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		To eMusic, the answer was simple: you offer songs as high quality, variable bit rate MP3 files instead.
		What's perhaps even more interesting is the fact that eMusic's decision to offer unprotected MP3 files was not an ideological one; the idea made great business sense, and has established eMusic as the #2 retailer of downloadable music behind the iTunes Music Store.
		What eMusic has done is to construct a business model built around indie music—and they're now selling 5 million tracks a month doing it.
	arstechnica.com /articles/culture/emusic.ars (659 words)

	eMusic Reviews. Music Services Reviews by CNET. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Though eMusic's per-song price works out to be a comparatively cheap 22 to 25 cents, those who prefer the freedom of a la carte downloading (and more mainstream music) are better off with open-handed stores such as iTunes and Rhapsody.
		All the tunes available through eMusic are legitimately licensed from record labels and artists, so you don't have to worry about a midnight visit from the authorities.
		The collection is most fully filled-out in the rock genre, but eMusic also offers a fantastic assortment of older jazz and blues and a wide range of electronic music, as well as a surprisingly large selection of world music.
	reviews.cnet.com /eMusic/4505-9240_7-30974740.html (1135 words)

	Why EMusic used to get it
		EMusic used to only require a web user agent with Javascript, but as of 1 May 2003 they are now requiring their own download manager to be used.
		EMusic charges a flat rate per month that is only $10/month for 1 year or $15/month for 3 months.
		EMusic had published the API so that many other tools could interface with it, including Apple's own iTunes.
	www.swcp.com /~hudson/old-emusic.html (939 words)

	emusic.com?? \| Ask MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Emusic's rates are good, but the per-song deal is an annoyance if the genres you like produce albums with many, albeit short, tracks.
		So, I stopped using emusic not because it wasn't a good service and good deal (it is both) but because I decided not to buy compressed music anymore.
		The great thing about Emusic, especially in the "unlimited" days, was checking out all the bands you hadn't heard of before because of the alternative selection, and discovering new bands or new albums by bands you might have heard of briefly.
	ask.metafilter.com /mefi/35169 (2660 words)

	A VC: eMusic - My Only Online Music Store (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		But the great thing about eMusic is that their music is sold in mp3 format and is DRM free so you can play it on any device you own, not just the iPod.
		I bet we'll see eMusic secure more and more music over the next year as the other DRM formats fail to penetrate the Apple stranglehold and I forsee a day when the labels cave in all together and sell music online in mp3 format the way the do offline today.
		eMusic has some new music, but its strength to me is in the availability of music I've missed, but still have a chance to hear if I'm willing to invest the time to snoop around.
	avc.blogs.com /a_vc/2006/08/emusic_my_only_.html (1185 words)

	EMusic Gets Technical In Napster Battle - Technology News by TechWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Last fall, EMusic CEO Gene Hoffman said, EMusic (stock: EMUS) asked Napster to search for and block files with EMusic numbers, but was told Napster couldn't do so.
		EMusic then sends lists of the illegally shared files to Napster, which by court order has 72 hours to block those files from being shared again on its system.
		Hoffman said EMusic is willing to perform the service for other copyright owners as well, but he said he isn't selling the proprietary software.
	www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB20010323S0013 (300 words)

	ABC News: Indie Competitor Fills an iTunes Void
		EMusic has grown by catering to fans of independent music who want the benefit of sharing or burning music files as many times as they like.
		The record labels eMusic partners with tend to be smaller operations looking to spread their products to as many listeners as possible.
		EMusic's customers tend to have an appreciation for diversity, from classical and jazz to indie rock and punk, Pakman said.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/FunMoney/story?id=2434054&page=1 (603 words)

	RedOrbit - Technology - EMusic Touts MP3 Sales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		But despite the gulf in sales compared with iTunes, eMusic's numbers to date suggest demand for music in the MP3 format - free of copy and playback restrictions - is growing.
		EMusic, a unit of New York-based Dimensional Associates Inc., offers downloads through a subscription plan.
		The likelihood that eMusic could reach iTunes-like sales is slim as long as major record companies refuse to sell MP3s, said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst with Jupiter Research.
	www.redorbit.com /news/technology/767838/emusic_touts_mp3_sales/index.html (380 words)

