http://dir.salon.com/topics/online_music/?source=rss&aim=online_music en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/03/ms_music_store/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/09/03/ms_music_store/index.html?source=rss Microsoft's answer to iTunes isn't pretty, doesn't have that great a selection, and won't sell songs that play on an iPod. But it'll still probably take over the world of online music. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/15/filesharing_tide_turned/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/01/15/filesharing_tide_turned/index.html?source=rss The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on. By Eric Boehlert Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/11/06/cd_sales/index.html?source=rss CD sales have rebounded ever since the music biz started suing file-sharers. The industry is convinced there's a connection. By Andrew Leonard Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2003/10/28/itunes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2003/10/28/itunes/index.html?source=rss Is Apple's iTunes service nirvana for music fans -- or just the start of a file-format nightmare that will drive us all nuts? By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/17/itunes_for_windows/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/17/itunes_for_windows/index.html?source=rss The iTunes music store is open for business on Windows. Let the rejoicing begin. By Sahar Akhtar Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/18/itunes_innovation/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/18/itunes_innovation/index.html?source=rss As songs are increasingly sold one by one online, the musical creativity and risk-taking associated with the album format will decline. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/17/brownback_bill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/17/brownback_bill/index.html?source=rss As Hollywood wins one court case after another, one Republican senator is suggesting that maybe it's time for some new laws -- that protect consumers instead of entertainment companies. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/29/itunes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/04/29/itunes/index.html?source=rss Apple's new online music-buying system is everything Napster promised to be -- cheap, easy and, best of all, legal. By Farhad Manjoo Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/30/file_trading/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/30/file_trading/index.html?source=rss The legal crackdown hasn't squelched MP3 trading -- it's just made it more of a pain. But the music industry would still rather fight than give its online customers what they want. By Paul Boutin Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/18/dont_steal_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/12/18/dont_steal_music/index.html?source=rss Record companies will make big, big money online. They just need to learn to let go. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/01/digital_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/06/01/digital_music/index.html?source=rss The dust is clearing from the online entertainment wars. Who won? The record labels. Who lost? Consumers. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/20/audiomill/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/20/audiomill/index.html?source=rss A new online music service aims to give listeners what they want -- if music-biz moguls are smart enough to let it. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/09/napster_parasites/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/02/09/napster_parasites/index.html?source=rss Online marketers are snooping around in your hard drive, taking notes on every MP3 file you download. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/30/download_trading/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/30/download_trading/index.html?source=rss Desperate for attention, aspiring musicians will stop at nothing to get fans to listen to their online tunes. By King Kaufman Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/30/adult/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/11/30/adult/index.html?source=rss MP3.com's "Adult Content" ghetto is an orgy of canned beats and moaning nymphets. But it's entertaining, and the artists make a little cash. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/22/princeton_sdmi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/10/22/princeton_sdmi/index.html?source=rss A team of researchers claims to have successfully hacked a digital music watermarking system. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/10/19/sdmi_saga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/10/19/sdmi_saga/index.html?source=rss Did hackers successfully break watermarks designed to protect digital music? By Eric Boehlert Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/05/09/napster_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/05/09/napster_lawsuit/index.html?source=rss Napster lost its first round in court. But with both sides of the lawsuit depending on the murky Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the war is far from over. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/12/groove_radio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/12/groove_radio/index.html?source=rss The all-electronica Los Angeles radio station that went off the air three years ago is back -- online. By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/12/14/mp3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/review/1999/12/14/mp3/index.html?source=rss The latest digital music players let you play MP3s on your home stereo, in your car or on the run -- but are they any good? By John Geirland Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/10/11/carpenter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/view/1999/10/11/carpenter/index.html?source=rss Can a Microsoft veteran make the Digital Entertainment Network sing? By Janelle Brown Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/08/11/music_revenues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/08/11/music_revenues/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew Leonard Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/04/29/mod_trackers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/04/29/mod_trackers/index.html?source=rss With their ears, their computers and a little code, "mod trackers" build their own worlds of sound. By Salon Tech Writers Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/03/01/log/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/03/01/log/index.html?source=rss Amway joins the online multilevel marketing melee By Jennifer Vogel Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/01/18/log/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/01/18/log/index.html?source=rss