Comments on: Universal Sues MySpace http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: David Mullings http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-433233 David Mullings Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:34:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-433233 <p>Universal has been pushing hard to make money off the web - hence forcing Yahoo and AOL to pay royalties for streaming music videos or their artists, even though videos are in fact 3 minute commercials for a song and album - see http://news.com.com/Price+tag+added+to+online+music+videos/2100-1027_3-5560610.html?tag=nefd.top</p> <p>I can't blame them - CD sales are going down and clearly Yahoo and AOL are making money off the content, so why not them?</p> <p>Asking MySpace to pay for stuff in the past, when it wasn't illegal however is pushing it too far. Universal Music Group benefitted from their artists getting promoted on MySpace and obviously labels are using MySpace to generate interest in new and old acts - Universal would not want to lose MySpace as a partner.</p> <p>No more Myspace.com/50cent I guess.</p> Universal has been pushing hard to make money off the web – hence forcing Yahoo and AOL to pay royalties for streaming music videos or their artists, even though videos are in fact 3 minute commercials for a song and album – see http://news.com.com/Price+tag+added+to+online+music+videos/2100-1027_3-5560610.html?tag=nefd.top

I can’t blame them – CD sales are going down and clearly Yahoo and AOL are making money off the content, so why not them?

Asking MySpace to pay for stuff in the past, when it wasn’t illegal however is pushing it too far. Universal Music Group benefitted from their artists getting promoted on MySpace and obviously labels are using MySpace to generate interest in new and old acts – Universal would not want to lose MySpace as a partner.

No more Myspace.com/50cent I guess.

]]> By: NewTeeVee In reversal of roles, Veoh sues Universal « http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-433139 NewTeeVee In reversal of roles, Veoh sues Universal « Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:31:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-433139 <p>[...] an online video destination, either; it has previously squared off against the likes of YouTube, MySpace , Grouper and [...]</p> [...] an online video destination, either; it has previously squared off against the likes of YouTube, MySpace , Grouper and [...]

]]> By: Music news http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-74701 Music news Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:33:39 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-74701 <p>Combine MySpace and a generation that has learned to get everything for free and you are literally asking for trouble. Everything has its price, even a site acting on legal grounds.</p> Combine MySpace and a generation that has learned to get everything for free and you are literally asking for trouble. Everything has its price, even a site acting on legal grounds.

]]> By: Aaron Cohen http://gigaom.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-74699 Aaron Cohen Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:21:20 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/11/17/universal-sues-myspace/#comment-74699 <p>Sure this is true Liz except that this will take forever to litigate. We need business solutions now, not a five-year protacted litigation.</p> <p>Aaron</p> Sure this is true Liz except that this will take forever to litigate. We need business solutions now, not a five-year protacted litigation.

Aaron

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