CD-R producers predict a booming Second Quarter
Five major local recordable compact disc (CD-Rs) makers expect the products' prospects to boom further in the second quarter, as both production volume and prices...
Formosa Plastics, Chi Mei Group begin production of CD-R material
Improving prospects for the local CD-R industry and profits to be made from CD-R materials have encouraged Formosa Plastic Group and Chi Mei Group to...
New California music coalition will work to keep Recording Industry Jobs in California by opposing contract legislation
Small businesses including CD manufacturers, album cover designers, music merchandisers, shippers and production coordinators today joined forces with independent and major record labels in an...
Copy-protected CD makers lose battle
Makers of a recording by country-pop singer Charley Pride have agreed to stop tracking most listener habits and to warn consumers that the CD is...
US appeals court reinstates digital recording suit
Rhythm and blues artists who recorded albums dating back to the 1950s won a court battle on Thursday when an appeals court reinstated a copyright...
South Korea: anti-dumping tariff on Taiwan CD-R discs
The South Korean government at the end of January will begin collecting a 51.72% anti-dumping tariff on all blank CD-R discs made in Taiwan, according...
AudioCDs prices remain high...
Despite sales figures that have declined by 15% in Germany, the music industry will keep prices high for CDs. In the US, CDs from superstars...
EU imposes anti-dumping penalties on Taiwan's CD-R industry (2)
The European Union (EU) has announced it is levying anti-dumping penalties on Taiwan's CD-R industry with an immediate effect. This decision was not unexpected. The...
EU decides anti-dumping tariffs for CD-R disc companies
The European Union (EU) announced its preliminary decision for new anti-dumping tariffs on CD-R discs from Taiwan companies. Ritek and Prodisc have both been ordered...
CD-RW drives fill generation gap
Taiwanese companies are making headway in CD-RW production, although interruptions in key component supply has caused problems in the past, said Lu Shu-tai of the...
