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Music Pirates Are The Music Industry's Largest Online Consumers
When it comes to statements in the music business, then the assertion that music pirates are the music industry's largest online consumers, might take some swallowing.
Using Napster Downloads as Ring Tone / Napster Mobile
When it comes to using your mobile phone as a digital music centre, don’t forget you can be using napster downloads as a ring tone from the new Napster Mobile service.
Nine Inch Nails and Creative Commons Licenses
Despite being available as a free download, Amazon’s best selling download album of 2008 was part one of Ghosts I-IV from Nine Inch Nails.
History of UK Official Download Chart
Downloading music, as opposed to buying discs, is now a major part of the music business and is so crucial to the fortunes of artists and record companies alike, that there is now a thriving UK Official Download Chart.
Free MP3 Download was Number One Album
Despite being available as a free download, Amazon’s best selling download album of 2008 was part one of Ghosts I-IV from Nine Inch Nails.
What is a Music Download?
And that someone's computer will usually be a music provider, such as Napster, and your computer will then be used to listen to the music, or 'load' another device for listening, such as an MP3 player.
MP3 Downloads not guilty of Killing CDs
Latest figures show that over 375 million DVDs, CDs and Blu-ray discs were sold last year. That’s an incredible figure, given that the download was meant to signal a swift end to the shiny discs.
What happened to the Original Napster?
In 1999, Napster was created as a file sharing program by an American University student. The download software quickly gained popularity as a way to share and download free music...
What is Music Piracy?
In 1999 when the original Napster was first released it changed the music industry forever. Although relatively short-lived in its success, the original Napster did make way for several other forms of unregulated music downloading software...
Can Unsecured Music Download Software be Risky?
Illegal and unsecured music download sites can appear to be a great source for free, pirated music. Unfortunately, these sites do more than harm the music industry they also pose dangerous threats to their own users...
How is the Music Industry Adapting to New Technology?
Online music piracy is a crime and is one of the biggest challenges facing the music industry and music lovers everywhere...