IFPI Releases 2007 Digital Music Report

The IFPI has released their 2007 Digital Music Report. The report states that in 2007 Digital music has finally come into its own. with the industry selling an estimated US$2 billion worth of music online or through mobile phones in 2006, almost doubling the market in the last year. Digital sales now account for around 10% of the music market as record companies experiment and innovate with an array of business models and digital...

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RIAA Wins Default Judgment Against Santangelo Daughter

In its seemingly never-ending case against the Santangelo family, the Recording Industry Association of American (RIAA), has finally gained a victory against one of the Santangelo’s. A couple of years ago, the RIAA filed suit against Patricia Santangelo (aka, “The Single Mother”) for illegally swapping music, though the group recently dropped the case to go after her children. When the case against The Single Mother...

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