What You Need To Know About the New Copyfight
You may have heard rumblings and grumblings about a Senate bill that would “effectively destroy” YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Google+, and any other service that lets people post things on the internet. If a “directory, index, reference, pointer, or hypertext link” is found to distribute content without permission, the PROTECT IP Act (.pdf) would allow…
Requiem For A Clock Radio: Sony Dream Machine Discontinued
Previously Editorial Director at AOL for their automotive group, Reilly Brennan has also served as General Communications Manager for GM Racing (Corvette C5-R factory program and NASCAR) and is working on his own project, Carmagnum. Today, he took a break from that to lament the discontinuing of a longstanding clock radio line we all probably…
The Google Music “Twist:” You Can Share Songs After Buying Them
Yesterday, Google mobile head Andy Rubin said that the company’s long-awaited music store will have some kind of twist. Now we know what it is. A person in the recording industry who has been briefed on Google’s plans says that the service will allow users to share songs “on a limited basis” after purchase. The…
GMusic Unites Google Music with Apple iOS
People carp about Apple’s rules about which apps can or can’t be allowed into iTunes, and with good reason. Much of the allure of personal computers is that they let users decide what they want to install. Apple’s total control over the iTunes app store means that’s no longer the case, if one or more…
So Is Google Creating a Cloud Music Store or Not?
Back in June, Google was said to be launching a music store possibly by this fall. Now that it’s fall, Google has reportedly been telling labels that its music store, and possibly subscription service (not to be confused with Google Music Beta locker), will launch by the end of 2011. This would constitute the third…