	Wired News: Emusic Tracks Napster Naughties
		Emusic engineers have developed a tracking system that can identify infringing materials on Napster -– something the file-trading company said was impossible.
		Digital download retailer Emusic said Napster executives have been disingenuous in their claims that the company couldn't develop a technology to track users on their servers.
		So Emusic put two engineers on the job and on Tuesday, less than three weeks after starting, the company said it had created a tracking technology that continually searches the network looking for users who have made available tracks from the retailer.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,40316,00.html (571 words)

	EMusic Cautions Napster Users (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		EMusic unleashed a new computer program last week that tracks down illegal copies of its songs being swapped for free by some of Napster's 40 million worldwide users.
		EMusic began scouring Napster directories Nov. 21, when it started running a computer program that its engineers designed to detect songs originally downloaded from EMusic and stored on the computer hard drives of Napster members.
		Hoffman said EMusic was not seeking publicity, but he acknowledged traffic to the site is up about 20 percent since last week.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/01/BU139452.DTL (510 words)

	Record Giant Universal Buys EMusic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		EMusic also owns the exclusive online distribution licenses to sell about 165,000 songs from 700 independent record labels in the MP3 format.
		EMusic posted a net loss of $8.7 million (21 cents per share) on revenues of $4.7 million for its second quarter, which ended Dec.
		EMusic rose 9 cents per share to close at 53 cents yesterday.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/04/10/BU120006.DTL&type=business (646 words)

	EMusic and Napster
		Both Napster and EMusic were in talks to come up with solutions to prevent this distribution, but in the end neither company could arrive at a technical agreement.
		EMusic feels that Napster was far from trying to accommodate their concerns.
		Until that day, EMusic may only be maintaining a dormant database of 'infractions' that may or may not see the light of day.
	www.mp3newswire.net /stories/2000/emusicnap.html (484 words)

	USATODAY.com - EMusic's pitch: Download song and own it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		EMusic's supplying labels don't worry about such trading because eMusic users tend to be older, sophisticated music fans who are less likely to engage in online song-swapping.
		EMusic believes that copy-protecting files hinders sales, and that view is shared among many in the industry.
		Consumers are responding: EMusic has quietly climbed into second place to iTunes, albeit with an 11% market share to iTunes' 67%, according to market tracker the NPD Group.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/products/services/2006-07-30-emusic_x.htm (1065 words)

	Playlist Magazine: eMusic adds more than 20 new labels
		I downloaded the track from emusic and not only does it sound better than ITMS tracks (they use LAME encoded 160+ kbps VBR MP3, with the actual bitrates ranging from 160 to as high as 220 kbps on the tracks I've downloaded so far) and there's no DRM.
		emusic is great, but of course only if the kinds of music they have in there library are of interest to you.
		I purchase a great deal of music from eMusic (there is a great deal of overlap between their catalogs, as long as you're into indy music), and what they don't have available, I buy from my local record shop or order from Amazon.
	playlistmag.com /forums/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=9008 (1647 words)

	EMusic takes on Napster \| OUT-LAW.COM
		EMusic, a web site that offers licensed MP3 files to paying subscribers, is identifying and trying to stop Napster users that are downloading song files for which EMusic has arranged a distribution deal with record publishers.
		EMusic has developed a software application that searches for Napster users that it says are illegally distributing songs.
		EMusic is basing its demands on the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
	www.out-law.com /page-1214 (257 words)

	EMusic
		Back then EMusic was losing between $10 and $12 million per quarter which gives an idea of how easily they could kill off the last $16 million if they didn't make changes.
		EMusic possesses this list and were the company to disappear from the face of the earth tomorrow there would be two problems.
		Yes, EMusic would be chopped up to extract whatever value is left and Big Music could simply purchase the names, but the recent dot-com demises have shown a reluctance by many companies to sell member names and credit card information.
	www.mp3newswire.net /stories/2001/buyemusic.html (1561 words)

	Boing Boing: Emusic's DRM-free store is second largest in the world
		Emusic, which sells DRM-free MP3s, is now the second-largest online seller of music on the Internet.
		That eMusic has found any traction is surprising, as it doesn't have any big hits.
		They are some of the popular eMusic artists, a roster that also includes household names: Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Credence Clearwater Revival, Miles Davis, Van Morrison, Moby, the White Stripes and Diana Krall are a few of the independent label notables, in a roster more heavily weighted to jazz, classical and indie rock than pop.
	www.boingboing.net /2006/07/31/emusics_drmfree_stor.html (260 words)

	eMusic's Pakman: Does he think the iPod is holding back overall music sales?
		But his overall point is that no single company, including eMusic, will be able to provide all consumers with all the possible means they might want to have to get music.
		He believes eMusic is doing a good job on that front, as evidenced by the fact that 87% of the songs in its eclectic portfolio were sold last quarter.
		Indeed, with eMusic is perhaps the only way to get much of this music, then of course, they will get more sales from customers interested in the genre(s).
	www.businessweek.com /technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2005/12/emusics_pakman.html (2017 words)

