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Federal Judge Rejects DoJ 100% Licensing Decision

A Federal Rate Court Judge has ruled in favor of BMI, rejecting the U.S. Department of Justice's recent consent which included 100% song licensing. While the DoJ decision sent shockwaves. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, copyright, Inc., License, Michelle Lewis, music industry, Music licensing, Never Miss a Beat, Performance rights organisation, United States Department of Justice

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Friday, September 16, 2016

The European Commission will be reforming European copyright laws, and plan to force sites like YouTube to pay more to creators and rights holders. The plans also call for easier. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 09/16/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Enzyme Commission number, European Commission, European Parliament, European Single Market, European Union, European Union law, Federal Communications Commission, music industry, YouTube

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Warner Brothers Reports Own Site As Illegal

As the popularity of takedown notices continues to grow, some are taking things a little too far including, it seems, Warner Brothers Pictures, a company which accidentally requested Google remove Warner Brothers' own. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/14/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Amazon.com, Chesley Sullenberger, copyright, Google, IMDb, TorrentFreak, Vobile, Warner Bros., YouTube

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Paying For The Album Does Not Mean The Artist Gets To Own The Album (Why Record Contracts Are Horrible For Artists)

In this excerpt from Ryan Kairalla's new book "Break the Business: Declaring Your Independence and Achieving True Success in the Music Industry," we get an unvarnished look at what it really. Continue reading

admin on 09/12/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Compact disc, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Los Angeles, Musical composition, record label, Record producer, recording studio, royalties

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The Lost Art Of Music Manifestos

Back in the day bands and artists, in addition to releasing music, would publish "music manifestos" as a way of spreading their artistic vision, impacting culture, and promoting social change.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Edgard Varèse, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, John Cage, Musical composition, New York City, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction

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The Time For A Copyright Small Claims Court Is Now

While major stars like Robin Thicke and Zeppelin can afford to combat massive lawsuits, the average artist may have a tough time footing the bill for a bitter and protracted court. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Carol M. Highsmith, copyright, Copyright registration, Dorothea Lange, Getty Images, Library of Congress, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, United States, United States Copyright Office

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Recording Industry Claims Keeping Copyright Terms At Life Plus 50, Instead Of Life Plus 70 Too Expensive

Although one would expect record labels to be happy that the TPP includes a provision extending the life of minimum copyright at the expense of the listening public, it seems. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/23/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Artist, Cable television, Capitol Records, copyright, Copyright registration, Federal Communications Commission, Inc., Independent record label, record label, Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, United States Copyright Office

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YouTube Stats: Is The Service Not As Big For Music As Previously Thought?

Although the music industry has for some time operated under the assumption that music related content made up 40% of YouTube videos, news and drastically different data from Pexeso, offers. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/23/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Compact disc, copyright, Google, IPhone, music industry, music video, Subscription business model, Uploading and downloading, YouTube

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Infringement Or Fair Use: Knowing The Difference

Copyright is complicated, particularly in the music industry. With the recent rash of lawsuits which has been cropping up of late, we're taking a minute to breakdown the difference between fair use. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/18/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: " copyright infringement, American University, Artist, ArtsBoston, copyright, Copyright Act of 1976, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Fair use, United States, YouTube

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An Alternative View Of The DoJ’s ASCAP/BMI Consent Decree Review

Although the Department of Justice's consent decree review the antitrust settlements binding ASCAP and BMI has received strong negative reactions from the music publishing industry, scrutiny of the DoJ's conclusions could. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/03/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, copyright, Inc., music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Performance rights organisation, United States, United States Department of Justice

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