More and more states, especially ones with Democrat controlled legislatures, CNet points out, are dipping into the digital media pot by imposing taxes on purchased downloads.
DOJ Interested In Digital Music Pricing
Subpoenas for more information from the major music labels are arriving from the Department of Justice, with industry sources claiming DOJ has opened a new investigation into possible industry collusion on prices.
The Frustrations of a Disconnected Digital Life
I’m a stickler for organization and orderliness. That’s why my online (and more generally my tech) life is propelling me to a digital breakdown.
Spitzer Checking Digital Music Collusion
Despite being competitors in the music industry, the big music labels had “most favored nation” terms inserted into contracts with digital music distributors.
My Own Digital Lifestyle Post
This afternoon I spoke with Sean Lyndersay of the IE team to a bunch of Microsoft employees about RSS. Interesting conversation.
Only You Can Help Digital Maps
With an array of mapping technologies, satellite images, and aerial photos, map and local sites under the purview of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL still need the kind of information only local users can provide.
Changes Blur the Scenery Along the Digital Divide
The line it is drawn the curse it is cast The slow one now will later be fast As the present now will later be past The order is rapidly fadin’. And the first one now will later be last For the times they are a-changin’. – (Bob Dylan, 1963)
EA Recordings Distributing Digital Music
Electronic Arts and the Nettwerk Music announced a collaboration to distribute digital music. The new service will cover ringtones, mastertones and mp3s and will be distributed through iTunes, MSN, Yahoo Music, AOL Music, Rhapsody and others.
Amazons Own Digital Book Program
Digital book programs seem to be all the rage since a particularly large search engine company decided to put most all books online. Online retailer Amazon decided to offer an alternative to publishers that should sit well with them. They will SELL digital books.
Digital Signatures in XML
XML Digital Signatures provide the security services of data integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation.