Comments on: Warner Music Says Imeem Is Worthless, And Owes It $4 Million Which It Can’t Collect http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:27:52 -0800 hourly 1 By: Imeem Sells To MySpace For A Song « Audio4cast http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-3116787 Imeem Sells To MySpace For A Song « Audio4cast Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:56:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-3116787 [...] the investors, all four major record labels, although earlier this year Warner Music wrote off its investment in the service. In 2007, Imeem became the first ad supported [...] [...] the investors, all four major record labels, although earlier this year Warner Music wrote off its investment in the service. In 2007, Imeem became the first ad supported [...]

]]> By: iMeem Wipes The Slate Clean With $6 million Funding http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-3012725 iMeem Wipes The Slate Clean With $6 million Funding Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:35:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-3012725 [...] In May news broke that iMeem may have found a lifeline with new funding and a new business plan, although there was still an issue of $4 million owed to Warner Music. [...] [...] In May news broke that iMeem may have found a lifeline with new funding and a new business plan, although there was still an issue of $4 million owed to Warner Music. [...]

]]> By: Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store. | Techdare http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2835534 Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store. | Techdare Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:06:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2835534 [...] imeem went through a sever recapitalization. Warner Music ended up taking a $20 million hit to write down its investment and bad debt from imeem. Instead of walking away, however, Warner renegotiated its deal with imeem to get new [...] [...] imeem went through a sever recapitalization. Warner Music ended up taking a $20 million hit to write down its investment and bad debt from imeem. Instead of walking away, however, Warner renegotiated its deal with imeem to get new [...]

]]> By: Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2835412 Singing A New Tune: The Imeem Music Store. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:42:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2835412 [...] imeem went through a sever recapitalization. Warner Music ended up taking a $20 million hit to write down its investment and bad debt from imeem. Instead of walking away, however, Warner renegotiated its deal with imeem to get new [...] [...] imeem went through a sever recapitalization. Warner Music ended up taking a $20 million hit to write down its investment and bad debt from imeem. Instead of walking away, however, Warner renegotiated its deal with imeem to get new [...]

]]> By: Aburjubur.com » With An iPhone And Android Strategy, Imeem Mobile Pushes Past A Million Users http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2805126 Aburjubur.com » With An iPhone And Android Strategy, Imeem Mobile Pushes Past A Million Users Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:03:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2805126 [...] not seeing returns on their investment and were backing out. Warner Music was the one in particular that was unhappy. But reports today indicate that they’re back in the mix after renegotiating some kind of [...] [...] not seeing returns on their investment and were backing out. Warner Music was the one in particular that was unhappy. But reports today indicate that they’re back in the mix after renegotiating some kind of [...]

]]> By: Mr. Hand http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2740442 Mr. Hand Sun, 10 May 2009 07:27:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2740442 imeem suffers from poor management. the fact that they're unable to pay warner and were so close to shutting down was a complete shock to their employees, outside of a few people in their total joke of a management team. their ceo misled employees and fooled everyone into believing the company was healthy. everyone drank the kool aid, but now employees feel betrayed and are in a state of panic... imeem is the titanic of streaming music. time to use pandora. imeem suffers from poor management.

the fact that they’re unable to pay warner and were so close to shutting down was a complete shock to their employees, outside of a few people in their total joke of a management team. their ceo misled employees and fooled everyone into believing the company was healthy. everyone drank the kool aid, but now employees feel betrayed and are in a state of panic… imeem is the titanic of streaming music.

time to use pandora.

]]> By: Skeptic http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2739402 Skeptic Sat, 09 May 2009 14:51:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2739402 imeem bot snocap because they shared an investor and it was easier than closing it down. It was a piece of crap, and so is imeem. imeem bot snocap because they shared an investor and it was easier than closing it down. It was a piece of crap, and so is imeem.

]]> By: Simone http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2738228 Simone Fri, 08 May 2009 23:01:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2738228 Lala is weak: "Each web song is only 10 cents, and your first 50 web songs are free!". No thanks. That won't last long. Lala is weak: “Each web song is only 10 cents, and your first 50 web songs are free!”. No thanks. That won’t last long.

]]> By: Social Networking Watch http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2738022 Social Networking Watch Fri, 08 May 2009 21:40:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2738022 <strong>Warner Music Says Imeem Is Worthless...</strong> TECH CRUNCH -- May 7 -- Warner Music Group, an investor in imeem and Lala, thinks they are no longer worth much, if anything at all. As detailed in its 10Q report, Warner Music Group took a $16m charge to...... Warner Music Says Imeem Is Worthless…

TECH CRUNCH — May 7 — Warner Music Group, an investor in imeem and Lala, thinks they are no longer worth much, if anything at all. As detailed in its 10Q report, Warner Music Group took a $16m charge to……

]]> By: The Entertainment rEvolution | Project Unicorn http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2737607 The Entertainment rEvolution | Project Unicorn Fri, 08 May 2009 17:19:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2737607 [...] Not a day goes by that I don't read a blog, website, or news article about the incredibly sorry state of the music industry, which notably now includes streaming startups backed by large labels.  Many of these companies, too, are now faltering. [...] [...] Not a day goes by that I don’t read a blog, website, or news article about the incredibly sorry state of the music industry, which notably now includes streaming startups backed by large labels.  Many of these companies, too, are now faltering. [...]

