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Court Rules Against Grooveshark Again, EMI Wins Summary Judgment Worth Up To $420 Million

That Grooveshark is still in business is a surprise to many. The music streaming service has fought and mostly lost a series of lawsuits with record labels since 2009. Will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/03/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Capitol Records, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, EMI, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Ownership, The Beatles, Uniform Resource Locator, United States

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: US, EU Eye Streaming Music Probe • GrooveShark Loses To EMI • SeatGeek Adds $62M • More News

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Bruce Houghton on 04/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), Artist, Audacious (software), Authors and Publishers, Brooklyn, Business development, Chuck Schumer, Coast, United States, YouTube

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House Shows: How To Turn One Fan Into A Nationwide Tour

Musicians – would you like to book tour dates in new markets, grow your audience, build your network of super fans and sell more records? House Shows could be the answer.

Guest Post on 04/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup, AFL–CIO, Akron, Arizona, Austin, Barack Obama presidential campaign, Event (philosophy), New York City, Ohio, Texas, United States, USA Today

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iHeartMedia To Amplify Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series

iHeartMedia and Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series announced a collaboration, delivering an entertainment experience to the runners while leveraging iHeartMedia's nationwide network of radio stations and streaming platform, iHeartRadio.

Nia R Jones on 03/31/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Brooklyn, Competitor Group, Computer-generated imagery, Federal Triangle, Half marathon, iHeartRadio, Inc., Marathon, Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series, United States

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The Music Industry Really Wants To Kill Free Listening

The debate continues. Does free, or so called freemium music help slow piracy and build an audience that will eventually pay? Or does it devalue music to the point that creators. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Financial Times, Freemium, Lucian Grainge, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, United States, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Major Songwriters Demand Halt To Publishers’ Digital Rights Exit From ASCAP, BMI

Publishers have expressed their increasing intent to bypass ASCAP and BMI to cut direct deals with digital music services. Now organizations representing a broad spectrum of songwriters are questioning the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., Lee Thomas Miller, Music publisher (popular music), Nashville Songwriters Association International, Pandora Radio, royalties, United States, United States Congress

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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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Should A Music Manager Also Be An Agent? Lawsuit To Decide Reinstated

Artist managers, who have been challenging California laws which preventing them from booking the artists they represent, will now get their day in court.

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alabama, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Society of Composers, Amicus curiae, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Artist, Authors and Publishers, California, Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Beats Music Trumps Spotify In Artist Payouts

In terms of subscribers and market share, Beats Music (acquired by Apple as part of its purchase of Beats in May of last year) is way behind Spotify. But there's. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/20/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Apple Inc., Compact disc, Eddy Cue, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, Pandora, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Ticketfly Acquires Northern Tickets, Passes $1 Billion In Sales

Ticketfly is among a handful of companies threatening Ticketmaster's dominance. Today they took the fight north of the border, acquiring Northern Tickets.

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2015 Pan American Games, Artist, Canada, Far-right politics, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada), Pro-war rhetoric, Spotify, Toronto, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, United States

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