Guide to setting up a publishing company with your PRO
As an independent songwriter setting up a publishing company through a Performing Rights Organization is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your songs. Guest post by Dan. Continue reading
LA court abuses copyright law to pull down recording of Britney Spears hearing
After an illicit recording of Spears’ recent impassioned plea to a judge to end her conservatorship was posted, the LA court had the recording taken down claiming copyright infringement. Guest. Continue reading
IMPALA urges US to adopt radio performance royalties to create ‘level playing field’
Just as the American Music Fairness Act was introduced in the US Congress, IMPALA, the Brussels-based indie label trade organization urged the US to follow it EU counterparts and require. Continue reading
An easy guide to creating song split sheets
When it comes to collaborative songwriting between bandmates and others, split sheets are absolutely essential to legal disputes and ensuring everyone is properly compensated for their contributions. Here, we look. Continue reading
Spotify, Payola, and steering agreements attract Congressional attention [Chris Castle]
Pay-to-play/payola has often been an issue, but Spotify’s new “Discovery Mode” has attracted the attention of Congress. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy It will be old. Continue reading
Do independent artists still need legal protection?
As music starts to become more than just a hobby for you, it’s important to take the proper legal precautions early on to protect you and your music from harm. Continue reading
If you’re going to defend a satirical song from a copyright lawsuit, don’t attempt a bunch of stupid alternative arguments first
In a recent legal misstep, Australian mining billionaire and former politician Clive Palmer squandered his opportunity at the satire defense for unauthorized use of a Twisted Sister hit by first. Continue reading
1000+ artists tell the government “the horror has no end” regarding Germany’s new copyright law
In response to the latest encroachment on artists’ rights, German artists are speaking out against the German government in response to the country’s wildly unpopular (at least among musicians) new. Continue reading
Morrissey believes free speech no longer exists because he can’t sue The Simpsons for satirizing him
In the wake of a recent episode of The Simpsons in which the show gently poked fun at the already controversial singer, Morrissey has come out with some outlandish and. Continue reading
The Digital Copyright Act: We told senator Tillis not to do this, but he did anyway. So we told him again.
After Techdirt’s reform efforts to the deeply flawed Digital Copyright Act seem to have fallen on deaf ears, they are once again attempting to effect some change on the draft. Continue reading
