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“We’re going to be last to market”: Chris Castle’s battle stories
bullient lawyer Chris Castle has a unique perspective on the Music Wars. A former Sony and A&M executive who “switched sides” to Silicon Valley, then found himself defending the original Napster, which he called one of the greatest inventions of the 20th Century. His clients range from technology companies to major recording artists. So to…
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Anderson downgrades Long Tail to Chocolate Teapot status
“The end came quickly,” as authors of morbid weepies like to say. On Monday WiReD magazine editor Chris Anderson effectively admitted game over for his “Long Tail”, the idea he’s been dragging so lucratively around the conference circuit for the past four years. In as many words, he downgraded it from “the future of business”…
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How to destroy the music business
Put yourself in these hypothetical shoes for a moment. My goal is to make as much money as possible by doing as little work as possible. I have no creative talent except for generating and recycling marketing buzzwords. I have no technical knowledge or ability – but I can get my head around a Twitter…
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Baidu sorry for medical scam ads
Unlicensed music distributor Baidu has admitted taking money from unlicensed medical companies. Baidu dominates the search business in China, the bulk of its revenue coming from pay-for-placement in its search pages, which it calls “Page Rank Bid”. The company says it will now stop the practice, which accounts for 10 to 15 per cent of…