	My Emusic FAQ
		Emusic itself does not endorse any of the statements contained here.
		These message boards are used by us eMusic addicts - it's not our fault you didn't understand what the deal is. We are happy to help you find stuff, but we really don't want to listen to you whine because you didn't like your free trial.
		Complain to eMusic directly if you must, but please leave us out of it.
	davesmey.com /myemusicfaq.htm (704 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Euro debut for iTunes challenger
		But eMusic has not struck deals with major record labels, who say their music must carry digital restrictions.
		Apple and many other legal download services that use their own DRM technology also limit the numbers of computers a track can be played on, or the number of times it can be burnt onto a CD.
		Mr Mulligan said eMusic and Spiral Frog were part of a growing trend in the music industry away from the fixed price model pioneered by Apple.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/technology/5328564.stm (643 words)

	Wired News: Emusic Tries On Napster Suit
		Emusic also said it requested that Napster reinstate any Napster users who had their accounts terminated for trading Emusic songs.
		If the software finds an Emusic file, it sends a message to the user, asking him or her to withdraw the song within 24 hours.
		Emusic said Napster's ability to implement such a system over the weekend after months of saying it could not showed that Napster's true motive was to unfairly build a business upon the copyrighted works of others.
	www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,42263,00.html (839 words)

	Swindleeeee!!!!! » eMusic goes eUropean
		The big news on the eMusic message boards the past day or so is that eMusic is introducing a European version of its service (currently in “beta”).
		The plus for European subscribers to eMusic is that they should now have access to more music: Previously they were prevented from downloading albums in cases where distribution in the US was handled by a label with an agreement with eMusic, but distribution in Europe was done by another label without such an agreement.
		Although eMusic launched its European service over a month ago, it waited to formally announce it until just before Apple Showtime event, at a time when the press was in a frenzy about Apple, iPods, iTunes, and digital music in general, but didn’t yet have any actual Apple-related news to report.
	www.swindleeeee.com /2006/08/11/emusic-goes-european (1248 words)

	eMusic Review - Recommended Service - Downloading Service
		Think of eMusic as a cross between a college town record store, where you’ll find lots of underground and truly independent music, and one of those used record stores where you can find amazing old classics for next to nothing.
		As a subscription-based service, eMusic requires you to spend a minimum of $10 a month on the service, and so is not recommended for someone who is happy buying one or two CDs per year.
		eMusic's message boards allow you to discuss music with other eMusic subscribers and see what they are listening to and recommending.
	www.giantpath.com /TMIU/emusic.html (1469 words)

	Newsvine - Review: eMusic - first impressions
		A subscription-based service that allows consumers to own, not rent their music, eMusic is the largest service to sell tracks in the popular MP3 format the only digital music format that is compatible with all digital music devices, including the iPod®.
		eMusic targets and successfully direct-markets to consumers who are interested in music outside the commercial mainstream, dramatically expanding the sale of catalogue typically known as "the long tail." Since Dimensional Associates acquired eMusic in 2003, the company has more than tripled its subscriber base.
		US customers of eMusic may very well be used to their service by now, but us Europeans are new to it.
	rutty.newsvine.com /_news/2006/09/14/361766-review-emusic-first-impressions (1992 words)

	eMusic: RealNetwork's 'Harmony' Release Creates Discord and Misinformation
		The leading such service, eMusic, makes available a selection of more than 400,000 tracks as MP3s and has sold more than 21 million tracks since its inception, all of which are playable on every portable digital music player available on the market, including the iPod.
		About eMusic eMusic (http://www.emusic.com) stands alone as the only digital music service that is 100% focused on serving the needs of independent music fans and independent labels.
		Delivering more than one million downloads each month, eMusic is among the top digital music services, offering a diverse catalog of 400,000 tracks from established and emerging artists in every genre from the world's top independent labels.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-27-2004/0002219432&EDATE= (524 words)

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