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What Do Don Henley, Deadmau5, The Beatles Have in Common w/ Hotel California? Facebook Is Selling Their Names As Keywords

Internet advertising companies selling keywords under suspicious circumstances is nothing new, and is a practice which landed Google in some serious hot water in the early '00s. The latest perpetrator. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Columbia, Don Henley, Donald Trump, Dylann Roof, Facebook, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Twitter

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Roger Waters Eyes “The Wall” Protest Concert On U.S. – Mexico Border

Roger Waters is considering staging a performance of Pink Floyd's 1979 classic "The Wall" on the US-Mexico border as a protest against the immigration policies of US President Donald Trump.

Bruce Houghton on 02/23/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Ali Khamenei, Ana Marie Cox, Automobile salesperson, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Getty Images, Mike Pence, Pink Floyd, President of the United States, United States

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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

Bruce Houghton on 02/23/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Alibaba Group, business, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Donald Trump, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Snapchat, Twitter, Uniform Resource Locator

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WED. BRIEF: T Bone Skewers Copyright Laws • Jay Z’s Venture Fund • Amazon Goes Country • More

WEDNESDAY 2.22.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Go T Bone! But does the copyright reform that artist's seek stand a chance with Trump and Goodlatte at the helm?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, American Civil Liberties Union, Artificial Intelligence, Bandcamp, business, Business journalism, Donald Trump, Opposition to copyright, Snapchat, Twitter

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Congress Preps To Gut Net Neutrality With Bills Pretending To Save It

The Trump administration and its new FCC boss have made clear their intentions to completely trash net neutrality protections, but the threat of backlash and the complications of rolling back. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/21/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, AT&T, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, net neutrality, Netflix, Republican Party (United States), United States Congress, White House

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TUE. BRIEF: Vadio On Life Support • Kim Dotcom Loses • Rogers Eyes Border Wall Show • ReDigi • More

Tuesday 2.21.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Despite high profile WMG and Shazam deals Vadio has all but shut down. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 02/21/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, Artificial Intelligence, Baton Rouge, Biz Stone, brand, business, Business journalism, Donald Trump, Louisiana, Snapchat, Twitter

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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

Guest Post on 02/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Ajit Varadaraj Pai, AT&T, Broadband, Comcast, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, net neutrality

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It’s Time For Congress To Get Serious About Artists’ Performance Rights – #IRespectMusic

While the National Association of Broadcasters once again works to pass the Local Radio Freedom Act, something which would be harmful to recording artists everywhere, it becomes increasingly important for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/17/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ballistic missile, China, Donald Trump, Iran, Kim Jong-un, Korea, North Korea, Pandora Radio, Pyongyang, United States

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Songkick Alleges Former Exec Shared Trade Secrets With Live Nation’s Ticketmaster

A major new chapter in the ongoing battle between Songkick and Ticketmaster unfolded this week as Songkick amended its 2015 antitrust suit lawsuit to include information and accusations that it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Class Action, Donald Trump, European Union, Facebook, lawsuit, The Wall Street Journal, Trade secret, United States, Vladimir Putin, Web search engine

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AM BRIEF: UMG Embraces Hi-Res Streaming • Ticketmaster Adds Apple Music • Kesha v Dr. Luke • More

FRIDAY 2.17.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Hi-Res streaming means a higher premium tier and more revenue for labels and creators. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alibaba Group, AOL, Artificial Intelligence, business, Business journalism, Donald Trump, Mailing list, Small business, Snapchat, Twitter

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