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The Doobie Brothers Sue Cover Band Claiming They Own The Word "Doobie"
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The Doobie Brothers do not cite the etymology of the term “doobie" in their trademark lawsuit against the Doobie Decimal System rock band, though the slang term predated the band by a few years. Doobie Brothers Corp. and Doobro Entertainment on Friday sued Roger McNamee and Jason Crosby, who perform under the name Doobie Decimal System, a classic-rock cover band. McNamee, also with Moonalice, and Crosby, a guitarist and fiddle player who has played with Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Dave ...
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Antitrust Lawfare Breaks Out: Google, Spotify vs. Apple
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Amidst a host of other suspicious activity on the part of Spotify and Google, the Federal Trade Commission is instead investigating Apple regarding their 30% commission on “digital consumables" sold through their app store. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Technology Policy As reported in The Verge, that ever-reliable source for Spotify press releases, the Federal Trade Commission is apparently continuing its investigation of Google….no wait…Apple. Sorry, that’s the European Commission that’s investigating Google. We’ll come back to that. And what ...
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Bitcoin Can't Save The Music Industry If The Music Industry Continues To Resist Transparency
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Yesterday music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard laid out the basics of what Bitcoin Blockchain is and how it could save the music industry. Today, in Part Two of this must-read series he looks at the obstacles. Guest post by George Howard. Here’s a strawman that I believe fairly strongly: Bitcoin can’t save the music industry because, the music industry will resist the transparency it might bring. My recent post—The Bitcoin Blockchain Just Might Save The Music Industry... If Only We Could Understand It—discussed how ...
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International Songwriting Competition Announces 2105 Judges Panel
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(ISC) has announced an impressive judges panel of top artists and music industry executives for the 2015 edition of the competition. The panel for the 2015 International Songwriting Competition includes many high-profile recording artists, as well as Presidents and CEOs from Atlantic, Epic, Elektra, Sony Music Latin, Warner Bros., Tommy Boy, Wind-Up, Alligator, Concord Music Group, among others. The list of judges announced for 2015 includes: Recording Artists Kesha; Tom Waits; Bill Withers; American Authors; Lorde; Pat Metheny; Sara Evans; Bastille; Casting Crowns; ...
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Amazon Now Selling Concert Tickets Without The Extra Charges
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As part of its attempt to get into the ticketing business, Amazon is selling tickets to an upcoming festival sans the obnoxious service charge. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 One of the things that everyone hates is the service charge attached to a concert ticket when you buy it from a broker and even directly from the box office. Amazon may finally put an end to that as it's trying to get into the ticketing business, promising full ...
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The Bitcoin Blockchain Might Save The Music Industry... If Only We Could Understand It
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In an era when income is measured in the fraction of a penny earned as music is streamed, shared and otherwise exploited across the globe, proper compensation of creators is an issue of growing urgency. But there may be an answer, if we can understand and embrace it, says music business scholar and entrepreneur George Howard in this first of a must read series on Blockchain and the music industry. Guest post by George Howard. Blockchain, specifically, are not easily understood ...
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Rich Bengloff Steps Down As President Of A2IM
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After more than 8 years at the helm of independent music's largest US based trade organization, A2IM, president Rich Bengloff is stepping down. Bengloff can be credited with successfully steering the organization during the music industry's difficult transition from CD's to downloads and now streaming. After eight and a half years of leading US independent label trade group A2IM, Rich Bengloff will be stepping down as President this summer. The board has begun a search to replace him and in the ...
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