Tag: Inc.

Which Legal Entity Is The Best Choice For Your Music Business?

When artists formalize their first music company, there can be some uncertainty over which legal entity is the best option to move forward with. Here we compare Inc. to LLC. Continue reading

admin on 08/12/2020 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Corporation, Inc., legal, LLC

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Could ASCAP, BMI Consent Decrees Be About To End? Justice Dept. Antitrust Head To Speak At Publisher Conference

Makan Delrahim, head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, will be a keynote speaker at the National Music Publishers Association meeting. Delrahim recently revealed that hundreds of DOJ consent decrees. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/24/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, BuzzFeed, consent decree, Donald Trump, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Inc., James Comey, License, Performance rights organisation, United States Department of Justice

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The Songwriter & Music Publisher Relationship Examined [PART 2]

In a follow up to part one of this series, Justin M. Jacobson outlines some of the standard clauses that one might typically see contained in a music publishing company's. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/31/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., Music licensing, Music publisher (popular music), New York City, Performance rights organisation, Real estate, SESAC, United States

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New Report Says Spotify Used “Pirated” MP3 Files To Launch Service and Why It Matters [DAVID LOWERY]

There has long been suspicion among some the music industry that piracy lies deep in the roots of Spotify since the streaming platform's inception. This theory which, has been lent. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/10/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, American Society of Composers, Apple Music, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., Los Angeles, Music licensing, Napster, Never Miss a Beat, Pandora Radio, Performance rights organisation, SESAC, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Spotify Threatened Researchers Of Upcoming Tell-All Book Not To Reveal Its ‘Pirate’ Past

An upcoming book, "Spotify Teardown – Inside the Black Box of Streaming Music," aims to tell the company's history including some secrets' that the globe's biggest music streamer would apparently rather. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Banks (singer), Bill Schuette, Broadcast Music, Byron Center, California, Cease and desist, Donald Trump, Inc., lawyer, Michigan, Netflix, Stranger Things (TV series)

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How To Make A Good Show A Great One

Once you've been playing shows for awhile and have begun to see some real success and interest form your audience, it's time to consider stepping it up and moving to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Whole New World, Aladdin (1992 Disney film), Audience, Audience (TV network), Bangor, BuzzFeed, Calvinism, Carter's, CONFIG.SYS, Donald Trump, Inc., Maine

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WED. BRIEF: Apple Earnings Report • More Fyre Fest Fallout • YouTube Redesign • More

WEDNESDAY 5.3.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple is back to profitable, but no longer bulletproof. It's worth watching how that affects Apple's investments in music. Then again,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alarm clock, Amazoncom, American Civil Liberties Union, Angela Ahrendts, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Jacks, Apple Music, Apple Watch, Bashar al-Assad, Chemical warfare, Democratic Party (United States), Donald Trump, Earth Day, Inc., Markets Now, Nike, President of Syria, Russia, Syria, Vladimir Putin

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A2IM Announces Indie Week 2017 Speakers: Pandora’s Westergren, SoundExchange’s Huppe, Merlin’s Caldas & More

A2IM has announced the lineup of keynote speakers and panelists for Indie Week in NYC June 5 – 8. Kicking off the event will be Pandora CEO and Founder Tim Westergren.

Bruce Houghton on 04/20/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Ani DiFranco, ATO Records, Broadcast Music, Chief executive officer, Digital environment, Inc., independent music, Michael Huppe, Never Miss a Beat, SoundExchange

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ASCAP, SACEM, PRS Form IBM-Backed Blockchain Music Initiative To Improve Royalty Tracking

2017 is the year that Blockchain will become more of a tool than a theory. The technology, which allows seamless tracking of digital use has been called the savior of. Continue reading

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

Tags: Advertising, American Society of Composers, AOL, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Business Insider, copyright, Google, IBM, Inc., Music licensing, Twitter

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SoundExchange Is Distributing SiriusXm Settlement Funds For Pre-1972 Recordings

SoundExchange has began distributing proceeds to featured and non-featured performers of a SiriusXM legal settlement for use of sound recordings that were created prior to February 15, 1972.

Bruce Houghton on 03/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abraham, Alexander Novak, Broadcast Music, Chief executive officer, Chief operating officer, Inc., Michael Huppe, President of the United States, SoundExchange, Travis Kalanick, Uber (company)

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