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Safer Music?

Jon Iverson Jan 26, 2003 First Published: Jan 26, 2003 0 comments

Those who spurn audio discs with built-in restriction technologies should take note: SunnComm">http://www.sunncomm.com">SunnComm Technologies announced last week that its MediaMax CD-3 technology has been utilized to restrict the content on Ike and Tina Turner's new compilation CD entitled The Early Sessions.

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Wherehouse Files for Bankruptcy

Barry Willis Jan 26, 2003 First Published: Jan 26, 2003 0 comments

Retailing can be a rough ride even in the best of times. In the current climate, it’s especially hard for those trying to make a go of it with recorded music.

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Liquidation Audio

Jon Iverson Jan 26, 2003 First Published: Jan 26, 2003 0 comments

Liquid">http://www.liquidaudio.com">Liquid Audio has been under attack for most of its short life, first from competitors and then from its">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11144/">its own shareholders and corporate raiders. But the tumultuous journey may finally be coming to an end as the company reports that it is settling some of its lawsuits and shareholder claims while selling its remaining assets.

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Rosen Leaving RIAA

Barry Willis Jan 26, 2003 First Published: Jan 26, 2003 0 comments

Hilary Rosen's 17-year tenure with the Recording">http://www.riaa.com">Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) will come to an end this year.

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Changing Partners in Audioland

Barry Willis Jan 26, 2003 First Published: Jan 26, 2003 0 comments

The new year ushered in several significant personnel changes for the audio industry.

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RIAA vs ISPs

Jon Iverson Jan 19, 2003 First Published: Jan 19, 2003 0 comments

The past year has been a busy one for Hilary Rosen, CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She suffered a humiliating">http://tirian.magd.ox.ac.uk/~nick/UnionDebate/">humiliating defeat at England's Oxford">http://www.oxford-union.org">Oxford Union Debates, celebrated new">http://www.stereophile.com/news/11548/">new agreements with Silicon Valley companies, and led her organization in the attack on file-sharing service Kazaa. Rosen and the RIAA have also attacked college kids and put pressure on universities to police their students.

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Products Worth Investigating

Barry Willis Jan 19, 2003 First Published: Jan 19, 2003 0 comments

One of the more intriguing discussions we had at last week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was with Jim Weil of Berkeley, CA–based Sound">http://www.soundapplication.com">Sound Application.

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Returns on Investments

Barry Willis Jan 19, 2003 First Published: Jan 19, 2003 0 comments

People are often unaware that they might benefit from industry- or union-sponsored funds or participate in class-action settlements. In early January, we were notified of a fund for session musicians with over $3 million still unclaimed, and of a procedure enabling consumers to collect a small share of the payout from the "MAP" (minimum advertised price) lawsuithttp://www.stereophile.com/news/11461/">lawsuit; that was settled by the music industry last year.

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Added to the Archives This Week

Stereophile Staff Jan 19, 2003 First Published: Jan 19, 2003 0 comments

With the February issue hitting newstands, it's time once again to honor those twirling discs that also made our heads spin, with "2002">http://www.stereophile.com//records2die4/754/">2002 Records To Die For." Stereophile's staff and writers all check in with their eclectic batches of musical heaven.

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Digital Content Agreement Reached

Jon Iverson Jan 19, 2003 First Published: Jan 19, 2003 0 comments

The digital music market balances on at least five legs: software producers, technology developers, electronics manufacturers, consumers, and regulating bodies. So, can a two-legged agreement stand? That's the question industry watchers are asking as representatives of two groups, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the technology sector, announced that they have reached agreement on a "core set of principles" to guide their public policy activities regarding the distribution of digital content.