Google Music Set For Fall Debut?

It’s no secret that Google has been developing a new online music store, but it appears that the new service may bow as soon as this Fall for the Holiday shopping season. Industry sources have observed that Google, after making deals with several labels, is now in talks with publishers including the Harry Fox Agency. The increased pace of the deals indicate that the backend of the download store is now in the alpha stages of...

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Legal Costs For RIAA Copyright Infringement Campaign Emerge

Numbers have been batted about for years regarding the astronomical costs associated with Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) legal campaign against illegal file sharers. However, new figures have emerged that tell a pathetic tale of waste from the inane venture. In 2008, the RIAA spent more than $17,000,000 in order to recover $391,000 from music downloaders. According to new documents, the RIAA paid Holmes Roberts...

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