial success through live performances,
| merchandise sales, and other online innovation that may include free
| distribution of their music.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7047723.stm
Strike hiatus prompts Hollywood writers to go it alone
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| Forget Warner Brothers, Universal and Disney. Say goodnight and good luck to
| CBS, NBC and Fox. The Hollywood studio model is about to be turned upside
| down.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2232935,00.html
Business Model Gone Bad: The Music and Movie Edition
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| How Realistic is this new Business Model?
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| How realistic is this? I think it is very realistic.
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http://www.5thwind.com/?p=58
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