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RIAA adds gold, platinum awards for digital music streams
Sales are no longer the only path to gold and platinum in the music business. The Recording Industry Assn. of America, the music business trade association that certifies and issues the storied gold and platinum awards, will now hand out precious metal...
Tags: Eminem, Pitbull (music artist), Justin Bieber, Entertainment, Casino and Gambling Industry
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A federal judge takes on 'copyright trolls'
There are trolls who live under bridges in fantasy novels. Then there are "copyright trolls." The latter have always occupied one of the most squalid corners of the legal system. They're people or firms that acquire copyrights to movies, music or...Tags: Litigation, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cheap Trick to revisit 'At Budokan' at the El Rey on April 30
How best to celebrate the 35th anniversary of a beloved live album? By re-creating it onstage, of course. That's the approach being taken by Cheap Trick, which announced Thursday that it plans to play "Cheap Trick at Budokan," the power-pop veterans'...
Tags: Culture, Beastie Boys (music group), Festive Events, Pat Benatar, Entertainment Events
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SXSW 2012: Artists, you have 42 different ways to make money
Pop & HissThe music industry in 2012 was characterized as one of "micro-pennies" at the annual festival and conference that is South by Southwest. The phrase was used by Rich Begnloff, who heads indie label trade group the American Assn. of Independent Music.... -
Entertainment giants and broadband providers team up on piracy effort
Company TownA coalition comprised of movie and television studios, cable and phone companies and record labels are launching a wide-ranging initiative aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy. The effort will brings together Internet Service Providers -- the... -
The Internet: Proudly flying the pirate flag
Opinion L.A.The Times' editorial board on Friday endorsed a new agreement between film studios, record labels and top Internet service providers to discourage illegal file-sharing. The reaction from readers, however, was unanimous: Two thumbs down, way down. Here are... -
Tennessee outlaws sharing passwords to Hulu, Netflix, Rhapsody and other sites
Top of the TicketTennessee lawmakers ban sharing passwords, Netflix says it's unnecessary... -
Soundgarden scores instant platinum status via Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Pop & HissBefore it has even sold a single copy, Soundgarden's new album, "Telephantasm," has already scored a Platinum Award.... -
Brand X Files: Dan Gordon-Levitt's death. 'Entourage' house for sale. Facebook 'I like it' statuses.
Brand XDan Gordon-Levitt's death: The brother of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has passed away, the on-the-rise "Inception" star tweeted on Tuesday. He did not reveal a cause. [Access Hollywood] The 'Entourage' house is for sale: For $5.75 million, you can live the... -
The 'Glee' cast surpasses Beatles on Billboard Hot 100 chart, inches closer to James Brown and Elvis Presley
Pop & HissMove over Beatles, and make way for the cast of âGlee.â The hit TV show has now produced more songs that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 than the Fab Four throughout its career. The Beatles placed 71 titles...... -
Tech industry to RIAA, radio biz: Keep your 'legacy technology' demands away from our cellphones
Pop & HissThe battle between recording and radio industries over performance rights royalties has moved to a new platform: your cellphone. The Consumer Electronics Assn., the trade group behind the annual CES event, has lashed out at the radio industry's push for..... -
LimeWire goes down, but where do its users go?
L.A. Times Tech BlogFive months after finding LimeWire and its former chief executive liable for inducing users to violate the record companies' copyrights, a federal judge on Tuesday ordered the company to pull the plug on its file-sharing network. Although both sides...
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