Tag Archives: piracy

The turning tables of the copyright discussion

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman What’s going on? Julian Assange is angry at people leaking stories about his life. And the guy who first capitalised on the Keep Calm & Carry On slogan has trademarked it in order to stop competitors from … Continue reading →

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Guest comment: Why digital music should be nurtured

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Lotta

By David Keevill Whereas the transition from physical to digital product should have been treated with all the due caution it deserved, the exact opposite seems to have happened. DSPs, record companies and the whole shebang barrelled into the breach, … Continue reading →

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Is it time to re-brand the way we monetise music?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lotta

It’s not just the UK economy that shrunk during 2010, the music industry also faces revenue losses. According to the IFPI Digital Music Report 2011 the global recorded music trade revenues fell by an estimated eight to nine percent last … Continue reading →

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Is this the end of the web as we know it?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman “There’s a war going on in cyberspace”, writes Aaron Israelsson, the editor in chief for Swedish newssite nyheter24.se. According to him the DDOS attacks against Wikileaks and the mirror site hosted by the Swedish Pirate Party are … Continue reading →

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Why forgetting about copyright might be a good idea

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman The size of the American music industry has shrunk with about eight billion dollars since 1999. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the music industry is losing $12.5 billion every year because of piracy. … Continue reading →

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Who’s left standing if downloading is dead?

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman Recently there have been a lot of articles arguing that the age of downloading is over. Even more death? Last week we discussed the death of the music video, before that the death of live. Where will … Continue reading →

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What the music industry can learn from the open source movement

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman ”The music industry is fighting the internet”, says one open source enthusiast I’ve been talking to. “But no one can fight the internet and expect to win”. If music execs think they have a problem on their … Continue reading →

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Piracy: The Rise of the Artists

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman According to the music industry piracy could cause a potential of 30 000 job losses in the UK this year and about 250 000 jobs by 2015. That sounds pretty dire. But maybe there wasn’t that much … Continue reading →

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Piracy: The music industry strikes back

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman Last week we argued that piracy is out of control and that even some music execs are out of their depth when it comes to tackling these issues. But not everyone is sitting idly by. In London … Continue reading →

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Music piracy and the end of culture

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Lotta

By Charlotta Hedman The music industry seems to be bracing itself for peak-revenue in the same way the rest of the world is waiting for the oil to run out. Is it really true that piracy will turn some countries … Continue reading →

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