Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Mobile Apps For Making Music • Copyright And The Consumer • Drugs • More
On MusicThinkTank this week, we looked at 10 great mobile apps for creating music from scratch, how to understand the basics of copyright law as a consumer, whether or not. Continue reading
Passage Of Music Modernization Act Averts Artist Boycott Of Sirius XM
Yesterday the Music Modernization Act, a massive overhaul of the US copyright system, unanimously passed the Senate, and while good news for the music industry as a whole, one entity. Continue reading
Music Copyright Law And The Consumer: Understanding The Basics
While copyright law is often covered from the perspective of musicians and labels, we don't often look at it from the point of the consumer. Still, even as a casual. Continue reading
#LoveMusic Launches To Support New EU Copyright Laws
On September 12th, the European Union will vote on whether or not to embrace tougher copyright laws that could include upload filters designed to identify and block unlicensed content. After a. Continue reading
How To Copyright Music, Why It Matters
Music copyright is an incredibly important concept for musicians to have a firm handle on, however it can also be confusing. Here we detail why copyright is so important, and. Continue reading
How Amazon’s Twitch.tv Cheats Music Creators
[UPDATED] In this piece, Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. reveals how both music creators and music rights' owners are both being cheated out of a significant new source of potential revenue. Continue reading
Meet The Google Funded Group That Hacked EU Copyright Vote [David Lowery]
The EU parliament recently endured several weeks of being bombarded by tweets, calls, emails, and letters opposing Article 13 of the Copyright Directive, which would have forced major tech companies. Continue reading
Performance Rights Disputes: What They Are And What Causes Them?
As old as recorded music itself, disputes over ownership have permeated the music industry for decades. Luckily the advancement of technology has made it a little easier to keep performance. Continue reading
What Is Article 13? What Did Today’s Vote Mean For Music?
The vote by the EU Parliament Thursday to open debate on Article 13, sweeping legislation that revamps copyright law, is seen as a setback for the music industry. But what. Continue reading
