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May, 2009
News articles by Rich Fiscus This page lists all news articles written by Rich Fiscus during May, 2009. News articles are sorted so that the latest article appears at the very top of the page and the oldest article appears at the bottom of the page.
	Can Hulu Desktop compete with Boxee? Less than four months after blocking Boxee media center users from accessing their content, Hulu's developers have introduced their own software called Hulu Desktop. Like Boxee it enables the ... 29 May 2009 3:11 PM \| 12 comments

	Judge rejects experts employed by RIAA A Federal judge has shot down a RIAA request to have their usual team of forensic experts, whose actual expertise is questionable at best, examine Joel Tenenbaum's computer. Instead Judge Nancy ... 21 May 2009 12:51 PM \| 19 comments

	RIAA lawyers oppose Jammie Thomas getting time to find a lawyer Last Friday Brian Toder, the lawyer for Jammie Thomas in her defense of RIAA copyright infringement allegations, filed a motion to withdraw from the case. It was unopposed by the RIAA, unlike ... 19 May 2009 12:15 PM \| 14 comments

	Clear Channel revenue plummets in first quarter As Congress considers new royalties for US radio stations to pay labels for promoting their music it seems somewhat ironic that the largest broadcaster in the US appears to be in serious financial trouble. ... 19 May 2009 10:56 AM \| 16 comments

	Wal-Mart targets Circuit City customers With Circuit City out of the picture several billion dollars in electronics sales is up for grabs. Wal-Mart is upgrading the electronics departments in 3,500 locations to ensure they get a share ... 19 May 2009 10:15 AM \| 18 comments

	Verizon starts selling netbooks This week Verizon Wireless added a unique offering to their standard selection of subsidized phones. If you sign up for mobile internet service you can get a HP Mini 1151NR netbook for $249.99 ... 18 May 2009 5:21 PM \| 8 comments

	Wilco lets fan stream upcoming album If you're a well known artist today it's almost a certainty that any new album you record will be available on the internet before it goes on sale. Rather than complaining about the ineveitable, ... 18 May 2009 3:03 PM \| 1 comment

	RealNetworks accuses MPAA of anti-competitive practices RealNetworks has asked a Federal judge for permission to add an antitrust complaint against the MPAA to their existing lawsuit against the the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD-CCA). The suit ... 18 May 2009 12:22 PM \| 2 comments

	House committee votes 21-9 in favor of new radio royalties On Tuesday the Judiciary Committee in the US House of Representatives approved the Performance Rights Act for consideration by the full House. If enacted into law as currently written, it would ... 14 May 2009 12:13 PM \| 26 comments

	AT&T rationalizes blocking SlingPlayer from 3G network When Steve Jobs first demonstrated the iPhone 3G at last year's Apple Worldwide Developer Conference he bragged about the speed of its internet connection. Since then AT&T seems determined to ... 14 May 2009 1:51 AM \| 6 comments

	DVD and Blu-ray still most popular way to get video Despite all the attention garnered by technology like streaming video and internet VOD, Americans still spend more money on discs than any other type of video delivery. In this year's update ... 14 May 2009 1:12 AM \| 33 comments

	RealNetworks shows off DVD jukebox in court Last week, while defending their RealDVD software in court, RealNetworks demonstrated a new product which uses the same technology. Referred to by the codename Facet, it's a DVD jukebox similar ... 14 May 2009 12:24 AM \| 5 comments

	New hardware specs allegedly meant for Zune phone Reports continue to appear about the long rumored Zune Phone. Ever since the successful launch of the first iPhone in 2006 there has been speculation that Microsoft intends to create a so-called ... 13 May 2009 1:45 AM \| 8 comments

	Time Warner revenue falls 8% in first quarter First quarter revenue from Time Warner's Filmed Entertainment division, which includes motion picture, home video, and television production and distribution, was down more than $200 million ... 13 May 2009 1:03 AM \| 5 comments

	European Parliament says court order required for ISP disconnection The European Parliament has blocked a proposal that would clear the way for internet users to be disconnected on nothing more than accusations by copyright holders. Their amendment to a proposed ... 11 May 2009 1:07 AM \| 8 comments

	DVD copying study re-appears during DMCA exemption debate Futuresource Consulting and Macrovision appear to be circulating a study from last year in which they accuse people who copy legally purchased DVDs of piracy. Yesterday Home Media Magazine's ... 9 May 2009 10:26 AM \| 5 comments

	MPAA promotes Cam copies for college professors As the Library of Congress considers requests for exemptions to the DMCA, as they do every three years, the MPAA is focusing on reversing a decision from 2006. That's the year they began allowing ... 9 May 2009 12:28 AM \| 6 comments

	Cost cutting at EMI results in 2008 turnaround EMI Music has released their financial report for fiscal year 2009, which ended in March, showing a company that appears to be doing better than others in the recording industry. Cost cutting ... 8 May 2009 11:43 PM \| 1 comment

	Amazon markets new Kindle DX for electronic textbooks Yesterday Amazon officially announced the latest addition to its line of eBook readers, the Kindle DX. It features a 9.7 inch screen, which has two and a half times the area of the standard Kindle. ... 7 May 2009 1:42 PM \| 13 comments

	Warner Music reports 17% revenue drop in second quarter Warner Music Group's revenue for the second quarter of 2009 is down more than $100 million dollars compared to the same period last year. A statement from the company blames the decline primarily ... 7 May 2009 12:31 PM \| 9 comments

	Label profit falls with new iTunes prices The major record labels spent 5 years convincing Apple to sell hit music for a premium price in the iTunes store. Nearly a month into the new pricing scheme, which lowers the price of some songs ... 7 May 2009 7:57 AM \| 11 comments