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MAY
2013
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MAY
2013
Browser extension shortly enabled all Spotify users to download ‘secured’ content
For a short period of time, an extension to web browser Google Chrome was publicly available, allowing Spotify users to download songs from the streaming service’s web based music player. Subscribers that have a premium subscription to the service are merely allowed to store songs locally, but this extension enabled all users to obtain a full and DRM-free copy of the track. By...24
APR
2013
Dutch public libraries launch free digital music streaming service for members
In the week of World Book and Copyright Day and the upcoming World Intellectual Property Day, a Dutch conglomerate of libraries (Stichting Bibliotheek.nl) has launched a new platform on which their members can listen to licensed music. The service, called ‘eMuziek’ (eMusic), is available to library members free of charge and currently covers 900.000 tracks of music owned by labels such as...10
APR
2013
Music streaming business is booming; services looking for new opportunities to expand
Last week, the British Performing Rights Society for Music (PRS) published a report on the revenues that British artists receive from royalties. It follows from this report that the royalties received from digital music services have exceeded radio royalties in 2012 for the first time ever. Since 2008, the total streaming royalties have grown from £23.3 million to £51.7 in the UK. This increasing...13
MAR
2013