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Apple Fans Braced For Arrival Of New Video iPhone Will it appear today?...
By Jason Gregory on 8 June 2009
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Apple are expected to unveil a new iPhone today which will enable users to capture video for the first time.
The device, reported to be named either the iPhone Video or iPhone 3GS, will also boast more memory and improved battery life.
It is thought the camera will be improved from 2 megapixel to 3.2 megapixel in order to cope with the addition of video.
The device, which will cost £125, will prompt Apple to slash the price of the existing 3G model, reports claim.
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Spotify Unveils Mobile Phone Version Of Music Streaming Service They call it a "work in progress"...
By Daniel Melia on 28 May 2009
Spotify have unveiled the first details of an application that will take their music streaming service on to mobile phones.
The app was demonstrated at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco yesterday (May 27), with developers calling it a “work in progress”.
The mobile phone service will allow users to listen to tracks offline with a new sync function, transfer songs and playlists to their phone from a laptop and search for tracks in the Spotify database.
On a possible release date of the application, the company commented: "To head off the inevitable questions, we don't have any more details on when it will be available, etc.
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YouTube Remains Defiant As PRS Unveils Enticing New Pricing Plan They won't comment...
By Jason Gregory on 26 May 2009
YouTube are still locked in talks with the PRS over their decision to ban access to music videos in the UK, despite the music collection society's decision to cut rates on streamed music.
The video-sharing website began making thousands of videos unavailable to users in March after the PRS proposed plans to raise licensing fees.
However, the music collection society today announced a surprise 0.22p rate cut, which means from July firms will have to pay 0.085p per track.
The company said the new pricing scheme would allow the digital market to expand.
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Livenation And Ticketmaster Merger Moves Close To Completion It is expected to be finalised by the autumn...
By Daniel Melia on 13 May 2009
The merger of music industry giants Live Nation and Ticketmaster has taken a step forward - a majority of lenders have given the green light for the deal to go ahead.
Plans for the the concert promoter and the ticketing website to join forces were put into place in February of this year.
The merger would create a ticketing industry super-company in a deal estimated to be worth a staggering $575 million, and has been backed by musicians including Seal, Shakira and Eddie Van Halen.
But before the merger can go ahead, executives at both companies must justify the move to the US's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, the case is currently under consideration.
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The Music Industry Set To Receive 26m Pounds To Help Create New Jobs As part of a new initiative by the UK government...
By Daniel Melia on 11 May 2009
The music industry is set to be given a £26 million windfall by the government to help creates placements for the jobless during the recession.
According to Music Week the music industry will get over half the money with the initial aim of creating 200 placements in the 'festival' sector.
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Apple Changes Its Mind Over Nine Inch Nails iPhone App It is now available to download...
By Daniel Melia on 8 May 2009
Trent Reznor has revealed that Apple have now approved the Nine Inch Nails iPhone application which had previously been rejected due to 'objectionable content'.
As previously reported on Gigwise, the app which allows you to access exclusive NiN content was rejected because of material in the album, 'The Downward Spiral'.
However, posting on his twitter account, Reznor announced: “NEWS FLASH: Apple has approved the NIN iPhone app update. Should be live in a few hours.”
He added: “The NIN iPhone app is unchanged, the "issues" seem to have been resolved.“
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Apple Reject Nine Inch Nails iPhone App Because of 'objectionable content'...
By Daniel Melia on 5 May 2009
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A new application for the Aplle iPhone created by Nine Inch Nails main man Trent Reznor has been rejected because of “objectionable content”.
The app allowed users to access exclusive NiN material and the band's back catalogue but fell foul of Apple's iPhone SDK Agreement, section 3.3.12, according to correspondence from the computer giant.
Announcing the new via his Twitter account, Reznor said: "Apple rejects the NIN iPhone update because it contains objectionable content. The objectionable content referenced is 'The Downward Spiral'."
In an email response to the rejection, Reznor went on to say: “What do you want us to change to get past your stupid fucking standards? And while we're at it, I'll voice the same issue I had with Wal-Mart years ago, which is a matter of consistency and hypocrisy.
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Pirate Bay Founders 'Appeal Against Guilty Verdict' Reports claim...
By Jason Gregory on 22 April 2009
The four founders of file sharing website Pirate Bay, who were last week found guilty of violating copyright law, have appealed against the decision, reports claim.
In a post on their blog, they said they were in the process of taking the case “to the next level of court”.
Authorities have refused to confirm that an appeal has been filed, Music Week reports.
The four owners - Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde – were found guilty of “assisting in making copyright content available” by a Swedish court.
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Pirate Bay Man Refuses To Pay Multimillion Pound Fine He'd rather burn everything he owns...
By Daniel Melia on 17 April 2009
Peter Sunde, one of the men behind the Pirate Bay, has warned authorities that he will not pay the fine he was given after being found guilty in a Swedish court for copyright infringement.
While holding up an IOU, he said: "I think that's the closest they're going to get to any money from us.
He went on to say: "This is like 'The Karate Kid'. In the beginning there are the bullies who are bullying Daniel San. Then he gets beaten up.
Sunde also warned sites such as Youtube would now be targeted after the case had set a precedent for prosecution.
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Pirate Bay Owners Found Guilty By Swedish Court They will appeal the decision...
By Daniel Melia on 17 April 2009
The owners of the Pirate Bay have been found guilty ‘assisting in making copyright content available’ by a court in Sweden.
The four owners - Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde – were all sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay 30 million kronor in damages.
The money was awarded to several companies including the Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, EMI and Warner Bros.
However, in a twitter update Peter Sunde said: "Nothing will happen to TPB, this is just theatre for the media."
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