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Music Industry Legal Actions To Watch In 2017

Here music industry lawyer Erin M. Jacobson looks at what are expected to be some of the top music industry legal cases coming in 2017, what we can expect to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Class Action, consent decree, copyright, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Fordham University School of Law, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, The Turtles

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WED BRIEFING: Turtles Lose SiriusXM Suit • Music Pubs Push FB • Growth: Apple vs Spotify • More

Wednesday 12.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web After repeated wins, the Turtles loss was unexpected and a reminder of how fucked up copyright law is. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Class Action, copyright, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Facebook, Fordham University School of Law, Germany, Getty Images, music, SoundExchange, The Turtles

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Music Publishing Roundup 12.2.16: Global Royalty Collections • NY Music Tax Credits • U-God Sues Wu-Tang

Global music royalty collections were up for the second year in a row to $7.9 billion in 2015. At constant currency, that represented a 3.5% increased on 2014 according to. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 12/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Do it yourself, Donald Trump, Fordham University School of Law, Ghostface Killah, Iron Man (film), Martin Shkreli, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, RZA, U-God, Wu Tang Clan

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Music Publishing News Roundup 11.11.16: Songwriter Taylor Swift • Copyright Exemption Costs $150M • EU Value Gap

Taylor Swift makes her return to the Hot Country Songs top 10 as writer on Little Big Town’s “Better Man.” The group revealed Swift to be the mystery writer of. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 11/11/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Carrie Underwood, Class Action, Country Music Association, Country Music Association Awards, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Fordham University School of Law, Garth Brooks, Instagram, SoundExchange, Taylor Swift

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11 Popular Artists Still Refusing To Stream Their Music

Although streaming may be becoming the dominant form of music consumption, not all musicians are ready to cave to the medium. Here we look at eleven artists still unwilling to make their. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/26/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Bruno Mars, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Led Zeppelin, List of British artists, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, The Beatles

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7 Things I Wish I’d Been Told About Releasing Music

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty but sometimes other people are helpful enough as to make mistakes for you. Here a once-awful music producer shares seven things he wishes he'd known about. Continue reading

admin on 10/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Musical composition, record label, Record producer, recording studio, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction, YouTube

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O.P.I.P. Yeah You Know – Free? [A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess]

Recording artists, songwriters and the music industry are under siege, says Richard James Burgess, CEO of indie music trade group A2IM. Music is catnip for consumers, says Burgess, and creators. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Epic Records, Fair use, Fordham University School of Law, Intellectual property, Musical composition, Nintendo, YouTube

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Paying For The Album Does Not Mean The Artist Gets To Own The Album (Why Record Contracts Are Horrible For Artists)

In this excerpt from Ryan Kairalla's new book "Break the Business: Declaring Your Independence and Achieving True Success in the Music Industry," we get an unvarnished look at what it really. Continue reading

admin on 09/12/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Compact disc, copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Los Angeles, Musical composition, record label, Record producer, recording studio, royalties

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The Lost Art Of Music Manifestos

Back in the day bands and artists, in addition to releasing music, would publish "music manifestos" as a way of spreading their artistic vision, impacting culture, and promoting social change.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Edgard Varèse, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, John Cage, Musical composition, New York City, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction

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The Kesha-Dr. Luke Lawsuit Exemplifies Everything That Is Wrong With The Music Industry

Ke$ha's decision to drop her California lawsuit in order to continue making music does not indicate that her allegations were in any way false, as she continues to pursue said. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: California, Child sexual abuse, Class Action, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Fordham University School of Law, lawsuit, New York, Sexual abuse, Sirius XM Radio, The Turtles

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