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See this article at: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=165415 Some Online Music Providers Allow Sharing Jul 28, 7:23 AM EST Free-for-all music sharing online has drawn the ire of the recording industry, but some commercial online music providers and even a few recording artists are opting to allow music fans to share the songs they've bought. The latest to do so is San Diego-based MusicMatch. The company on Tuesday launched a revamped version of its digital music service with a new feature that enables subscribers to send e-mails embedded with Internet links for songs they want to share. Like Napster 2.0 and other licensed digital music purveyors who have rolled out similar options, the MusicMatch sharing feature comes with restrictions nowhere to be found in the peer-to-peer file-sharing bazaars accessed through software like Kazaa and eDonkey. The recording industry has traditionally been skittish about allowing its content to be disseminated by anyone but licensed distributors, but they have clearly warmed up to the concept when assured the music would be shared securely, said Bob Ohlweiler, MusicMatch's senior vice president of business development. "Record companies like the fact that people can tell their friends and acquaintances about music," Ohlweiler said. "What the labels don't like about peer-to-peer is that it's free." MusicMatch's overhaul brings it in line with other services that offer streaming permanent song and album downloads and subscription access to streaming music. Like Napster 2.0, MusicMatch subscribers can share playlists with fellow subscribers and others who don't subscribe to the service. Unlike Napster, which only allows nonsubscribers to listen to 30-second song snippets, MusicMatch allows songs to be played three times before the songs lock. Then only 30-second cuts can be heard. The limited sharing feature may help MusicMatch vie for market share with rivals for the digital music dollar, particularly Napster 2.0, Rhapsody and Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Music Store, which doesn't offer a sharing feature. "It will be an incremental feature that could lead them to be more competitive," said Phil Leigh, an analyst with Inside Digital Media. "You'll probably see other people follow MusicMatch's lead, particularly if it proves successful, and my guess is that it will be." Whether such sharing features in licensed services will motivate P2P file-sharers to switch, is anybody's guess. Despite growing numbers of users for the licensed music services, millions continue to download music, movies and software over P2P networks. Experts differ on whether the more than 3,000 copyright lawsuits brought by record companies against individual computer users have had an impact. Ohlweiler said the idea behind allowing users to share music was not about mimicking the unfettered exchange of files that occurs on P2P networks. Other digital music companies, however, have embraced P2P, directly distributing files over the networks. One example is Altnet, a partner of the company behind Kazaa. It has been promoting the sharing of licensed content over P2P. The files often come with some restrictions, such as the number of times songs can be played. Another service is Mercora, which uses P2P networks to allow users to listen to each others' music, as Web radio stations do. No files are actually exchanged, so Mercora has avoided the sort of legal scrutiny that the recording industry has brought to bear against others. Recording artists have also turned to file-sharing to distribute and promote their work. Earlier this month, 1980s glam-metal rockers Heart released its new record, "Jupiters Darling," in a computer file format that enables computer users to share the song file online. Anyone who opens the file gets to hear the songs three times and then the files lock up until the computer user pays to unlock it. In June, Steve Winwood openly made the song, "Dear Mr. Fantasy," available for sharing. Since it was released, more than 40,000 computer users on P2P networks have shared the song, according to BigChampagne LLC, a Beverly Hills-based research firm that tracks P2P traffic. No numbers were immediately available for the Heart album. ———— On the Net: MusicMatch: http://www.musicmatch.com WeedShare: http://www.weedshare.com Napster 2.0: http://www.napster.com iTunes Music Store: http://www.apple.com See this article at: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=116685 Blake Defense Attacks Police Probe Mar 5, 7:07 PM EST One of the lead detectives in the Robert Blake murder case acknowledged Wednesday that police did not investigate victim Bonny Lee Bakley's purported connections to drug dealers and bikers. On the sixth day of a preliminary hearing that will determine if Blake will stand trial, the defense sought to show that police focused on the "Baretta" actor as the only suspect and did not pursue leads that pointed to others. Blake, 69, is accused of shooting Bakley, 44, in the couple's car after they dined at a restaurant. Blake had recently married Bakley after she had a daughter by him. Attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. cross-examined Detective Brian Tyndall about his testimony that Blake's former personal assistant, Cody Blackwell, told him what Blake had said about Bakley's shady associations. Tyndall had said Tuesday that, according to Blackwell, Blake called Bakley "the scum of the Earth, said she associated with bikers, drug dealers and trailer park tattoo people." Tyndall testified Wednesday that detectives were sent across the country to look into Bakley's background, but did not specifically investigate her alleged associations with bikers, racketeers and "people who rip people off." "No, I was dealing in a murder investigation, not in association," the detective said. Also Wednesday, the focus of the hearing turned to Blake's handyman-bodyguard, Earle Caldwell, who is accused of conspiracy in the killing. His lawyer, Arna Zlotnick, sought to minimize the importance of a note found in Caldwell's Jeep six weeks after Bakley was shot. The paper contains a list including such items as two shovels, a sledge, and the notation "get blank gun ready." Prosecutors have interpreted the list as instructions for murder, but Zlotnick suggested it was a list of items used in the course of Caldwell's handyman duties. She also had Tyndall unfold the original note which he said was old, frayed and dirty. There is no date on the paper which was found stuffed in a cup holder in Caldwell's vehicle. |
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