Streamburst Launches Revolutionary Alternative To Digital Rights Management - as featured in Mi2N

Streamburst, based in London, announces its Digital Rights Management (DRM) free service -- the way forward for Internet downloading and anti-piracy schemes. Using the Streamburst service enables distribution of high-quality video content over the Internet without the cumbersome restrictions of DRM whilst offering a strong and more practical solution for piracy deterrence and copyright law enforcement.

Live Nation taps into Last.fm's audience - as featured in Digital Music News

 

Concert giant Live Nation recently revealed a deal with Last.fm, an innovative music recommendation and social networking startup.  The alliance will give Live Nation direct access to the Last.fm audience of 15 million users. The arrangement calls for Live Nation to provide up-to-the-minute concert information to its fans and offer links to purchase tickets. "Our objective is to make LiveNation.com the world's definitive online live music destination where fans can search for concerts, buy tickets and connect with other fans,” said Bryan Perez, head of digital distribution at Live Nation.

Indies launch new digital negotiating body - Merlin - as featured in CMU

 

And so to Cannes, and news from our MIDEM man, which almost rhymes. Key players in the independent music sector used the digital music thingimy that precedes the main bit of MIDEM (still not sure why MIDEM still separate the digital bit from the other bit, given that pretty much everything industry people discuss these days is digital, but whatever) to officially launch a new organisation that will negotiate new media licensing deals on behalf of affiliated indie labels.

Concerns over ability to broadcast online using MP3 format after new DRM legislation being passed in the US - as feaured in Computer World

 

Consumer rights groups have voiced opposition to legislation introduced in Congress last week that would require Internet broadcasters to deploy DRM (digital rights management) technology to prevent listeners from making unauthorized copies of music files.