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Court Rules: Remastering Resets Copyright

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June 24, 2016

The court's recent ruling that remastered recordings of pre-1972 works should be granted a new sound recording copyright will likely have far- reaching implications for the music business, particularly where radio is concerned. Here we look at what some of those implications might be. Guest Post by Harrison Speck, Policy Fellow, on the Future of Music Coalition Careful listeners can instantly recognize Al Green’s “Tired of Being Alone” iconic early 70s soul sound from the timbre of the first horn section hit, ...

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Music: The Ultimate Industry Disruptor [Op-Ed]

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June 24, 2016

This week's Make Music Day 2016 surpassed all milestones with people in more than 700 cities and across 120 countries re- imagining their cities as stages, using music to engage, unite and educate. Two industry leaders involved in this global reminder of the power of song reflect on just how essential music is. By Bryan Bradley, SVP and General Manager, Entertainment Division at HARMAN Professional Solutions, and Aaron Friedman, President of Make Music New York and Executive Director, Make Music Alliance ...

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Sustainability And The Future Of Music

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June 24, 2016

In this forward-looking piece, Vickie Nauman outlines the five elements of the music/tech industry which are need to bring about a sustainable future in music where artists are able to create and distribute music to be enjoyed by fans in an ongoing cycle. Guest post by Vickie Nauman, Founder & Owner of CrossBorderWorks, an entertainment/tech consultancy and advisory firm on Rethink Music Over the last 15 years, digital music has journeyed along an unpaved road, wending its way into our new connected world ...

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Led Zeppelin Wins "Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit

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June 24, 2016

Led Zeppelin did not plagiarize the opening chords of the iconic hit “Stairway To Heaven," a Los Angeles jury ruled today. It's a case that could have cost $10's of millions in back and future royalties, but may still help reshape modern copyright law. It took a jury in Los Angeles less than a full day of deliberation to decided that Led Zeppelin did not steal the intro to the classic “Stairway to Heaven." The trust for the late songwriter ...

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The Changing Face Of Media [Bas Grasmayer]

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June 23, 2016

In this piece Bas Grasmayer reflects on how a changing media landscape is working to dramatically alter how we as media consumers absorb and retain information, and what it means to live in the networked age. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Medium We’re living Marshall McLuhan’s reality — the media theorist best known for the phrases ‘the medium is the message’ and ‘global village’. McLuhan has often been called a technological determinist, believing that the tools we create end up reshaping our ...

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SoundCloud Ramps Up Music Discovery, Adds 'Suggest Tracks'

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June 23, 2016

SoundCloud is now competing directly against Spotify, Apple Music and others. So it's adding features to match them. With 125 million tracks on SoundCloud vs. about 35 million on Spotify and Apple, solving music discovery is a big issue. Today SoundCloud began rolling out a newest discovery feature, Suggested Tracks, across all platforms. It uses listening activity to automatically find new tracks and artists – ones that the user has never heard before, but are similar to songs they are ...

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Join The Discussion: How A UK Exit From European Union Would Affect The Music Industry

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June 22, 2016

Recent polls show that this Thursday's referendum on the UK exiting the EU could go either way. We've been getting reaction to this post on how a Brexit could affect the music industry. Ticketbis looked at the impacts, from touring artists to fans travelling to gigs. READ AND COMMENT: The major aspects of the music and events industries which could be affected by Britain leaving the EU include: working visas, tax paid on records and merchandise, the touring ability of smaller acts, travel ...

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The 3 Sources Of Publishing Royalties

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June 22, 2016

Here we look at the three different sources of publishing royalties (mechanical, performance, and synch) how they're calculated, and how a changing music business has affected how such royalties are earned. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Regardless of the era, the songwriter and publisher have made money, and continue to make money in three primary ways: Mechanical royalties are paid whenever a song is digitally downloaded, a song is streamed from an on-demand service, or a physical ...

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