Tag: English language

What Is Congress Bringing Songwriters? A Lump Of Coal Or Justice? [Chris Castle]

When it comes to protection from and the regulations imposed by the government, songwriters have long had a tough go of it, and their rights seem to be on deck. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/19/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ACT College, album, Amazoncom, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Cameroon, consent decree, English language, Facebook, Music licensing, United States Department of Justice

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How Music And The Smart Speaker Will Help Each Other Succeed

The recent rash of voice-activated internet-enabled speakers (looking at you Echo) have quickly risen to become Pandora’s most rapidly growing consumer electronics product. Here we look at how this trend. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alice and Bob, Amazon Echo, Artificial Intelligence, Barter, China, English language, Facebook, Google Home, Language, Personal computer

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TakeLessons Acquires Competitor Chromatik

TakeLessons has acquired Chromatik, a digital sheet music and music education platform. Details of the deal were not announced, but Chromatik had raised $7.7 million from Rustic Canyon Partners, Learn Capital, Plus. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Assist (football), Berklee College of Music, Broadway theatre, Classical guitar, Educational technology, Emilio Estefan, Emily Estefan, English language, Spanish language, United States

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Documentary On Happy Birthday Copyfraud Released Day After Song Enters Public Domain [VIDEO]

The day after the popular birthday ditty was declared to officially be in the public domain, Jenn Nelson has released a 15-minute documentary about the struggle to free Happy Birthday. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Andrew MacKay, Associated Press, copyright, Corporation, English language, Happy Birthday to You, Music publisher (popular music), Public domain, United States federal judge, Warner/Chappell Music

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The Ongoing Happy Birthday Copyright Saga: Warner Asks Judge To Reconsider, Filmmakers Push For Public Domain Ruling

While many may have hoped that the saga of Happy Birthday's copyright (or lack thereof) had finally come to a close, the ambiguity of the ruling has caused both sides. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Common law, copyright, English language, George H. King, Happy Birthday to You, Patty Hill, Summary judgment, United States federal judge, Warner/Chappell Music, YouTube

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Happy Birthday To You: A Copyright Saga Chapter Closes

As most are now aware, the song which has for years been a staple of American birthday celebrations has been wrested from the clutches of Warner/Chappell and placed in the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/14/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, English language, George H. King, Happy Birthday to You, Marilyn Monroe, Mildred J. Hill, Music publisher (popular music), Public domain, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music

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How Much Will Losing “Happy Birthday” Copyright Cost Warner Music?

Warner Music has owned what it believed to be a copyright for the iconic song "Happy Birthday" since 1988. But last week, a federal judge declared their copyright entirely invalid.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: copyright, English language, George H. King, Happy Birthday to You, Hollywood, lawsuit, Patty Hill, United States federal judge, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music

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4 Ways Musicians Can Make Money With Happy Birthday Now That It’s In The Public Domain

In a stunning reversal, a federal judge ruled that all copyright claims against "Happy Birthday" are invalid and declaring that the song is in the public domain and free to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Associated Press, Business Insider, copyright, English language, George H. King, Happy Birthday to You, Public domain, Twitter, United States federal judge, Warner/Chappell Music

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