There was a great film on SBS last night called Rip: A Remix Manifesto.
The documentary follows filmaker Brett Gaylor and mash-up producer Girl Talk as they travel the world to fight for their right to party and poke fun at the litigious nature of major record labels. Interestingly, the filmaker has also posted the footage [...]
The last few weeks have seen a couple of new entrants to the competitive digital music space.
What makes these particular ventures significant is that both offer unlimited free music, are apparently legal and powered by YouTube’s vast music database.
If you believe the hype, either one of these start-ups could topple iTunes and revolutionise the way we listen to music.
However, challenges come not just from the record labels, but from YouTube itself.
