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Thanks to all of you that have emailed me regarding my post, I do enjoy the emails that I receive from around the world - and there were a number of questions posed that I decided to add as a supplement Blog post to the original post from yesterday... First off, questions around the iTunes image that was posted... I used to live in the ...

With Midem  only two weeks away, the South of France will again, be a stage for the music industry to work itself into a frenzy to figure out the best route forward into discovering how to rescue itself from the brink of its own self-importance/ destruction. I’ve attended, spoke & networked through many of these events in ...

... or a complete rip off with no real value at all? That is the question that is posed with the launch of the ''revolutionary new way to buy music'' Please welcome..... Datz.com   Revolutionary??? Really is it going to deliver me key recommendations? Work out my music taste - however eclectic ...

I have talked enough about this topic in various blogs, presentations and events. Sometimes I try to be explicit in the reasoning and other times I add it as a point of reference... So The Long Tail - as described throughout by Chris Anderson and others talks about  - and here I am talking about the digital media Long Tail where unlimited ...

OK, before I begin let me just reiterate one more time just why I keep going on about this any what experience / authority do I have in this area! I have been working in the music area for almost 20 years - most of that right in the ''coal face'' within retail and watching very closely as digital arrived and then continuing this journey even now ...

Sorry for the rant at the start of this topic (see Part 1) However we are always a nation of wrong priorities...Anyway Part 2 - is here!Let’s start with a brief history..Filesharing among kids, adults, boys, girls, mums and dads etc.. everyone does it. There is technology coming that will actually make it easier to share files better, smarter, ...

Now anyone who knows me will be wondering where my response, comment or even a ranting blog is in relation to the recent announcement from the powers that be, ISPs and the music industry that - enough is enough - and a strongly worded letter is due to drop through the door of millions. Followed by a reduction in your internet speed if you do not ...