RIAA Releases Mid-Year Sales Numbers – 6.1% Decline From Last Year

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced its mid-year shipment data for the first half of 2006. The overall estimated retail value of the industry, when shipments of physical products to various outlets are combined with the estimated value of digital revenue streams, was $4.9 billion during the first half of 2006. That represents a 6.1 percent decline when compared to the first six months of 2005. On the digital...

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Long Distance Music Collaboration With Skype

The quintessential garage band is a thing of the past! Band mates are no longer accepting the fact that if they aren’t in the same state or even country the fate of their band is doomed. Musicians determined to stay together are now taking control of the situation and, through the capabilities of the Internet and technology, are transforming their computer screen into a virtual arena. Skype, software that enables worldwide voice and...

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