We’ve been able to pay to digitally download sound recordings through legitimate services for over a decade now, and these services have grown pretty rapidly in terms of both scale and profitability. So much so, that iTunes (so far the most successful of the digital distribution platforms) has sold more than 10 billion songs [...]

  Less than two months ago, Nyasha Foy asked, “Is Music Streaming Worth The Cost?”  Well, this week, ST Holdings provided a definitive “No.”  ST Holdings, a UK-based independent music distributor of 238 indie record labels (Dub Police and Naked Lunch), withdrew all their music from Spotify and similar digital streaming services including Rhapsody, Mog, [...]

Last week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the fall 2011 release of the company’s new iCloud service. iCloud, a “Web-based locker” where users can store and access content from any Internet-connected device, will offer a seamless integration of content across select Apple products, including iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and iTunes. Although iCloud isn’t being pitched [...]