CD Baby Announces DRM-Free Digital Downloads

CD Baby has announced that it is now offering non-DRM (digital rights management) digital downloads as part of its retail package for independent musicians. Despite the Mickey Mouse look of the site, CD Baby is a great way for musicians who don’t have a record contract to sell their releases to the public. It’s easy to set up an account on the service. CD Baby charges a $35 setup fee per album and then takes a cut of $4...

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US Federal Judge Rules P2P Availability Equals Infringement

US District Court judge Neil V. Wake has just ruled that the act of uploading songs onto a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) network is copyright infringement. The decision was delivered in Atlantic vs. Howell, a case initiated by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) against an alledged online music trader. The ruling dismissed Howell’s argument that uploading is not the same as direct distribution of copyrighted material....

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