Monthly Archives: March 2010

Who is Helping the Music Industry?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by scoADMINot

Listen up record labels!  It’s time to learn a thing or two about the changing music landscape. (before it’s to late) Russ Crupnick, an analyst with the market research firm NPD Group recently presented findings on how streaming music sites … Continue reading →

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Situational Ethics and Copyright

Posted on March 29, 2010 by scoADMINot

In Malcom Gladwells book The Tipping Point, he tells of a series of testing done with young student whereby the students were tested in a number of different environments.  In each of the tests, the opportunity to cheat increased or … Continue reading →

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I Owe You Ten Bucks? Let’s Bump Phones

Posted on March 26, 2010 by scoADMINot

This may be one of the coolest iPhone apps yet. Paypal has a new iPhone application that promises to let you divide a restaurant bill and send a friend the portion you owe just by bumping your iPhones together.  The … Continue reading →

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YouTube vs. Viacom

Posted on March 24, 2010 by scoADMINot

Court documents in the $1 Billion copyright infringement lawsuit between Viacom and YouTube have been made public. The evidence is pretty damning against the founders of YouTube. This is an interesting peek behind the curtains into the mindset of the … Continue reading →

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YouTube to Cater to Indie Musicians

Posted on March 22, 2010 by scoADMINot

Over the past few years, Myspace has established itself as the place for indie bands to promote themselves to the world.  That may be about to change. YouTube is set to launch a program to lure independent musicians to its … Continue reading →

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Corporate Music Has a New Meaning

Posted on March 15, 2010 by scoADMINot

With the rapid decline in record sales and traditional music sales, there is no shortage of new ideas, business models, and attempts to redefine where the money will come from. It’s no surprise that one of the newest entries into … Continue reading →

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Pink Floyd and the Changing Landscape

Posted on March 11, 2010 by scoADMINot

The changing landscape of the music world doesn’t come without a few unexpected wrinkles. Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon has sold over 35 million copies. While the songs on Dark Side of the Moon certainly hold up on … Continue reading →

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A Successor to MP3s?

Posted on March 5, 2010 by scoADMINot

Let me start by saying I am not predicting the end of the MP3 here.  Back in the early nineties, as we were growing our first successful endeavor in the Royalty Free Music sector, we were the first (and possibly … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Information

Posted on March 2, 2010 by scoADMINot

Nicholas Carr has written an interesting article on the high price we are willing to pay for information.  Check it out here.

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Fun Music Quotes Part 3

Posted on March 1, 2010 by scoADMINot

“Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever.” – Brian Wilson “There’s people making babies to my music.  That’s nice.” – Barry White “You have Van Gogh’s ear for music.” – Artemus Ward “I’d love to … Continue reading →

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