Re-recording old songs: How Taylor Swift is ‘shaking off’ her old label
A recent re-release of Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit “Wildest Dream” is just the latest in the artist’s volley of re-recordings, and she shows no signs of slowing down. The motivation. Continue reading
Sony Music claims DNS service is implicated in copyright infringement at the domains it resolves
Sony Music is alleging that the public benefit organization Quad9, a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform, must stop resolving domain names that Sony believes were implicated in copyright infringement. Op-Ed. Continue reading
UMG has copyrighted the moon (or was it Facebook?)
Citizens of the earth have historically enjoyed unfettered access to the moon, albeit from afar, but a new copyright claim by Universal Music Group of a video (notably devoid of. Continue reading
#FrozenMechanicals Crisis: Helienne Lindvall, David Lowery, Blake Morgan, Gwendolyn Seale weigh in
Leading artist advocates weigh in with comments regarding the Copyright Royalties Board’s Frozen Mechanicals problem. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy [Here’s the context of this post.. Continue reading
Keeping your work safe with Cosynd
As an artist and creator, making sure your work is protected is essential. Fortunately, select services like Cosynd makes it easy to put legal safeguards on your music. Guest post. Continue reading
Why do companies continue to fold under copyright pressure, even if they shouldn’t?
In this piece, Katharine Trendacosta breaks down some of the systemic issues in the music industry which are causing companies to buckle under copyright pressure and pay out money they. Continue reading
Get it in writing: The importance of music industry contracts
Here, Stephen Carlisle offers a word of caution about the importance of getting copyright agreements in writing, and the expensive and litigation-filled shenanigans that can ensue when one fails to. Continue reading
All Sound & Fury: The confused thesis of U.S. Copyright Office’s unmatched music report [CHRIS CASTLE]
Although the Copyright Office’s recent unmatched music report makes an effort to match transitory royalty payments and settle up with songwriters, it fails to prioritize the creation of a gold. Continue reading
Sheriff admits he’s playing Taylor Swift songs to stop witnesses from uploading videos to YouTube
An officer in the Alameda County, CA Sheriff’s Department has openly admitted to playing Taylor Swift to prevent citizen’s recordings from being uploaded to YouTube. Guest post by Tim Cushing. Continue reading
LA court abuses copyright law to pull down recording of Britney Spears hearing
After an illicit recording of Spears’ recent impassioned plea to a judge to end her conservatorship was posted, the LA court had the recording taken down claiming copyright infringement. Guest. Continue reading
