Music to Your Pages

You know you want it. But how do you put music on your Web site without getting thrown in the copyright slammer? John Townley helps you find the safe path to music plenty. [September 9, 2000]

Pirates proliferating MP3 pilfering?

The MP3 seas are roiling with buccaneers, officers of the crown, and platoons of lawyers. What's in their spyglasses? Why matey, 'tis none other than the good ship download, flying under the Napster flag. John Townley digs up the buried treasure. [March 9, 2000]

David Fiedler opines about the how the music recording industry seems to be at odds with the Web and its very nature.

It's no secret that the Internet has befuddled and scared traditional media of all types. Newspapers, radio, TV, and movies are all changing to reflect the challenges and opportunities of life in a connected world. Some of them are profiting, and others panicking. But possibly nobody is panicking as much as the music industry.

Find out what the future may hold for the music industry and those brave souls putting their cuts on the Web.