Burnlounge Lawsuit in Hands of US Judge

The federal lawsuit that alleges former USC football star Rob DeBoer was involved in the pyramid scheme is in the hands of a judge. Testimony recently ended in the case over Burnlounge, a New York online music store operator that attracted many investors from the Columbia area. The Federal Trade... Source: The State

Burnlounge Lawsuit in Hands of US Judge

Posted 1/13/2009

BurnLounge in Wired News

Have you ever wanted to be a snarky record store clerk like the ones in High Fidelity, recommending the choicest cuts to a grateful and adoring public? People's Music Store lets you set up your own online storefront to sell up to 50 DRM-free albums from a decent range of high-quality electronica, ro... Source: Wired News

BurnLounge in Wired News

Posted 12/15/2008

FTC Settles with BurnLounge

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that one of the operators of BurnLounge, a digital music distribution service the agency had determined was actually a pyramid scheme, has settled charges and agreed to give up $20,000 in ill-gotten gains. The FTC charged BurnLounge in June 2007 wit... Source: Digital Media Wire

FTC Settles with BurnLounge

Posted 7/7/2008

BurnLounge on Wired Blogs

You may remember a site called BurnLounge, which charged users upfront for a chance to make money selling other peoples' music, like a digital music version of Amway. If your reaction to BurnLounge was anything like mine, you quickly became frustrated by chirpy, overenthusiastic strangers infiltra... Source: Wired Blogs

BurnLounge on Wired Blogs

Posted 6/5/2008

BurnLounge ordered to surrender records

Online music retailer denies judge’s allegations of pyramid scheme A federal judge has ordered online music retailer BurnLounge to turn over its financial records and do away with a major part of its business plan that he called a “classic pyramid scheme.” The New York company agreed to a prelim... Source: The State

BurnLounge ordered to surrender records

Posted 7/11/2007

BurnLounge Reaches Compromise Injunction with FTC

Order Allows Company to Continue Operation of New Model Unimpeded BurnLounge, the world’s first fan driven digital download community, has come to a cooperative agreement with the Federal Trade Commission based on its recent decision to eliminate the network marketing portion of its business. ... Source: TechWhack

BurnLounge Reaches Compromise Injunction with FTC

Posted 7/3/2007

BurnLounge and FTC Reach Compromise

Digital music store provider BurnLounge announced on Thursday that it has come to a cooperative agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which several weeks ago branded the company's business model a pyramid scheme. Since the FTC filed its complaint, BurnLounge announced that it would ab... Source: Digital Media Wire

BurnLounge and FTC Reach Compromise

Posted 6/30/2007

BurnLounge CEO Resigns Amid FTC Probe

BurnLounge CEO Alex Arnold has resigned from the multilevel music store company after the FTC branded the company a pyramid scheme and is seeking ot shut down. BurnLounge co-founders Ryan Dadd and Stephen Murray along with the company's board unanimously approved the appointed of Alex Arnold's suc... Source: Npros.com

BurnLounge CEO Resigns Amid FTC Probe

Posted 6/19/2007

Burnlounge Rep Sued by FTC

Former USC football star Rob DeBoer confirmed Friday he has been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for his involvement with an online music retailer that is accused of being a pyramid scheme. DeBoer said he is a retailer for Burnlounge, selling digital music on the Internet and the opportunity... Source: The State

Burnlounge Rep Sued by FTC

Posted 6/10/2007

BurnLounge to Present at MUSEXPO 2007

BurnLounge to Present at MUSEXPO 2007 Panel Presence to Coincide With BurnLounge’s Announcement of the Immediate Availability of Its Free Digital Download Stores and Social Networking Service WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at MUSEXPO 2007, Stephen Murray, co-founder, president o... Source: Business Wire

BurnLounge to Present at MUSEXPO 2007

Posted 5/1/2007

Gary Slaight Joins Burnlounge Board of Directors

NEW YORK, March 27 /CNW/ - BurnLounge, the world's first company to transform communities into marketers of music, entertainment and related products, today announced that Gary Slaight, president and chief executive officer of Standard Broadcasting Corporation Ltd., has joined BurnLounge's Board... Source: CNW Telbec

Gary Slaight Joins Burnlounge Board of Directors

Posted 3/30/2007

Burnlounge on CScout

Burnlounge gets a postive reference in this trendblog on CScout: BurnLounge.com BurnLounge is a community-powered digital music service. BurnLounge provides music fans with the necessary software and an expansive catalog of music, to create and sell music (and fan merchandise) to peers from their... Source: Cscout

