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A Primer On Moral Rights For Musicians
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HypeBot
Though commonplace in much or the rest of the world, laws regarding moral rights have never been properly implemented in the U.S., thereby limiting artists' control over their work, something Congress has a chance to fix in this latest copyright review. Guest Post by Jonathan Bailey on the Future Of Music Coalition In the United States, most copyright law deals exclusively with “economic rights”, or rights associated with the money and the economic value of creative work. These rights are ...
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Jazz Appreciation Month is here
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, by proclamation of the Smithsonian, and that's no joke. For the next 30 days, a lot of things will be happening across the US and around the world to celebrate this great art form that continues to thrive and grow—despite the sometimes overpowering hype and celebrity spotlight enjoyed by other forms of music appealing to mass audiences. The Smithsonian's effort, started in 2002, has become a larger umbrella than it anticipated. Other key things taking ...
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6 Organizations That Give Indie Musicians Grants, Crash Pads, More
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HypeBot
Even the most independent of indie musicians can use a little help every now and again and, fortunately for them, there are organizations with precisely this purpose, whether you're looking for some financial help, or simply a place to crash. Guest Post by Jonathan Hack on the Sonicbids Blog One of the most important things that I tell young artists is to embrace their status as a business of one – a sole proprietorship, if you will. It may not always ...
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I Give You Give - Using Music To Fundraise For A Charity
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All About Jazz
I Give You Give is a new website designed by musicians for musicians. It has been developed by drum and bass artist Foreign Concept to make it as easy as possible for artists to gift a track to a charity or a cause and ask fans to donate to download. I Give You Give do not take a cut or charge any fees so all the donated money goes to the charity. UK saxophonist Gilad Atzmon is the first jazz ...
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Patreon Raises Additional $30M "To Fund the Emerging Creative Class"
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HypeBot
Kickstarter virtually created mainstream crowdfunding and PledgeMusic refined it for musicians. But Patreon has taken a decidedly different approach to helping fans fund undervalued musicians and other creators by championing and facilitating ongoing patronage. Patreon, the Jack Conte cofounded fan patronage platform for musicians, YouTubers, podactsers and other creators today announced an additional $30 million in venture capital in a series B round. The round was led by Thrive Capital with participation from Allen and Company and follow on investments ...
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Creator Rights In The Digital Age [Radiohead Mgr Brian Message]
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HypeBot
While Brian Message believes that the digital age has a great deal of potential as far as democratizing access to music, he feels that there are several rights and securities artists must have before this potential can be realized. Guest post by Brian Message, Founding Shareholder of ATC and Manager of Radiohead, on Rethink Music For the digital age to fulfill its true potential to democratize access to culture and allow the exchange of ideas and knowledge that we all feel it ...
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London Mayor Launches Plan To Save Music Venues
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HypeBot
As an alarmingly increasing number of live music venues are closing owing to financial challenges and it becomes harder for artists to find venues to play, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is establishing a task force to keep the city's music scene alive. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Live music everywhere is facing a crisis, as venues continue to close left and right. In some cases, the real estate is too expensive to sustain a club or ...
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THE PITCH: Busker - Helping Fans Support Musicians
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HypeBot
Our ongoing early stage startup series, The PITCH, today gives Busker - "a platform designed to facilitate the direct financial support of musicians" - its chance in 100 words or less to tell you why you should pay attention. Busker is a platform designed to facilitate the direct financial support of musicians by their fans, friends and family. At its core, it's the online version of the street performer with an open guitar case asking for tips. Busker recognizes that ...
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