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What Is Article 13? What Did Today's Vote Mean For Music?
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The vote by the EU Parliament Thursday to open debate on Article 13, sweeping legislation that revamps copyright law, is seen as a setback for the music industry. But what is exactly is Article 13 and what does today's vote mean for musicians and the music industry? What Is Article 13? Article 13, also known as the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the EU Copyright Directive, is a proposed directive designed to modernize and standardize copyright law across the European Union. It would ...
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Music Industry's Nonsense 'Myth Busting' About EU's Censorship Machines Essentially Just Saying 'Nuh-uh' Repeatedly
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ALTERNATIVE VIEW: In this op-ed, Mike Masnick busts the myth busting of major EU publishers who were attempting to counteract criticism of the EU's Copyright Directive's Article 11 “link tax", and why he believes its effects would be so detrimental. Op-ed by Mike Masnick of Techdirt A few weeks back we busted the bogus myth busting by the big EU publishers who were trying to fight back against people explaining why the proposed EU Copyright Directive's Article 11 “link tax" ...
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Getting The Most Out Of Criticism Of Your Music
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Humans, for the most part, don't often take criticism particularly well, and having someone pass judgement on your music can seem especially personal. Here we look at how make the most out of criticism and turn it into a positive source for growth. Guest post by Patrick McGuire of Soundfly's Flypaper Unless you’re one of those rare human beings who somehow manages to not let criticism penetrate your ego, it can sting quite badly when people have not-so-nice things to say about ...
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Streaming Changes Everything For Music Catalogs
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Most labels and many musicians thrive because of their hits, but survive over time because of their catalog. But as MIDiA analyst Mak Mulligan points out, streaming , which offers access to 35 million track library and a 'small royalty income forever' business model, changes the value of music catalogs in ways that we're just beginning to understand. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry Blog Friday’s news that catalogue acquisition business Hipgnosis Songs Fund is set to float ...
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Bandsintown Adds Int'l Partners, 35% Users Now Outside Of North America
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Concert discovery and marketing app Bandsintown has announced key partnerships in Japan and France to further expand its international reach. 35% of Bandsintown's 130 million monthly active users are currently from outside of North America. Globally, Bandsintown serves 42 million registered users and 450,000 touring artists. A new partnership with Japanese ticketing company Lawson Ticket will help international artists better reach and connect with local concert-goers. There are over 30,000 annual live events in Japan, an increase from 15,000 in 2007 with ...
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Songkick Adds Free Concert Analytics, Users Pass 150M
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Concert discovery app Songkick has announced the addition of free artist specific fan and gig analytics, alongside some impressive new user, concert listing and SEO stats of their own. Songkick distributes concert information to Google, Spotify, Facebook, Pandora, Shazam and other music and web services. A particualrly interesting stat: On average, 85% of an artist's fanbase on Songkick is unique to the platform. That means Songkick users typically haven't subscribed to an artist's mailing list, liked their Facebook page or visited ...
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Could Article 13 Mean The End Of Music On YouTube?
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Even as YouTube launched it's much anticipated music service, its core user-generated video business was being threatened. The EU Parliament is seriously considering overturning basic provisions of the safe harbor framework under which YouTube operates; and the idea is gaining traction in the US. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA and the Music Industry Blog It was week of two halves for YouTube. On one side a big press release went out championing a host of impressive new stats – including hitting ...
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Has The Time For Classic Rock's Eulogy Arrived?
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In this piece Fred Jacobs takes a long hard look at the legacy of classic rock, and whether the genre will be able to endure and gain more popularity as we move forward into the future and more legacy artists age out, or whether its time as a genre has finally come. Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media I’ve been fielding questions about the “Classic Rock Death Star” for more than 30 years now. From the format’s beginnings, ...
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