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more about #emi Mrs. Stephen Fry: This is the kind of article where I prefer to read the featured discussions only. Thank god for that button. There are some enormous boneheads out th... more » Mike Fulton: It sounds to me like Sir Paul understands the internet just fine. Anybody who understands the internet knows quite well that anything that gets relea... more » AlisaDonkey: Gizmodo doesn't understand mastering. The masters he's talking about wouldn't be FLAC or some other lossless format meant for pure reproduction. Think... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Wait, you mean he's scared that the music he produced, wrote, recorded, and was paid for repeatedly from over 30 years ago might be pirated... When i... more » Gary_7vn: I understand the internets. "It's a series of boobs.". more » krispykrink: "Just to be clear, Paul McCartney says he wants to sell music online, but he's worried that someone could conceivably download it, upload it back to t... more » iSee: we[I read The Beatles] would have the right to say, 'Now you[the record company execs] recompense us for that.' And they're scared of that." It seems... more » OCEntertainment: Mr. McCartney, I would like to inform you of some internet trends of which you may previously be unaware. It has come to light in recent statements th... more » Mayor McRib: You say you got a real solution. We'd all love to see the plan. You ask me for a contribution. We're doing what we can. But when you want money for pe... more » evilR3: This is scary, I guess all the money he has still isnt enough. Wheres Bono when you need him? more » njdevil: I am the Walrus, they are the Pirates. more » Gann: Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may ... more » OMG! Ponies!: I understand why Sir Paul is worried about someone wapping his music onto the internet. He feels that he is somehow being gypped. Not to worry. I'm... more » franco1975: He has been preoccupied with the Heather Mills fiasco to realise whats been happening. more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Sorry Paul, who do I make the check out to? Oh CASH? You sly devil more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: Dear Foley, he's serious, isn't he? News Flash, sir Paul: People are pirating your music right now. Holding out from legitimate means of distributi... more » fakejezuzdiaz: I simply can't wap my head around it! more » ManekiNeko: "Wap it on to the internet?" I know people who wap off to the internet, but... more » B3ND3R: *Deep breath before long-winded explanation* There are actually 2 rights associated with a recorded song: 1. Master Right, or Phonoright (p) - this ... more » Bertone77: Nice try Hank, but you need to do some more research on copyright infringement before you go "creating music" again. What Hank created is clearly a "... more » -
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Paul McCartney Doesn't Understand the Internet
What's Paul McCartney's doomsday scenario? Someone, somewhere, somehow manages to leak the Beatles' music onto the internet, where it will be stolen by everyone, all the time. This must be prevented! Notice a problem there? Yeah, it gets worse. More » -
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BlueBeat’s Innovative Defense That Will Never Hold Up in Court
Hank Risan was ordered to pull The Beatles' catalog from the BlueBeat website this week, but those weren't the actual recordings. The tracks were "psycho-acoustic simulations" of the songs. Too bad that defense will never hold up in court. More » -
#rumor
FT Claims Apple Tablet, Possible September Launch
According to the Financial Times, Apple is racing to launch the Apple tablet—along with new iPods—as early as September. It seems Apple is working with record labels and book publishers on new iTunes features created for the device: More » -
#beatles
All 12 Beatles Albums Newly Remastered, MP3 Distribution Coming Soon?
Beatles fans and audiophiles alike should be excited that the Liverpool quartet's entire 12-album catalogue will be live and remastered in stere-eree-o on September 9—yes, 9.9.09—the same day that "The Beatles: Rock Band" comes out. More » -
#justcantgetenough
Apple and EMI Roll Out iTunes Pass Mini-Subscription For...Depeche Mode?
The iTunes Pass is a baby-step toward the fabled iTunes all-you-can eat subscription: plonk down $18.99 to download everything new (including a new album) by a single artist for a limited time. But, Depeche Mode? More » -
#itunes
iTunes Wants $250 To Upgrade My Music Collection (Or the Deal's Off)
I knew I had a full-blown music-purchasing problem when I went to "upgrade" my iTunes collection—raising the quality and stripping the pestilential DRM—and the grand total came to an all-or-nothing $250. More » -
#unconfirmed
Apple Makes DRM Deal with Big Three Music Labels, Plus 3G Downloads Coming?
According to CNET sources, Apple has signed deals with Sony BMG, Universal, and Warner to bring flexibly-priced DRM-free music to iTunes while simultaneously introducing music downloads to the iPhone's 3G service. More » -
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#antidealzmodo
EMI Selling WAVs of Radiohead's Back Catalog for a Mere $167
Radiohead made waves with their latest album, selling it in digital form for whatever price you wanted to pay for it. Now EMI, their old label, is looking to hop on that bandwagon of goodwill by offering a set of all of the band's past studio albums and one live album in a number of formats, including uncompressed WAV files on a custom Radiohead Bear USB drive. More »
