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If 'Everyone Just Wants Free Stuff' Mentality Responsible For Piracy, Why Isn't Nintendo Able To Keep Classic Consoles In Stock?
Recent buying trends among consumers of Nintendo's classic consoles have recently provided further rebuffment of the 'people just want free stuff' myth often proclaimed by content industries. Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt For a long time, we've been trying to debunk the “But people just want stuff for free" myth that purports to explain why the ...
Why You Can’t Put The Music Industry On A Blockchain
In this excerpt from "Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts," author David Gerard offers a critical examination of the Bitcoin and blockchain phenomenon, and what it means for music and the music industry. Guest post by David Gerard from his book Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts An ...
Deezer Expands High Fidelity Streaming as Spotify, Napster Prep Competitors
HiFi, Hi Rez, FLAC or whatever it's called, higher fidelity music is coming to streaming, and Deezer wants to lead the way. Today, the French based global streamer announced an expansion and rebranding of its U.S. hi fi music option. Deezer is expanding its higher quality streaming music service to Google Google Home and all speakers ...
Battling Ticketmaster Lawsuit, Songkick Struggles With Skeleton Staff
Things are looking grim for Songkick. The ticketing company was forced to drop the majority of its staff, and has its fingers crossed to win a fast-approaching lawsuit against Ticketmaster in hopes of being able to complete its existing contracts. Guest post by Dave Brooks of Amplify Ticketing company Songkick has let go most of its ...
To Survive, Spotify Must Follow Apple's Example
In the final lap of its race to go public, Spotify plans to hit the NYSE by year's end, but a number of uncertainties about the company's future remain, with some suggesting the company will need to take a leaf out of Apple's book if they hope to survive Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 Spotify just ...
Neighboring Rights: An Updated Look
Here we dive back in to look further at 'neighboring rights', a form of rights holding which entitles allows monies to be distributed to artists and sound recording holders when one of their works is either broadcast publicly or streamed. Guest post by Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. on the TuneCore Blog Featured artists, session musicians and ...
Pandora Partners With Fitbit Smartwatch As Exclusive Music Streamer
Pandora has partnered with Fitbit as the exclusive music streaming provider for their new smartwatch, Fitbit Ionic. Pandora Plus and Premium listeners can synch their top stations or workout stations directly to the watch with no phone required. Pandora has also launched the Fitbit Motivation Mixtape with upbeat tracks by artists including Beastie Boys, Daft Punk, Gorillaz, ...
Key Principles To Viral Videos
It's the dream of every artist to have a video that (for the right reasons) goes viral, and while it's difficult to take any action that will ensure this happens, there are at least several widely accepted principles on how to make it that much more likely. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Everyone ...
A Mini Finance Guide For Indie Musicians
Whether you're just getting into the industry or have been at it for a while, chances are good that you'll run into some challenges funding your career. Here we look at a mini-guide on how to better steer your finances. Guest post by Michelle Aguilar of the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note: This blog article was written by Michelle ...
How To Download Your Original SoundCloud Files - From The Better To Be Safe Than Sorry Dept.
While no one is sure what SoundCloud's future looks like, it's clear that the company is still facing some serious issues, leaving many concerned about the future of any original tracks they might have on the service. Here we look at how artists can get these originals back. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 ...
