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YouTube, GEMA Deal Finally Brings Music Videos To Germany

An ongoing dispute that reaches back to 2009 has kept music videos off YouTube. A new deal with German collecting society GEMA, which still leaves some key issues unresolved, will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Afghanistan, copyright, Copyright Act 1994, Fair dealing, Kandahar Province, News, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, United States Department of Defense, Wikimedia movement

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11 Popular Artists Still Refusing To Stream Their Music

Although streaming may be becoming the dominant form of music consumption, not all musicians are ready to cave to the medium. Here we look at eleven artists still unwilling to make their. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/26/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Bruno Mars, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Led Zeppelin, List of British artists, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, The Beatles

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MON. BRIEF: U.S. Register Of Copyright Pushed Out • Instagram Tests Live Video • SeatGeek Sues ScoreBig • More

MONDAY 10.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A sudden shift at the U.S. Copyright office reminds just how political music policy making is. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 10/24/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Chairman, copyright, Copyright registration, Federal Communications Commission, iTunes, law, record label, Spotify, United States Copyright Office

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7 Things I Wish I’d Been Told About Releasing Music

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty but sometimes other people are helpful enough as to make mistakes for you. Here a once-awful music producer shares seven things he wishes he'd known about. Continue reading

admin on 10/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Musical composition, record label, Record producer, recording studio, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction, YouTube

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Google, Amazon Leverage Copyright Loophole To Use Songs, Not Pay Songwriters [Chris Castle]

To avoid properly compensating songwriters, big data purveyors Amazon and Google are claiming they are unable to find contact information for the deserving songwriters, instead opting to file copyright notices. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/18/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Copyright registration, IPhone, Los Angeles, Mass media, record label, recording studio, Show business, United States Copyright Office, YouTube

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Last Week In Music Commentary

This week in commentary we heard from experts on what YouTube has in common with whore houses and meth labs, looked at whether or not music supervisors are killing songwriting,. Continue reading

admin on 10/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 500-channel universe, Android (operating system), Clandestine chemistry, copyright, Cover version, Music supervisor, Slacker, songwriter, United States Department of Justice, YouTube

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O.P.I.P. Yeah You Know – Free? [A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess]

Recording artists, songwriters and the music industry are under siege, says Richard James Burgess, CEO of indie music trade group A2IM. Music is catnip for consumers, says Burgess, and creators. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Epic Records, Fair use, Fordham University School of Law, Intellectual property, Musical composition, Nintendo, YouTube

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Friday, September 23, 2016

BMI’s rate-court Judge has ruled against the Department of Justice’s 100% licensing decision. Judge Louis Stanton stated that “the consent decree neither bars fractional licensing nor requires full-work licensing,” exactly. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 09/23/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, copyright, Inc., Music licensing, National Music Publishers’ Association, Performance rights organisation, SESAC, United States, United States Department of Justice

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Where The Music Business Stands Midway Through 2016 [RIAA Report]

Although it's been about half a decade, the music business has, at long last, seen some appreciable growth in 2016, thanks largely to streaming. However, music continues to be undervalued,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/22/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Compact disc, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Fangame, Game Grumps, iTunes, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Nintendo, YouTube

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Original Sin,Obama’s Missed Opportunity: What’s In Store For The ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees?

[UPDATED] Following the DoJ consent decree over 100% licensing, resulting in multiple lawsuits, Chris Castle took a long hard look at where things are likely to go from here. Late last. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/20/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Chris Castle, consent decree, copyright, Editor's Note, Inc., Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, SESAC, United States Department of Justice

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