Copyright kept De La Soul from streaming. What’s changed?
De La Soul’s first album, “3 Feet High and Rising”, has long been the quintessential example of an album with so many samples that it’s effectively impossible to get the. Continue reading
Tom Lehrer sets his music free, releasing it into the public domain
Tom Lehrer is celebrated for his wit and music, but also for an amazing contribution to public culture – making sure that his works are in the public domain while. Continue reading
Copyrights get complicated as music created using AI flood the market
Songs produced and written by AI have become increasingly popular, The music industry is struggling to keep up, and antiquated copyright laws are not helping. by Glyn Moody of Tech. Continue reading
Songwriters take the win with this Copyright Office ruling
The Copyright Office may have just lifted some weight off the shoulders of songwriters all around by making sure royalties are going to the right people. by Bobby Owsinski of. Continue reading
The Supreme Court gets involved in fair use rights
Cathy Gellis if Techdirt recaps a case that came before the US Supreme Court in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Lynn Goldsmith. Op-ed by Cathy Gellis from techdirt. Continue reading
This proves that music piracy is still alive
Even with free streaming sites, apparently, there is still media to be stolen, as Google takes a YouTube pirating site to court. by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 With so. Continue reading
The MLC is sitting on more than $500M due songwriters, rightsholders [Chris Castle]
Chris Castle is not one to minch words and he believes that the ‘non-profit’ Mechanical Licencing Collective is about to be blamed for some “grubby practices” as Congress demands that. Continue reading
FREE ED SHEERAN from ‘ridiculous’ copyright lawsuits [Mike Masnick]
Mike Masnick discusses Ed Sheeran’s frequent appearance in the copyright courts due to “silly lawsuits.” by Mike Masnick of Tech Dirt We’ve written a bunch about how Ed Sheeran recognizes how batshit. Continue reading
Will the Copyright Royalty Board approve Big Tech’s attempted cover-up? [Chris Castle]
Chris Castle gives his insights on the Copyright Royalty Board’s recent frozen mechanicals proceedings with Google. Op-Ed by CHRIS CASTLE of Music Technology Policy There’s an old saying among sailors. Continue reading
Google & Co. are hiding details of their royalty settlement [Chris Castle Op-Ed]
A Judges’ effort at transparency failed because Google and some other big corportations wanted it that way. Op-Ed by CHRIS CASTLE from Music Tech Policy You may have heard that. Continue reading
