Recording Industry

  • Another Victim of the Recession: Anti-Piracy

    By Janko Roettgers January 17, 2009

  • News from Macworld: Recording industry declares surrender

    Apple promises iTunes will remove copy protection from "vast majority" of catalog. Who could have seen that coming?
    By Andrew Leonard January 6, 2009

  • Surveying the rubble

    A Rolling Stone online article takes stock of the crumbling record industry.
    June 21, 2007

  • Like rats from a sinking ship

    With the record industry falling apart, established stars like Paul McCartney and Prince are looking for new ways to make money.
    May 30, 2007

  • The Rundown

    An angelic Kurt Cobain, Bob Dylan's birthday, RIAA shenanigans and more in the week's biggest music news.
    May 25, 2007

  • The RIAA plays boogeyman

    The recording industry continues to target illegal music downloading at college campuses.
    May 14, 2007

  • I'm dying to be a musician

    Must one be born with musical talent? I yearn to express myself but have no training.
    By Cary Tennis March 26, 2007

  • Music industry slain by Internet: YouTube clip at 11

    More bad news for CD sales. Meanwhile, our access to Cambodian pop/surf guitar psychedelia is greater than ever before.
    By Andrew Leonard March 21, 2007

  • Music rules

    A Supreme Court ruling against peer-to-peer network Grokster would do more than punish music pirates. It would affect the future of the Internet.
    By Andrew Leonard March 30, 2005

  • Is your computer a loaded gun?

    At a Senate hearing on Thursday, defenders of the Induce Act -- which would ban technologies that encourage copyright infringement -- will try to explain why their bill isn't the stupidest idea they've ever come up with.
    By Siva Vaidhyanathan July 22, 2004

  • The digital music renaissance

    Having all your tunes at your fingertips isn't just fun -- it makes you a more avid consumer of music. So why are the recording companies fighting the future?
    By Andrew Leonard July 1, 2004

  • Thou shalt not steal

    Christian teens are just as eager to file-swap copyrighted music as any other youngsters. But if the word of God gets spread, would Jesus give a damn?
    By Katharine Mieszkowski May 25, 2004

  • Safe and insecure

    I opened up my wireless home network to the world, and I've never felt more comfortable.
    By Micah Joel May 18, 2004

  • Is the war on file sharing over?

    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 Farhad Manjoo January 15, 2004

  • The enigma of Earth Station 5

    Can a file-trading network that promises total anonymity and is based in the Palestinian Territories escape the wrath of the entertainment industry?
    By Mathew Honan December 3, 2003

  • Don't look now, but the dean is watching

    Pressured by the double whammy of feds looking for terrorists and the music industry chasing file sharers, universities are keeping a close eye on student Internet use.
    By Annalee Newitz November 12, 2003

  • Send lawyers, guns and money

    CD sales have rebounded ever since the music biz started suing file-sharers. The industry is convinced there's a connection.
    By Eric Boehlert November 6, 2003

  • File sharing must be made legal

    Suing 12-year-olds and grandmothers isn't the answer. There's got to be a better way.
    By Jason Schultz September 12, 2003

  • Copying isn't cool

    File sharing isn't just a problem for the music industry. It's a threat to anyone who depends upon intellectual property for a living.
    By Scott Matthews September 12, 2003

  • We don't need your stinkin' amnesty!

    File sharers scoff at the recording industry's offer of forgiveness for repentant downloaders.
    By Farhad Manjoo September 9, 2003

  • Target: Boobs, guns and Coke

    A new advocacy group called Common Sense Media is starting to rate the "kid friendliness" of movies, TV shows, CDs and video games. Will their services be a godsend for parents -- or just another V-chip?
    By Brian Montopoli June 17, 2003

  • Can anyone stop the music cops?

    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 June 17, 2003

  • Mexico's music business meltdown

    Pirates armed with CD burners and cheap discs are bringing the industry to its knees. The U.S. could be next.
    By Jack Brown June 9, 2003

  • Is pay-for-play finally finished?

    Congress has the music industry's modern-day payola scandal in its sights. But will that help the dying record biz save itself?
    By Eric Boehlert February 20, 2003

  • AOL's Jekyll and Hyde act

    The world's biggest Internet provider is also the world's biggest media company. As the entertainment industry prosecutes users who share music, will AOL take a stand?
    By Farhad Manjoo February 10, 2003
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