Universal Music Buying EMI – An Anti-Trust Concern? Drew Wilson | June 25, 2012 Universal Music is trying to convince anti-trust regulators that buying EMI does not create anti-competitive concerns. Critics argue that having 41% control of the music market (ala ‘super-label’) is cause for concern for competitiveness in the market. It is all part of a debate being held before US law-makers.
New AntiSec Dump Exposes Viacom and Universal Music on BitTorrent Drew Wilson | June 28, 2011 Just a little while ago, Anonymous, as part of the AntiSec movement, exposed content from several government servers. Now, a torrent from the same group on ThePirateBay is exposing Viacom and Universal Music.
Universal Targets Music Streaming Site Drew Wilson | September 24, 2007 Compared to other music stores like iTunes, Deezer is a relatively new French music streaming site. Their big selling point is their legality – which is something that Universal is challenging.
Universal to Sell DRM-free Music Drew Wilson | August 10, 2007 Since its inception, DRM (Digital Rights Management) quickly became point of contention with consumers. While complaints have been around pretty much since DRM was first implemented, the Sony rootkit fiasco has merely inflamed criticism.
Universal Cracks Down on Fan Art Drew Wilson | November 2, 2006 From what started off as a TV series, the large following of the cancelled hit TV show ‘Fire-Fly’ was allegedly encouraged to create fan-based content for the movie ‘Serenity’.
