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Indie musicians find online music distributors every bit as greedy as the recording industry they aim to replace.
By Emily Vander Veer
December 2, 1999
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As the recording industry "educates" universities about digital music piracy, students feel the heat.
By Janelle Brown
November 17, 1999
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Can a Microsoft veteran make the Digital Entertainment Network sing?
By John Geirland
October 11, 1999
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The "Silicon CD" isn't quite the same as a platinum record.
By Janelle Brown
September 29, 1999
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The Web gives bands like the Beastie Boys a place to market music and merchandise -- but only if they can hold onto their digital rights.
By Janelle Brown
August 11, 1999
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More music is pirated than paid for in China, says an upstart music label. It's asking listeners to pledge allegiance to artists.
By Janelle Brown
August 2, 1999
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On the eve of its IPO, the digital music site ups its valuation; all the more money to stand up to the recording industry.
By Janelle Brown
July 13, 1999
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On the Net, fighting to hang on to every last chunk of intellectual property is a recipe for stagnation and failure.
By Scott Rosenberg
June 23, 1999
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A $45 million investment in MP3.com is further proof that the digital music format has graduated from its garage days.
By Janelle Brown
June 10, 1999
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Two Kosovo benefit projects helmed by Pearl Jam and the Beastie Boys show how bizarrely record companies will act around new technology.
By Jeff Stark
June 9, 1999
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By purchasing Nullsoft -- creator of the Winamp MP3 player -- America Online could lend legitimacy to digital music distribution.
By Andrew Leonard
June 2, 1999
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As Public Enemy embraces new music technology and takes on the recording industry, it's also helping smash the Web's lily-white image.
By Janelle Brown
June 1, 1999
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Amway joins the online multilevel marketing melee
By Salon Tech Writers
March 1, 1999
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Hotline's civil war: By Janelle Brown. The company behind a hot program takes its wunderkind inventor to court -- while devoted users stew. Second in a two-part series.
By Janelle Brown
February 25, 1999
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Hotline to the underground: By Janelle Brown. It was invented by a teenager. It's simple to use. And it can turn anyone's computer into a server of legal or illegal files. Part one of two parts.
By Janelle Brown
February 24, 1999
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By Jennifer Vogel
January 18, 1999
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Write free software -- and write it off your tax bill?
By Salon Tech Writers
December 15, 1998
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With the new MP3 player, the future of online music distribution is here now -- it's just a bit slow.
By Janelle Brown
December 9, 1998
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By Andrew Leonard
December 1, 1998
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Netheads love the MP3 digital-music format. Why does the music industry hate it so much?
By Janelle Brown
October 28, 1998