Copyright & Media Update 2/7/2019
Industry Consensus Group Announces Board Members for Proposed Mechanical Licensing Collective Billboard: The industry consensus group has announced board and committee memberships for the…
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Copyright & Media Update 2/1/2019
A Case of Actual Copyright Extortion PLAGIARISM TODAY: When it comes to copyright, the word “extortion” gets thrown around a lot. As rightsholders pursue…
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10 Music Industry Predictions For 2019 HYPEBOT: While predicting the future is no easy task, a careful look at the best can least give…
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Why Does It Take 8 to 12 Months to Receive a Copyright Registration? COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE: Over the past several years the Registration Program has…
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Copyright Royalty Board Makes Flurry of Changes, Extends Comment Period For Music Modernization Act ED CHRISTMAN: In a flurry of activity over the last…
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Battling Plagiarism 3.0 JONATHAN BAILEY: For most of history, the battle against plagiarism was fairly unmoving. Though plagiarism certainly happened, it was a laborious…
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The Spectacular Existential Crisis of Pandora Amy Wang: Music’s most innovative business was about to implode. This time last year, Pandora was in dire…
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Remasters Aren’t Brand-New Copyrights, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Reaffirms Paul Resnikoff: Digital remasters involve a lot of painstaking work by dedicated sound engineers….
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Facebook Launches New Wave of Music Products JOSH GLICKSMAN: Facebook has announced a new wave of music products launching on the social network Wednesday…
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‘Truly a Historic Moment’: Music Business Reacts to Music Modernization Act Becoming Law BILLBOARD STAFF: The Music Modernization Act was signed into law on…
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