Burnlounge on CScout

Posted 3/26/2007

ITunes and the coming Burnlounge storm

Being stuck in the digital void that is Hong Kong, I can't access the iTunes store, so I have to find other places to shop for music. My destination for now is insound. Let me count the ways. They do the great thing of recommending music to you when you select what you like for your shopping c... Source: CNET Asia

ITunes and the coming Burnlounge storm

Posted 3/18/2007

Music hub BurnLounge releases new version

Well, the music offerings at South by Southwest are heating up, and we'll keep you posted on the good ones. I mentioned BurnLounge in a Hoooka, which is a start-up that lets you sell music through a MySpace widget. BurnLounge, which has been around for a while longer, has a similar model: create you... Source: CNET Networks

Music hub BurnLounge releases new version

Posted 3/18/2007

Burnlounge unveils new offering at SXSW

Previously, users who wanted to open a BurnLounge digital download store had to pay a franchise fee, and then oversee the establishment of satellite stores under their franchise umbrella, which led to many accusations of BurnLounge being a veiled pyramid scheme. To circumvent this, the company ha... Source: Music News

Burnlounge unveils new offering at SXSW

Posted 3/15/2007

BurnLounge to Revolutionize Digital Media

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BurnLounge, the world’s first company to transform communities into marketers of music, entertainment and related products, today announced its revolutionary new digital download and entertainment software (BL2) as well as BurnPages, its innovative free social network... Source: BUSINESS WIRE

BurnLounge to Revolutionize Digital Media

Posted 3/14/2007

BurnLounge to Launch Next Version of Software

BurnLounge will launch the next version of its software – BL2 – in March 2007 openPR) - BurnLounge will launch the next version of its software – BL2 – in early 2007. This desktop application will transform BurnLounge from a digital music service into a fully-functioning and self-contained network... Source: openPR

BurnLounge to Launch Next Version of Software

Posted 1/29/2007

Burnlounge Helps Global Relief Effort

BurnLounge Helps World Vision Promote Global Relief Efforts Through Digital Music NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BurnLounge, the world's first community-powered digital music service, announced today that World Vision has joined the BurnLounge retail network to launch its own digital music store. T... Source: Business Wire

Burnlounge Helps Global Relief Effort

Posted 11/22/2006

Interview with Burnlounge CoFounder

An Interview with Burnlounge Co-Founder Stephen Murray DMW recently spoke with Stephen Murray, Co-Founder, President of Entertainment & Chief Creative Officer of Burnlounge, a New York-based community-powered digital download music service, to discuss their service and business model. Click the... Source: DMW

Interview with Burnlounge CoFounder

Posted 10/14/2006

Burnlounge Teams with Live Nation

Live Nation Inks Deal With BurnLounge Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Foreign Correspondent Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Global events organizer Live Nation has entered an exclusive agreement with digital music service BurnLounge giving the latter's VIP members preferential treatment to Live Nation'... Source: AHN All Headline News

Burnlounge Teams with Live Nation

Posted 8/20/2006

BurnLounge Launches Update

BurnLounge Launches BurnLounge 1.0 - Creating a Powerful Digital Marketplace NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- BurnLounge, the world's first community-powered digital music service, announced today the launch of BurnLounge 1.0, a unique service that provides music fans with proprietary software and... Source: Yahoo Finance

BurnLounge Launches Update

Posted 6/10/2006

Burnlounge Service Provider Stock Rises

Earthport, the specialist provider of secure electronic payments services, rose 1 3/4p to 39 1/4p on hearing it has signed an agreement to become the global payments partner of US-based BurnLounge, the digital music service. Rumours also suggest computer giant Microsoft is close to Burn-Lounge and i... Source: TMC Net

Burnlounge Service Provider Stock Rises

Posted 5/12/2006

BurnLounge

Digital Downloads Offer Sucess For Indie Artists With the help of services like BurnLounge, indie artists like "Ball in the House." Music group Ball in the House recently announced their launch of a digital music store through BurnLounge, the first community-powered digital music service that e... Source: Rap News Network

BurnLounge

Posted 4/21/2006

Burn Lounge CEO Addresses Strategies

BurnLounge Founder and CEO to Address Digital Music Strategies and Company's Business Model at Upcoming Events Wednesday April 5, 1:47 pm ET Alex Arnold, Founder & CEO, BurnLounge, to Speak at the Urban Network Entertainment and Marketing Summit and the 2006 Harvard Business School Entertainmen... Source: Yahoo! Finance

Burn Lounge CEO Addresses Strategies

Posted 4/8/2006