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Apple V. Samsung: Are You F-ing Kidding Me?
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Moses Supposes
Let me get this straight: The company that allowed massive copyright infringement with their no-copy protection music pod now wants to prevent a legitimate competitor from copying what…? Rounded corners and a touch screen?. Does anyone besides me find it ironic that Apple is suing anyone for “copying” them? Isn’t Apple the very company that railed on major labels, insisting that they should remove copy protection DRM from the songs sold in iTunes so that buyers could have a “better ...
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Soundexchange Releases List of Unclaimed Digital Performance Royalties
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HypeBot
SoundExchange continues its mission of rewarding musicians with their unclaimed digital performance royalties by today releasing a list of 50,000+ artist and label names owed tens of millions of dollars in royalty payments. This list also includes more than $31 million in royalties that are three or more years old ranging from $10 to more than $100,000, all of which have been collected by SoundExchange over the past decade. “The digital music industry is continuing to grow, providing recording artists ...
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Major Labels Admit They're Not Sharing Any Pirate Bay Award Money with Artists
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HypeBot
When the prison sentences were made against The Pirate Bay defendants earlier this year, it was ordered that they would also have to pay €550,000 (approx $677,000) to several major labels including EMI, Universal Music, Sony Music and others. While the Swedish court had originally awarded the damages in order to compensate both artists and rightsholders, it has now been reported that artists will not be on the receiving end of any of that money. The reason? Labels are looking ...
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Breaking: Vevo to Finally Begin Paying Independent Publishers
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HypeBot
Yesterday, we reported to you that the U.S. National Music Publisher's Association (NMPA) and their CEO David Israelite recently called for reform in the way publishers license digital content, particular with the way VEVO conducts its payouts. Today, Universal Music Group (part-owner of VEVO) announced that they will begin paying independent publishers for the use of their compositions streamed on VEVO, representing a huge win for independents. While no specifics of the deal have been disclosed, it has been said ...
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The AFM applauds passage of FAA Bill
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AAJ Staff
The AFM applauds the passage of the FAA Bill that sets a consistent national policy allowing musical instruments on airplanes After five years and 23 short-term extensions, Congress has passed legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the next four years. Included in the bill are provisions that create a uniform national policy regarding musical instruments on airplanes. Any instrument that can be safely stored in the overhead compartment or underneath the seat may be brought on board as ...
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Jonathan Coulton on Megaupload, SOPA and More
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HypeBot
Uh oh, he's blogging. What happened? I wrote this thing on Twitter this morning about the MegaUpload shutdown, and it's gotten some crazy traction on the old internet. In addition, I've just done a couple of interviews for NPR on the subject, and I think I may have said some crazy, provocative things. There are many comments and questions out there already with more to come, and rather than have a bunch of separate discussions on a bunch of different ...
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Can Works in the Public Domain Be Re-Copyrighted? Supreme Court Says Yes...
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Digital Music News
It's like an unspoken, almost sacred concept in copyright law. It's the public domain, where cultural creations exist unfettered, without a legal owner (though often, a credited author). These works are free for use, reinterpret, and sell, and a protected place where orchestra conductors, curators, and preservationists frequently roam. Or are they? According to a Supreme Court decision handed down Wednesday, works in the public domain can be copyrighted again, even after decades of lacking any intellectual property protection. The ...
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Who Needs SPOPA, Anyway? The FBI Shuts Down Megaupload...
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Digital Music News
The sites for the Justice Department, RIAA, MPAA, Universal Music Group and potentially others were hacked in retaliation for the MegaUpload takedown on Thursday. However, as of Thursday evening, only the Universal Music Group site (universalmusic.com) remains down. This will be rocky; more as that situation develops. Having trouble ramming difficult legislation through Congress? There's always another option: huge guns. On Thursday, the FBI and other US-based law enforcement officials effectively shuttered MegaUpload, while detaining top executives at the company. ...
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