Tag: Motion Picture Association of America

ALTERNATIVE TAKE: How Recording Industry Hid A New Attempt To Expand Copyright

Some of the new music legislation currently sailing through Congress has received criticism from music rights advocates. Not so with the CLASSICS ACT. But here, Mike Masnick of Techdirt shares. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/23/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Appetite for Destruction, Apple Music, Associated Press, Authors Guild, Ava DuVernay, iTunes, Mike Masnick, Motion Picture Association of America, Recording Industry Association of America, United States Copyright Office

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RIAA, Major Labels Find New Ally In Battle Against Grooveshark: Google

The major labels have long seen Grooveshark as the enemy, launching lawsuits and shutting the music streamer out wherever they could. Now they've found a new ally in their ongoing. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/24/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Artist, Domain name registrar, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Go Daddy, ICANN, Motion Picture Association of America, Recording Industry Association of America, TorrentFreak, United States

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YouTube’s Offer To Musicians Might Need Some Slack, But A Change In Policy Is Still In Order

by Mike Masnick of Techdirt.com Last summer, there was some kerfuffle about YouTube allegedly threatening to kick musicians off of YouTube if they didn't agree to license their music to the subscription service it. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Bandcamp, Combat, copyright, Do it yourself, Google, iTunes, Motion Picture Association of America, Spotify, TorrentFreak

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