When good CD copy-protection goes bad – oh wait, there is no such thing as good CD copy-protection: EMI’s copy-protection technology has resulted in a Melbourne resident doing exactly what the company is trying to prevent – copy a music disc in order to listen to it. Stephen Marovitch, creative …

For a time between ’72 and ’74 Mott the Hoople was the greatest rock ‘n’ roll band in the world, combining underlying ’50s Chuck/Little Richard/Jerry Lee impulses, Dylanesque wordplay, massive British Invasion power chords, a glammy pre-punk sensibility, and a compulsion to accurately chronicle the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle with …

Apple announced today that sales for the iTunes Music Store have reached 2 million songs in 16 days, continuing the rate of about 1 million songs per week: Continuing the trend set during the first week, over half of the songs purchased to date were purchased as albums, further dispelling …

We just told you about Verizon’s plan to offer 1000 WiFi hotspots across NYC for free to its Internet customers – now Paris wants to have ubiquitous WiFi access: Two technology firms and the agency that runs Paris’ subway have launched a test run that, if successful, could lead to …

This is exactly what it will take to push U.S. broadband usage into the South Korean range: Verizon Communications, the largest U.S. local phone company, on Tuesday launched a service that will provide customers with wireless Internet access on high-speed networks throughout New York City. Verizon, which is based in …

Wouldn’t it be more realistic if they just shot each other? Hardcore brawling with the Def Jam peeps: What happens when you bring together the world’s hottest music label and the world’s biggest videogame publisher? “Culture clash” doesn’t begin to describe it. In November, Def Jam Records and Electronic Arts …

Universal Music Group sues Bertelsmann over Napster backing: The world’s largest record label is suing Bertelsmann AG, saying the German media conglomerate’s investment in Napster enabled music piracy on a massive and unprecedented scale — and it should pay for the thievery. Universal Music Group’s suit, filed Monday in U.S. …

Here is the company Spirit kept in its brief heyday in the late ’60s and early ’70s: When I was a SoCAl kid in that era, we used to drive from San Pedro to Torrance to go to the Del Amo Mall, and as a kind of emblem, on the …

Robotic much? To create a hit movie directors need to combine seven essential elements in the right proportions to ensure they have success, according to university lecturer Sue Clayton. Her research has revealed that the blueprint for a perfect feature must have: action 30pc, comedy 17pc, good v evil 13pc, …

Consensus has it today that the FCC is going to significantly loosen media ownership rules on June 2, based upon leaks from the FCC itself and media insiders. It would appear hearings and protestations from a variety of sources have changed Chairman Powell and the Republican 3/5 of FCC commissioner’s …