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<title>Spotify web player exploited for free downloads by Chrome extension</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/05/08/weak.security.resulted.in.drm.free.mp3.file.downloads/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/spotify.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A vulnerability found in &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/285168==http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/12/06/streaming.service.breaks.1.million.us.subscriber.barrier/" rel='nofollow'&gt;Spotify's web player&lt;/a&gt; has been exploited, allowing users to download permanent copies of songs from the service. A Chrome extension by the name of Downloadify used the exploit t...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: iSteve trailer goes live, Spotify adds Ford SYNC support</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/04/02/isteve.trailer.now.online/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1364925271_briefly0204.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Funny or Die has released a teaser trailer for &lt;em&gt;iSteve&lt;/em&gt;, its parody movie based on the life of Steve Jobs. First &lt;a href="http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/03/18/satirical.film.on.apple.co.founder.to.debut.online.april.15/"&gt;announced last month&lt;/a&gt; and slated for release on April 15, &lt;em&gt;iSteve&lt;/em&gt;...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spotify prepping streaming video service to rival Netflix?</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/03/25/sources.point.to.new.video.offering/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn3.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360346745_spotifywindowsphone8betathumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Spotify is reportedly preparing to launch a streaming video service that may rival Netflix and other established players, unnamed sources have &lt;A href="http://www.businessinsider.com/spotify-plans-to-take-on-netflix-and-hbo-with-streaming-video-service-2013-3"&gt;told&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Business Insider&lt;/em&gt;. The unconfirmed report suggests the c...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Spotify UK track limits, Google Flight Search</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/03/19/spotify.lifts.five.play.track.limit.on.free.accounts.in.uk/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/spotify.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[&lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/281353==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/20/talks.with.warner.music.already.ongoing/" rel='nofollow'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt; has &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/281354==https://www.spotify.com/uk/blog/archives/2013/03/19/great-news-about-the-5-play-limit/?no-pcache=1" rel='nofollow'&gt;lifted&lt;/a&gt; its f...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple proposing half Pandora's royalty rate for streaming</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/03/07/record.labels.balking.at.apple.offer.report.says/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1354545630_itunes11logo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[As an initial offer to a record label for a forthcoming streaming service, Apple recently proposed a royalty rate of just 6 cents per 100 songs, sources for the &lt;em&gt;New York Post&lt;/em&gt; claim.  "Apple wants a rate that is lower than Pandora's," one executive is quoted as saying.  Pandora pays labels 12 cents per 100 songs, which itself is below the Copyright Roy...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rumor: Google plans YouTube music streaming service</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/03/05/spotify.competitor.said.to.offer.primarily.free.service.subscription.options/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362507836_psygangnamstylethumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Google is planning to launch a music streaming service by the end of this year, according to a report. The search giant will apparently be leveraging YouTube to offer a subscription music service to users, something that would place Google directly competing with other music services such as &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/280351==http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/08/app.required...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Digital spurs first music industry revenue rise since 1999</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/02/26/downloads.subscriptions.credited.as.major.factors/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361898253_wingedvictoryforthesullen.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In 2012, the music industry posted its first overall revenue growth since 1999, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.  Revenues were up 0.3 percent for the year, something the IFPI credits to a mix of downloads, subscriptions, and other avenues.  Digital music revenue in particular grew 9 percent to $5.6 billion, just under a third of the industry's total $16.5 bi...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spotify hoping to negotiate for free tier on mobile devices</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1202/spotify.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Managers at Spotify are scheduled to meet with record industry representatives during the next few weeks, and are hoping for some changes when it comes to renewing license agreements, say music industry sources contacted by &lt;em&gt;The Verge&lt;/em&gt;.  In particular the streaming service is shooting for some price breaks, and also rights to extend free pricing to mobile devices...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spotify launches Windows Phone 8 music-streaming app in beta</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/02/08/app.required.complete.rebuild.from.windows.phone.7.version/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360346745_spotifywindowsphone8betathumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Streaming music service &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/278921==http://www.spotify.com" rel='nofollow'&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt; is now available to use on Windows Phone 8 devices. Now downloadable from the &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/278922==http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/spotify/10f2995d-1f82-4203-b7fa-46ddbd07a6e6?skuid=20a82d3d-99e4-43d5-98fd-fb7a...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spotify pulls music purchasing, downloads in UK service</title>
<link>http://www.macnn.com/articles/13/01/04/new.purchases.stopped.gift.cards.still.accepted/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1357306625_2potifyandroidupdatethumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Spotify has stopped users in the United Kingdom from buying music tracks. A notice stating "We're no longer supporting new download purchases on Spotify" appears when users attempt to purchase songs on the service, with the link leading to the download store &lt;a href="http://macnn.com/rd/276633==http://www.spotify.com/uk/help/faq/purchases/download-store-changes/" rel='no...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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