Declan McCullagh says Justice will prosecute “world’s largest copy machine”: The U.S. Department of Justice is prepared to begin prosecuting peer-to-peer pirates, a top government official said on Tuesday. John Malcolm, a deputy assistant attorney general, said Americans should realize that swapping illicit copies of music and movies is a …

Press release: Epitaph Set to Launch Completely Redesigned Website on August 26th! Epitaph, home to some of the biggest bands in punk rock like Bad Religion, Rancid, NOFX and Pennywise is launching an all-new website. The newly redesigned EPITAPH.COM was in the developmental stage for nearly a year and now …

pressplay, a joint venture by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, recently overhauled its service to give consumers more of what they want from online music. Now, pressplay’s competitors are pressing Universal and Sony to let them do the same. In particular, they want better access to the two …

Press release: Tuesday on Fresh Air, Rock musician Wayne Kramer talks to Terry Gross for one hour about his life and songwriting. In the late 1960s Wayne founded the revolutionary group MC5 — a forerunner of punk rock and heavy metal. After a stint in federal prison, Wayne dove head …

Doc Searls points us toward this interview with Bowie: I personally don’t think the copyright will exist in the next 10 years. We’ll lose all authorship whatsoever…the corporate companies will come to an end…Yeah. It’s all over. They’re just Canutes. They’re sitting on the beach asking the seas to go …

Blogcritics – contact me if you are interested in this: EMUSIC OFFERS TWO NEW FRANK BLACK ALBUMS IN MP3 Former Pixies Leader was the First Artist to Partner with Pioneer Downloadable Music Service SAN DIEGO, August 20, 2002 — EMusic.com, the Internet’s most popular MP3 subscription service, today announced the …

Information Wave Technologies is a regional service provider providing Internet access, network consulting, colocation, and hosting solutions to the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut tri-state area: Information Wave Technologies has announced it will actively deny the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) from accessing the contents of its network. Earlier …

Steve Hochman on Luther Wright & the Wrongs’ redo of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” as a country album: A wall made from hay bricks? When Luther Wright & the Wrongs used that prop in a few shows last year in Canada, it was a wink at the massive structure (non-hay) …

In a few years, Americans may not be able to copy a song off a CD, watch a recorded DVD at a friend’s house, or store a copy of a television show for more than a day. Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission approved regulations that would require television …

Interesting comparison between Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle by Don Hazen in Alternet: As the first anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, the starkly contrasting reactions to two new albums — one by Bruce Springsteen, the other by Steve Earle — offer a dramatic example of unresolved national feelings that have …