RIAA’s Mitch Glazier offers plan to settle frozen mechanicals crisis
Mitch Glazier, head of the RIAA, wants independent songwriting groups to help inform the contentious Copyright Royalty Board negotiations over frozem mechanicals. But that will take more time than the. Continue reading
Lawyers say copyright laws must change, now that White artists are also being affected [Op-Ed]
In recent months a growing number of popular artists have been justly and unjustly sued for copyright infringement which has provoked a call for change. However, in previous decades when. Continue reading
Who owns machine / AI created music?
If a computer automates a creative work, who owns the copyrights? The machine? The computers own? No one? Let’s find out. A guest post by Stephen Carlisle of Nova Southeastern. Continue reading
Did Dua Lipa’s Levitating steal from more than one song?
Dua Lipa was received two separate copyright infringement lawsuits after releasing her hit “Levitating”. Were these accusations valid? Let’s take a closer look. A guest post by Stephen Carlisle of. Continue reading
1000+ artists tell the government “the horror has no end” regarding Germany’s new copyright law
In response to the latest encroachment on artists’ rights, German artists are speaking out against the German government in response to the country’s wildly unpopular (at least among musicians) new. Continue reading
Despite RIAA Claim That YouTube-dl Is Infringing, Journalists Use It Constantly
Although the RIAA has claimed that YouTube-dl violates rules against circumventing DRM, the tool is often used completely legitimately for journalistic purposes which, according to the Betamax standard, should prevent. Continue reading
