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Content ID Still Just Piracy [Maria Schneider]

August 6, 2016

In this open letter to righsholders, Maria Schneider examines how Content ID, originally billed as a means of protecting copyright holders, has since transformed into way to make money off of ads placed on pirated content. Guest Post by Maria Schneider on Music Technology Policy Content ID, YouTube’s digital fingerprinting technology, is under fire lately for ...

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The Museum Perspective

July 5, 2016

For the past month this blog has reprinted articles from the thirtieth anniversary issue of Jam magazine. I’ve done that because long after the printed copies – available free all over town – are filed in closets and trash cans, these stories will show up in Google searches, something less likely to happen to the PDF ...

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$27.6 Million Proposed for 18th and Vine in Kansas City

June 19, 2016

Probably the earliest efforts to build a jazz hall of fame in Kansas City date to 1969. That group envisioned it near 12th and The Paseo. In 1997, following decades of fits and starts, feints and fights, the jazz museum opened, along with the Negro Leagues museum, the Black Archives and a rebuilt Gem Theater, at ...

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5X Grammy Winner Calls YouTube "Criminal Racketeers" In Open Letter To "Pushers Of Piracy"

May 18, 2016

In an “Open Letter to YouTube, 'Pushers' of Piracy" composer, bandleader and five-time Grammy winner Maria Schneider leaves no stone unthrown as she goes after Google and its YouTube subsidiary: "...for the vast majority of the artistic community, including me, and every musician I know (and I know thousands), YouTube is a resounding disaster." Here is ...

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A Primer On Moral Rights For Musicians

May 14, 2016

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, ...

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Jazz Appreciation Month is here

April 2, 2016

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 ...

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6 Organizations That Give Indie Musicians Grants, Crash Pads, More

March 31, 2016

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 ...

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I Give You Give - Using Music To Fundraise For A Charity

February 16, 2016

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 ...

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Patreon Raises Additional $30M "To Fund the Emerging Creative Class"

January 20, 2016

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 ...

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Creator Rights In The Digital Age [Radiohead Mgr Brian Message]

January 9, 2016

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 ...