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...heavyweights you will find on Internet phone-service provider Skype these days. Earlier this month, Skype, owned by eBay since October, partnered with Warner Music in a deal that lets Skype dip into the label's expansive catalog to offer ringtones to its 74 million users, adding to its premium services - which generate most of Skype's revenues. The Material Girl, Green Day and Mike Jones are headlining Skype and Warner's landmark debut into the $1.2 billion ringtone industry. In fact, at $1.50 a pop, ringtones are like "found money" for both parties, says music-industry analyst Charles Golvin...
...heavyweights you will find on Internet phone-service provider Skype these days. Earlier this month, Skype, owned by eBay since October, partnered with Warner Music in a deal that lets Skype dip into the label's expansive catalog to offer ringtones to its 74 million users, adding to its premium services--which generate most of Skype's revenues. The Material Girl, Green Day and Mike Jones are headlining Skype and Warner's landmark debut into the $1.2 billion ringtone industry. In fact, at $1.50 a pop, ringtones are like "found money" for both parties, says music-industry analyst Charles Golvin...
...legal ones in France, Sweden and Spain. And any technology as disruptive as digital music is bound to create some friction. Several labels, including EMI, want more flexible pricing online - oldies and tracks by emerging artists might sell at a discount, while big hits by established acts might be premium-priced. Apple, however, is reluctant to mess with what it sees as a winning formula. But Levy tells Time: "I don't know of any product that has only one price, or that has only one perceived value to the consumer." Currently, downloads of single songs outpace those of albums...
...would probably love to pay $10 per month to watch loads of decent movies. First, the road warriors who are sick of toting a bag of DVDs on every flight (and paying for all of those discs). Second, people who have broadband at home, but don't spring for premium cable. Vongo might not have the selection that Netflix offers, but the near-instant gratification of a 25-minute download is alluring...
...cyberinsurance: first-party coverage helps companies recover losses owing to, say, a network outage. Many first-party policies also include payments to hackers holding your website or customer data hostage, says ACE USA underwriter Brad Gow. Third-party liability covers legal expenses if security fails and someone sues. Annual premium payments range from $7,500 for a medium-size ($25 million in sales) company to hundreds of thousands of dollars for a multinational corporation, according to AIG. To qualify for coverage, companies must adhere to internationally accepted security standards. "You never know what you're going to come up against...