YouTube bans ‘Musical Creator’ account for DMCA takedown fraud
While few would debate the need for the DMCA takedowns on YouTube, many can attest to a myriad of mistakes and abuse. Here Techdirt’s Timothy Geigner “celebrates” a long-overdue music-related. Continue reading
2 is the loneliest number – Why are songwriters still punished for 1909?
Chris Castle digs into why U.S. songwriters are still legally and financially tethered to an antiquated 2¢ mechanical royalty rate established in 1909, and how the situation might be rectified.. Continue reading
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
