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Spotify Acquires Audio Detection Startup Sonalytic To Improve Publishing Data

Spotify has acquired Sonalytic, a UK based startup that specializes in audio identification that enables us to connect creators and rights-holders to monetization opportunities.

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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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

Guest Post on 03/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Actor, Alert state, Americans for Tax Reform, copyright, Copyright registration, Internet service provider, piracy, United States, United States Copyright Office

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The Real Costs of Music Publishing

Let’s talk about running a music publishing company. Whether you are just starting, or operating a publisher as we speak, it is important to know when and why to spend. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 03/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BMG Rights Management, copyright, Grammy Award, music industry, Music publisher (popular music), publishing, record label, Songtrust, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Spotify

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“YouTube Can Do Better” – Black Keys, Rush, Cee Lo, Others Call For DMCA Reform [WATCH]

In stark contrast the intellectual and economic arguments that made up most of the filings with U.S. Copyright Office over "safe harbors" and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a new one. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Block (Internet), Bloomberg L.P., Content (media), copyright, Copyright Act of 1976, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Facebook, List of Facebook features, YouTube

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Former RIAA Executive Lets Loose On Fair Use

Although libraries and universities across the nation are taking the week to celebrate fair use, not everyone is so thrilled with the concept. The MPAA and the RIAA have both. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/23/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Andrew Kaczynski, Andrew McCarthy, Bart Simpson, Belkin, Berkeley, California, copyright, Facebook, Fair use, Free content

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Most Common Music Publishing Agreements Explained

While there may be significant frustration among music composers at low streaming rates and other challenges making money in the music industry, there is still a good deal of money. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/23/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Copyright Act of 1976, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, EMI, music industry, Music publisher (popular music), Paul McCartney, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, The Beatles, YouTube

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AM BRIEF: Music Biz, Google File DMCA Comments • Jay Z: 1st Rapper To Win Songwriter Award • EarIn Raises $3.5M • More

THURSDAY 2.23.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It's hard to overstate how important the battle to reform the DMCA is for both music and tech. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/23/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Alibaba Group, business, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Donald Trump, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Snapchat, Twitter, Uniform Resource Locator

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NY Court Declares No Performance Rights For Flo and Eddie: “POOF” Goes 5 Million Dollars

In the latest look at the ongoing saga of Flo and Eddie and Sirius XM. For a while it looked as though Flo and Eddie were set to receive quite. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Appellate court, copyright, Microsoft, New York, Royalty payment, Sirius XM Holdings, Stored Communications Act, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Department of Justice

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Sirius XM Wins Flo & Eddie Pre-72 Royalties Case, musicFIRST Calls On Congress To Right The Wrong

UPDATE: The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Federal District Court ruling. Today's decision means that there are no performance fees due on sound recordings created prior. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adult contemporary music, copyright, FM broadcasting, Heidi Heitkamp, IPhone, Ireland, John Barrasso, Microsoft, New York, North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, Sound recording and reproduction, Stored Communications Act, Supreme Court of the United States, Susan L. Carney, Texas, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Department of Justice, United States district court, Wyoming Republican Party

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BeatStars: Introducing The Startup Making It Easy For Beat Makers To Collaborate And Cash In With Artists

In the digital age, the way in which beats are made, bought, and sold in the music business has changed in recent years. One company capitalizing on this is the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/06/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Canadians, copyright, Cube, Cube 2: Hypercube, Dimension, Disc jockey, Epic Records, Record producer, recording studio, royalties

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