Metallica Finally Licenses Catalog to iTunes

Metallica has licensed its catalog for digital download on the iTunes Music Store. Metallica was the poster child for copyright infringement during the Wild West days of illegal file sharing on Napster. The band battled Napster through their PR firm and even instigated legal action, something that many other bands refused. Even a major backlash from fans and a knee-jerk response from the media media, didn’t dissuade the band...

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Independent Musicians Can Now Sell Ringtones With New MyxerTags Tech

mVisible Technologies, Inc. announced a new version of MyxerTags that enables independent musicians to sell their ringtones directly from their own websites or MySpace pages. For the first time, indie artists are able to sell their original music as ringtones across all mobile carriers in one simple step, using MyxerTags technology. The mobile ringtone market, while a growing revenue stream for major record labels and bigger...

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