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Study: Twitter users buy more music than average 'Net users
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| Twitter users buy more music than the average Internet-using Joe and, when
| they buy it, they spend more. They also listen to more streaming music and
| are more engaged with music-related services online. It's for these reasons
| that NPD says that Twitter users are valuable to the recording industry.
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http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/06/study-twitter-users-buy-more-music-than-average-net-users.ars
If Downloading A Song Is Just Like Stealing A CD, Why Won't The RIAA Allow
Reselling MP3s?
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| When you hear RIAA defenders insist that an unauthorized download is "just
| like stealing a CD" or something along those lines, it's worth noting even
| they don't really mean it. After all, if a digital file really was no
| different than a physical goods purchase, then you'd be able to do other
| things with it -- such as resell it. And yet, as you read through Eliot Van
| Buskirk's article about new online services trying to create marketplaces for
| people to sell their "used" MP3s, you'll see the scenario is quite different.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090622/0034405309.shtml
Amanda Palmer Connects With Fans, Gives 'Em A Reason To Buy... And Makes $19k
In 10 Hours
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| We keep talking about artists who are connecting with fans, and giving them a
| reason to buy, and it seems like every day we hear of more and more new and
| creative ways that artists are doing this -- even as the naysayers stop by
| daily to insist it's impossible for such things to scale.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090623/2337095343.shtml
Recent:
Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict
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| Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by
| pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's name—this
| week, he called out the recording industry's "greedy actions."
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/06/richard-marx-attacks-riaa-after-19m-thomas-verdict.ars
Moby: The RIAA Needs to be Disbanded
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| The two million dollar fine handed out to Jammie Thomas by a Minnesota jury
| this week hasn’t done the music industry’s image much good. While lawyers and
| high level managers at the major labels cracked open the Champagne, artists
| such as Moby and Radiohead shook their heads in shame at what the music world
| has become.
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http://torrentfreak.com/moby-the-riaa-needs-to-be-disbanded-090620/
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