]]> By: Wesley Walser http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2737335 Wesley Walser Fri, 08 May 2009 13:59:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2737335 I really love lala.com, really surprised to find out that they aren't doing well. I really love lala.com, really surprised to find out that they aren’t doing well.

]]> By: Cablevision Exploring Sale of MSG Franchise: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer May 8, 2009 | MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2737322 Cablevision Exploring Sale of MSG Franchise: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer May 8, 2009 | MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer Fri, 08 May 2009 13:45:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2737322 [...] Warner Music Group has written off its investments in digital music start ups imeem and Lala. The company will take a $16 million write down for its investment in imeem, as well as an additional $11 courtesy of Lala. imeem, whose traffic is down 25% from last july, was on the brink of shutting down, due to having to pay royalties on every song streamed on the site, before investors injected some cash into the company this week. [...] [...] Warner Music Group has written off its investments in digital music start ups imeem and Lala. The company will take a $16 million write down for its investment in imeem, as well as an additional $11 courtesy of Lala. imeem, whose traffic is down 25% from last july, was on the brink of shutting down, due to having to pay royalties on every song streamed on the site, before investors injected some cash into the company this week. [...]

]]> By: BigWave http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736888 BigWave Fri, 08 May 2009 04:49:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736888 You are mistaken. Imeem bought snocap because they use it to identify uploaded content and determine whether the rights holder has allowed it to be streamed. Also, to do the rev share, they need to count streams to calculate each rights holder's share. The fingerprinting system snocap uses was licensed from Phillips, and is the best there is for this purpose. You are mistaken. Imeem bought snocap because they use it to identify uploaded content and determine whether the rights holder has allowed it to be streamed. Also, to do the rev share, they need to count streams to calculate each rights holder’s share. The fingerprinting system snocap uses was licensed from Phillips, and is the best there is for this purpose.

]]> By: Warner MusicいわくImeemに価値はない。しかも回収不能の負債が$4M http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736706 Warner MusicいわくImeemに価値はない。しかも回収不能の負債が$4M Fri, 08 May 2009 01:36:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736706 [...] [原文へ] [...] [...] [原文へ] [...]

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="533086904">Taylor Norrish</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736419 Taylor Norrish Thu, 07 May 2009 22:08:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736419 Totally agree with YouTube for streaming music. I love it. Here's my Playlist :) http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=A7445ED0AFC1B0E9 Totally agree with YouTube for streaming music. I love it.

Here’s my Playlist :)
http://www.yout...7445ED0AFC1B0E9

]]> By: Jack Sandersen http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736245 Jack Sandersen Thu, 07 May 2009 20:59:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736245 the majors do not want these companies to succeed; they simply want as much up-front cash as possible and then they await their demise. far too many companies have fallen for this. because folks from the majors take you out for a nice meal doesn't mean they've got your backs. the majors do not want these companies to succeed; they simply want as much up-front cash as possible and then they await their demise. far too many companies have fallen for this. because folks from the majors take you out for a nice meal doesn’t mean they’ve got your backs.

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736170 Rob Thu, 07 May 2009 20:23:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736170 Isn't imeem going to use Snocap to sell downloads directly to their users? That is something. Isn’t imeem going to use Snocap to sell downloads directly to their users? That is something.

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736165 Rob Thu, 07 May 2009 20:21:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736165 Every other streaming model becoming worthless? How? Why? Every other streaming model becoming worthless? How? Why?

]]> By: Jack G http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736156 Jack G Thu, 07 May 2009 20:17:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736156 @Nono and @William: Yep. There was no point in buying SNOCAP. Imeem bought them primarily for their fingerprinting technology which sucked anyway. Apparently, from what I hear, the two companies shared a board member. @Nono and @William: Yep. There was no point in buying SNOCAP. Imeem bought them primarily for their fingerprinting technology which sucked anyway. Apparently, from what I hear, the two companies shared a board member.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="625416365">Josh Crandall</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736115 Josh Crandall Thu, 07 May 2009 19:57:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736115 One word: Pandora One word: Pandora

]]> By: StreamLocator.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736113 StreamLocator.com Thu, 07 May 2009 19:56:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736113 WMG is gambling with money they can afford to lose. no pain, no gain? ArtistLocator.com - promote yourself WMG is gambling with money they can afford to lose. no pain, no gain?

ArtistLocator.com – promote yourself

]]> By: CrimeCorp.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736079 CrimeCorp.com Thu, 07 May 2009 19:35:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736079 The same here The same here

]]> By: Jon Smirl http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736074 Jon Smirl Thu, 07 May 2009 19:29:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736074 Because their alternative model is to kill all of the streaming services and make their money from millions of lawsuits? http://www.piratesprisons.com/ Killing all of the legal options is a great way to maximize piracy. Because their alternative model is to kill all of the streaming services and make their money from millions of lawsuits?

http://www.piratesprisons.com/

Killing all of the legal options is a great way to maximize piracy.

]]> By: Plaid Tehmos http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736049 Plaid Tehmos Thu, 07 May 2009 19:14:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736049 What makes you thing the industry want's these startups to be successful? What makes you thing the industry want’s these startups to be successful?

]]> By: Joe M http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/07/warner-music-says-imeem-is-worthless-and-owes-it-4-million-which-it-cant-collect/comment-page-1/#comment-2736048 Joe M Thu, 07 May 2009 19:13:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=62700#comment-2736048 Most folks i know use youtube for music too. Most folks i know use youtube for music too.

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