Tag: National Music Publishers’ Association

Important Congressional Music Licensing Hearings Today

Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee chaired by Bob Goodlatte (R – VA) begins the first of two important hearings on music licensing. The arguments will shape copyright reform and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Bob Goodlatte, Executive director, Lee Thomas Miller, National Music Publishers’ Association, Recording Industry Association of America, Rosanne Cash, United States House Committee on the Judiciary

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Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: NMPA & Fullscreen Settle, Takedown Requests Surge & More

The NMPA and Fullscreen have reached an agreement to settle copyright infringement claims the NMPA made regarding the unlicensed use of musical compositions by creators on Fullscreen's multi-channel YouTube network. The settlement. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 01/10/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: David Lowery, Fullscreen, Google, License, lyric sites, National Music Publishers’ Association, NMPA, Rap Genius, RapGenius, YouTube

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Music Publishers Association Pauses Takedown Action Against Rap Genius

Just days after the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) named popular lyrics annotation site Rap Genius to the top of a list of 50 unlicensed sites targeted for take down, the trade. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/18/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Annotation, Ilan Zechory, lyrics, music, National Music Publishers’ Association, NMPA, Rap Genius, take down notice

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NEWS BRIEF: AMEX Exits $3M Gaga Launch, Rap Genius Founder Battles Tumor, Soundwave iOS Upgrade & More

FRIDAY 11.15.2013More Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 11/15/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ilan Zechory, IOS, Mahbod Moghadam, Mark Zuckerberg, National Music Publishers’ Association, Rap Genius, Soundwave, Tom Lehman

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Music Publishing Weekly Roundup: Rap Genius vs NMPA, Lorde Signs with Songs & More

The NMPA sent take-down notices to 50 unlicensed lyric sites, most notably Rap Genius, on Monday. The other 49 sites can be found here. NMPA President David Israelite described the. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 11/14/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Cherrytree Records, daivd lowery, David Israelite, David Lowery, Israelite, Lorde, Martin Kierszenbaum, Miley Cyrus, National Music Publishers’ Association, NMPA, Rap Genius, songs, Sony/ATV, Universal Music Publishing Group

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List Of 50 Lyric Sites Sent NMPA Takedown Notices

50 top lyric sites were sent takedown notices by the NMPA yesterday (details here). The full list: www.rapgenius.com www.lyricsmania.com

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: David Lowery, Ilan Zechory, lyrics, LyricWiki, National Music Publishers’ Association, NMPA, Rap Genius, University of Georgia

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Music Publishers: “Pandora has gone to war against creators of music.”

Today National Music Publishers Association President and CEO David Israelite aggressivley joined the debate over Pandora's effort to lower payments to songwriters and music publishers.

Bruce Houghton on 06/28/2013 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, National Music Publishers’ Association, Pandora, Recording Industry Association of America, royalties, songwriter, SoundExchange, Tim Westergren

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National Music Publishers Assoc. Names New Board

The National Music Publishers Association shared the results of the it's biannual board election during its annual meeting. All board members will serve a two-year term, effective immediately.

Bruce Houghton on 06/14/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Dean Kay, MPL Communications, National Music Publishers’ Association, song, Universal, Universal Music Publishing Group, Zach Horowitz

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