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Why You Must License Your Samples

Here we learn from pioneering hip-hop group De La Soul's sample licensing woes the importance of getting proper clearance for sample use early one, and why doing so is important. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Amy Wadge, Ed Sheeran, Ed Townsend, lawsuit, Marvin Gaye, music industry, Pharrell Williams, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Inspiration Leads To Lawsuit: Ed Sheeran Sued For Two Songs Sounding Similar To Old Songs

Popular singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran has been slapped with two lawsuits on the somewhat arbitrary grounds that his songs have stolen 'the heart' of compositions written Matt Cardle and, once again, Marvin. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Ed Townsend, Led Zeppelin, Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, The Beatles

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Judges Denies Claims Of 29 Prince “Heirs”, Official Tribute Concert Begins To Take Shape

29 would-be heirs to the Prince estate were excluded, and other previously unchallenged heirs will be forced to undergo genetic testing, a judge ruled last week. Simultaneously, an official tribute. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/01/2016 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Active shooter, Affidavit, Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert, All rights reserved, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Associated Press, Autopsy, Broadcasting, Carver County, DNA profiling, Drug overdose, Genetic testing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pharrell Williams, Prince, Prince (musician), Sibling

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A2IM, RIAA & Concord File Amicus Brief To Fight Pre-1972 Recordings Court Decision

A recent court decision that pre-1972 recordings are subject to the “safe harbor“ provisions of the DMCA ran contrary to all previous rulings, and sent shock waves through the music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Capitol Records, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Recording Industry Association of America, United States Copyright Office, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Vimeo

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Congress Eyes Creation Of A Copyright “Small Claims Court”

Although many active members of the copyright community have been requesting that some form of small claims court be set up as an alternative to filing a federal lawsuit, a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, GitHub, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Small claims court, YouTube

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Rhapsody Users Rebel Over Shift To Napster

Last week, Rhapsody consolidated its branding under the single moniker Napster. With it came a supposedly improved interface and user experience, but judging from comments posted online, Rhapsody users are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/19/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (17)

Tags: " copyright infringement, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bohemian Rhapsody, Brioni (fashion), Metallica, Napster, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media

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#GoogleMath: No Idea What YouTube Is Paying You?

Despite an oft quoted figure of 3 billions dollars since 2005, it seems YouTube actually has has no idea what it's paying artists, although the evidence seem to be fairly. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/27/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, AOL, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Google, Jonathan Taplin, Silicon Valley, The New York Times, Travel Channel, United States, YouTube

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Music Industry Needs More Than Taylor Swift To Win DMCA Battle

Artists like Taylor Swift and U2 have been gaining significant traction with their latest petition challenging the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, but for the movement to have any appreciable impact,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/24/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, BBC Bangla, Compact disc, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, E-book, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Google, internet, YouTube

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RIAA Wins $17 Million Lawsuit Against Grooveshark Clone

After Grooveshark was shut down by music industry lawsuits, a sophisticated clone site launched. It jumped from domain to domain for several weeks, but was eventually shut down.

Bruce Houghton on 12/15/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, music industry, New York, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Plant, Public domain, Recording Industry Association of America, Sirius XM Radio, The Turtles

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Venue Owners Battle BMI Over High Fees

Bar and club owners are becoming increasingly upset at the performing rights organization BMI, which they feel is imposing unfair mandatory fees on venues, the cost of which BMI is liable. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/11/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, copyright, Copyright law of the United States, Harry Fox Agency, Mechanical license, Performance rights organisation, SESAC, United States, Vice president

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