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Veoh, YouTube, and Many Other Sites One Step Closer To Becoming 100% Legal

January 6, 2009

From a recent ruling by a case between Universal Music Group and Veoh, the judge ruled that Veoh is a legal entity as long as it complies with the DMCA.

The safe harbor of the DMCA states that Web services are not liable for copyright infringement if the content is stored “at the direction of a [...]

Analyzing Startup ROI in the Music Space: Lala vs Grooveshark vs we7

July 2, 2008

Working at Grooveshark, we’ve long been the underdog in the startup music game, and I definitely don’t think things have changed for us, but after 2 years of hard work, we’re finally starting to see some of the fruits of our labor. Rhapsody is spending $50 million on their new DRM-free campaign to try to [...]

Nokia e66 Reviewed: iPhone Killer? No. iPod Killer, Maybe

June 30, 2008

With all of the iPhone killers being showcased, it’s refreshing to finally see a phone company trying to compete with the lowly iPod. Joking aside, the Nokia e66 spec list is quite impressive including, A-GPS, Wifi, 3G and a beautiful slider-form factor.
Engadget has a great hands-on with the Nokia e66, hit the jump for more:
Nokia [...]

New EMI Exec Doesn't Really Listen to Music

June 9, 2008

From siliconalleyinsider:
You’d like to see more evidence of against-the-grain thinking? OK: See Cory’s blog today, where he announces his move (made two weeks ago, actually)—along with the news that since 2000, he’s purchased 5 albums. Ah, but surely he’s a music hound who spends tons of time cruising iTunes, or some of the other legal [...]

What If Napster Mattered?

May 22, 2008

Napster recently released their 6 million catalog MP3 store and the world hit the snooze button. I mean, who really cares about Napster; their mp3 player sucks (ie it’s not an iPod), I can get better content from the illegal networks, they don’t really differentiate themselves from Rhapsody, and at the end of my contract, [...]

Grooveshark Lite is Rocking !

April 19, 2008

On our trip up to Durham, NC we’ve been listening to Grooveshark Lite the whole way and it is absolutely amazing !
I have no qualms claiming that Grooveshark Lite is the best product in its class if you want to listen to music for free.
For those of you who haven’t checked it out yet, jump [...]

Grooveshark: Candyman is Coming -Ringtone

April 3, 2008

Part of a promotion we’re doing with the Candyman, here’s a draft post:

Grooveshark: Will iPhone SDK Allow Grooveshark Music Apps?

March 20, 2008

We’re really interested in the iPhone Fund that Kleiner has created and we’ve done some work on a number of prototypes, however, we’re still waiting to hear word from Apple and Steve J on whether or not music-related apps will be allowed on the iPhone..
It reasons that Apple makes more money on the iPhone than [...]

Grooveshark: Weedshare Founder Endorses the Grooveshark Model (indirectly)

March 19, 2008

John Beezer, the co-founder of Weedshare, whose company is now on the auction block is giving up some suggestions on how they should have done Weedshare for the potential purchasers, and the ideas he’s floating sound awfully similar to the model we’re building at Grooveshark.
Here’s a sample of his suggestions from p2pnet:
Lesson learned: even benign [...]

Grooveshark: Self-Made Artist, Long-Tail Legend Birdmonster CHOOSES to Sign a Record Deal

March 17, 2008

In an interesting turn, one of the most successful (relatively speaking) self-made, unsigned artists, Birdmonster signs a record label deal with Fader, as in the magazine turned A&R.

Chris Anderson of The Long Tail fame has a great interview with him in which he asks a number of interesting questions, especially considering on his last interview, [...]

Grooveshark Helps Elliot Spitzer's Mistress Sell Her Mp3s

March 12, 2008

Ashley Alexandra Dupré or better known as Elliot Spitzer’s (Client 9) for-hire prostitute has had her profiles leaked on the internet, and thanks to Grooveshark, we can help sell her tracks …

Grooveshark Turns Scandal Into Opportunity
If Monica has taught us anything, it’s that fame of any kind can launch careers, so let’s hope Ashley is [...]