Archive For November, 2009
Japan digital sales show mixed results in 3rd quarter
Digital-music sales in Japan showed mixed results in the July-September quarter, as the market continues to await a killer app to restore it to healthy growth.
Monday, November 30, 2009Read more
Universal SE Asia adds HP sauce to its musical menu
Universal Music Group has teamed up with technology company HP to launch a free personalized music-download service available on HP consumer notebook PCs for digital fans in 18 countries across Southeast Asia.
Thursday, November 26, 2009Read more
Just Online gets its just desserts: JASRAC
In a sign of the continuing hard line taken by Japanese rights-holders toward file-sharing sites, local authors’ society JASRAC has won a lawsuit against Tokyo-based company Just Online, which runs video-sharing site TVbreak.
Monday, November 23, 2009Read more
Hatoyama pledges to extend posthumous copyright protection to 70 years
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged Nov. 18 to extend posthumous copyright protection in Japan from the current 50 years to 70 years.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009Read more
Ishizaka honored by Japanese government
Kei Ishizaka has capped his long career in the Japanese music business by being awarded the Medal of Honor with Blue Ribbon by the Japanese government.
Thursday, November 12, 2009Read more
