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The Fashionista's Legal Guide to Licensing Music...
Music is fashion, and sometimes it's hard to tell where the runway ends and the stage begins. But incomplete licensing will draw another type of fashion police, which is why attorney Steve Gordon penned this comprehensive legal guide to licensing music for fashion events. This is a legal roadmap for designers and producers of fashion shows ...
42 Different Ways That Artists Can Earn Money...
This has become a running list from the Future of Music Coalition (FOMC), which now counts 42 different, discrete revenue streams that artists can exploit. Take a look; add your own. Songwriter & Composer Revenue 1. Publisher advance Bulk payment to songwriter/composer as part of a publishing deal. Paid to: songwriter composer by publishing company. Rate: ...
CDBaby: iTunes Still Accounts for 77.4% of Digital Revenues...
We're guessing rivals like Tunecore have similar ratios, and this probably extends beyond the unsigned and indie space. According to a year-2011 revenue analysis shared by the company, CDBaby artists pulled a massive 77.4 percent of digital revenues from the iTunes Store, on an aggregated basis. AmazonMP3 was a distant second, but still a substantial 10.5 ...
Angry Birds CEO: If Piracy is Too High, It's Probably Your Own Damn Fault...
It's been official for a while now: the music industry of 2012 is exactly where other industries don't want to end up. Especially the part that includes lawsuits against fans, mispriced content, endless infighting, and disastrous profit-plunges. “We could learn a lot from the music industry and the rather terrible ways they've tried to combat piracy..." ...
Music Funding Already up 27% in 2012...
Music-related financing collapsed during the second-half of 2011, though maybe that was just a temporary tank. Because in the first month of 2012, music-focused companies grabbed an impressive $65.55 million in financing, a jump of more than 26.5 percent over January funding levels last year. Soundcloud made it rain to the tune of $50 million, though ...
Study: Merchandising and Branding Are Irrelevant to Most Artists...
There's more opportunity than ever in the history of the world for artists to sell merchandise and monetize their brands. The only problem is that very few of these artists are making any money from these non-traditional sources. Or, even pursuing the possibilities. This was a slide presented at Midem on Monday morning ...
Does Midem Still Matter? The Facelift Finally Begins...
You may be here this year. But what about next year, and the year after that? This is now an obvious problem for Midem organizers, who finally got the memo that legacy doesn't pay the bills. Which is why a complete facelift is now underway, with SXSW and even upstarts like the SF MusicTech Summit informing ...
Can Works in the Public Domain Be Re-Copyrighted? Supreme Court Says Yes...
It's like an unspoken, almost sacred concept in copyright law. It's the public domain, where cultural creations exist unfettered, without a legal owner (though often, a credited author). These works are free for use, reinterpret, and sell, and a protected place where orchestra conductors, curators, and preservationists frequently roam. Or are they? According to a Supreme ...
Report: Major Labels Account for Nearly 95% of Airplay and Downloads in Europe...
The four-turning-three major labels utterly dominate the European musical landscape, according to a study just shared by Impala. And these are the eye-popping results of the group's 2011-focused report: 95 out of the top 100 downloads in 2011 came from one of the major labels. 94 out of the top 100 played songs on the radio ...
Who Needs SPOPA, Anyway? The FBI Shuts Down Megaupload...
The sites for the Justice Department, RIAA, MPAA, Universal Music Group and potentially others were hacked in retaliation for the MegaUpload takedown on Thursday. However, as of Thursday evening, only the Universal Music Group site (universalmusic.com) remains down. This will be rocky; more as that situation develops. Having trouble ramming difficult legislation through Congress? There's always ...
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