News for Week of: 4/2/2001

 

Sony Develops Digital Content Rights Management, Distribution System
OpenMG Light to protect, distribute copyrights for mobile devices
Record labels subscribe to online music deal
MusicNet to be joint venture between AOL, RealNetworks, Bertelsmann, EMI
Sony to Add Mobile Phones to Core Businesses
Move designed to sharpen competitive edge in digital TV, video game machines, cellular phones and personal computers
Sony Music Offers Song Samples to Mobile Phones
Music preview program offered to i-mode users

More Headlines:

  • Vending machines go high-tech
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/552126.asp
    (see also http://www.nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com/wcs/leaf?CID=onair/asabt/moren/126990)
  • Nokia glitch could crimp 3G plans
    http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-5465869.html?tag=tp_pr
  • MTV gets down with downloads
    http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,42839,00.html
  • British courts to accept e-mail pleas
    http://www.msnbc.com/news/550588.asp