Copyright & Media Update 9/27/2018
Apple’s Buyout of Shazam: 5 Reasons it Could Change Music Streaming Forever BY MURRAY STASSEN: Apple is in a music-streaming arms race. It’s getting…
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Copyright & Media Update 9/14/2018
Mid-Year 2018 Streaming Market Shares MARK MULLIGAN: Music subscribers grew by 16% in the first half of 2018 to reach 229.5 million, up from…
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What Rights Do I Have to Prevent my Co-Writer to Change Our Copyright Registration? COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE: Generally, if you and your partner co-wrote a…
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YouTube Rolling Out Copyright Match BY JONATHAN BAILEY: Back in May, we reported on how YouTube was beta testing Copyright Match, a new tool…
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Facebook Is Rolling Out a Bevy of Brand-New Music Features BY PIA TALWAR: Facebook’s long history of flagging content, removing videos, and punishing creators…
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So, What Should Radio Pay Songwriters, Anyway? BY DANIEL SANCHEZ: Several weeks ago, and after two years of negotiating, the Radio Licensing Music Committee…
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The U.S. Senate Just Introduced a Completely Different pre-1972 Bill — Separate from the MMA BY PAUL RESNIKOFF: A totally different pre-1972 ‘oldies’ copyright…
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The Music Modernization Act Will Create a New Copyright Licensing Organization Called the ‘MLC’. What Will It Look Like? BY JOHN MIRANDA: The Music…
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Soundtrack Your Brand, the Spotify for Background Music, Launches Wide as It Secures Direct Licensing Deals BY MARC SCHNEIDER: Soundtrack Your Brand, the Stockholm-based,…
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LeBron James’ Grievance With Alabama Pushes Limits Of Copyright Law BY THOMAS BAKER: In a one-on-one game on a basketball court, LeBron James would…
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