A Look Inside The ‘Offices’ Of Bandzoogle’s Team Of Remote Staffers
As modern work habits shift, the number of people working remotely has exploded. But what does that actually mean and look like at a music or music tech company? To. Continue reading
5 Things Congress Can Do To Curb Mass Filings Of “Address Unknown” NOIs
Owing to a loophole in the Copyright Act, streaming services like Pandora, Spotify, and Google are able to avoid paying royalties to songwriters and publisher by filing "address unknown" notices. Continue reading
Copyright Office Modernization Through an Artist’s Lens
[Op-Ed] Copyright Office legislation is moving through Congress, and the House of Representatives is expected to take up the bill when they return from Easter Recess. In this op-ed, leaders from. Continue reading
Support Copyright Office Legislation And Call Congress
Here Chris Castle urges readers to support new bipartisan legislation making the Librarian of Congress a presidential appointment, as well as bringing about several other badly needed fixes to the. Continue reading
Major Scandal At The Copyright Office With $25 Million ‘Fake Budget’ Line Item
Documents were recently published exposing massive waste and incompetence at the Copyright Office. It seems the form Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallante, put in place a fake twenty-five million dollar budget line. Continue reading
Songwriters ‘Poor Man’s Copyright’: Separating Truth From Fiction
The "poor man's copyright" wherein artists mail or email themselves some form of their song fixed in a tangible medium, is often thrown around in creative music circles as a. Continue reading
Apple Claims To Be Leading Way On Song Metadata To “Ensure Songwriters Get Paid”
Often known for it's progressive behavior in the tech industry, Apple is taking steps to encourage artists to get their music's copyright registered with one of several relevant publishing organizations although. Continue reading
Congress Brings Sanity To Appointment Of Head Of US Copyright
It looks as though the churning waters in the U.S. Copyright Office are beginning to calm somewhat following the retaliatory constructive termination of Maria Pallante. Since then congress has taken corrective. Continue reading
Librarian Of Congress Fails To Alert Oversight Committees Of Massive Abuse Of Copyright Loophole By Google, Amazon [Op-Ed]
Owing to a convenient loophole, Google and Amazon are enjoying selling off the world's music without the inconvenience of having to pay royalties to songwriters. This recent exploitation comes partly,. Continue reading
