Congress’ PROMOTE Act Grants Right To Pull Songs Off Radio, Since They’re Not Paying You Anyway
Congressmen Darryl Issa and Ted Deutch recently introduced the new bipartisan PROMOTE Act which, if passed, would grant owners of sound recording copyrights the exclusive right to prohibit the radio. Continue reading
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Copyright Case
This week the Supreme Court refused to hear a case regarding payments due for the use of pre-1972 sound recordings. While most artist advocates see it as a setback, Ross. Continue reading
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
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
Dangerous: Judge Claims It ‘Objectively Unreasonable’ For Cox To Claim DMCA Safe Harbors
In the latest development of the BMG v. Cox case, Judge Liam O'Grady is seeking to wreck the DMCA's safe harbors by insisting that Cox shell out eight million to. Continue reading
U.S. Copyright Office Reopens DMCA Takedown and Safe Harbor Debate, Asks For Comments
As if there were not enough scary things already happening in Washington, D.C. this week, the U.S. Copyright Office has opened a new comment period looking for reaction to current. Continue reading
YouTube Misses Point With Lyor Cohen Hire [Bobby Owsinski]
In the wake of it's failure to pay what many executives and artists consider sufficient royalties, YouTube is attempting to appease labels with its hire of music business insider Lyor Cohen which, according. Continue reading
