The Media Drop

Reuters reports that Jewel has joined the small club of artists that are utilizing Clear Channel’s “Instant Live” service, whereby fans attending a concert can have a copy of the concert, in its entirety, within a few minutes of the show’s conclusion. But this technology doesn’t come without conflict. Ever since Clear Channel announced their patent for the “recording and instantaneous distribution of media on-site at a show,” companies like Kufala Recordings have been up in arms over this patent which seems to be very broad and anticompetitive in the eyes of some.