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Limelight: A New, Simple Way to Cover a Song
Have you ever thought about writing a cover version of Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, but didn't even know where to start with the headache of trying to clear the rights and determine who to send the royalty payments? This is a similar situation that singer-songwriter Samantha Murphy, aka The Highway Girl, found herself in. ...
The RIAA's Lobbying Bill in Q2: $1.398 Million...
The RIAA spent a handsome $1.398 million on lobbying initiatives last quarter alone, according to documents obtained by Digital Music News on Tuesday. The lobbying disclosure form, shared by Congressional staffers, shows that $1,398,227 was used during the three-month period to influence a range of issues, including terrestrial radio performance royalties for recordings, global intellectual property ...
OK Go Weighs in on Net Neutrality and Music Industry
Known more notably for his role as frontman of the viral video and YouTube sensations OK Go and his perspective on being that very thing on a record label that willfully disables the sharing functionality that made his group famous, Damian Kulash is now weighing in on an issue even more near and dear to his ...
Cary Sherman, the RIAA, and Their Failure to Change the Culture of File-Sharing
It's not hard to imagine why the RIAA is one of the most loathed, criticized and beleaguered industry trade groups of the last decade. Cary Sherman is the president of their board of directors and has worked there for 13 years; he is, more or less, the public face of the organization, known most famously for ...
FlowSongs: Why Paying Royalties is "Complicated"
A Graphic Illustration of Music Industry Madness. The concept behind the new Pure owned, cloud-based music service FlowSongs is pretty straightforward. You hear a song on the radio and want to buy it, but have to wait until next time your logged onto iTunes or maybe in a store. The company hopes to amend this disparity ...
Choosing Sides in Net Neutrality Battle
Can we trust telecom firms on net neutrality? Here's an entry in my bizspeak-to-English dictionary: When executives in certain industries talk about needing to be rid of regulation so they can foster “better customer service," they're really talking about safeguarding their income. Case in point: the cable and telecommunications industry, and the concept of network neutrality. ...
US Court Rules Against FCC on Net Neutrality
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all Internet traffic flowing over their networks. Tuesday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is a big victory for Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company. It ...
A2im Leads Indie Charge for Net Neutrality
The FCC is formulating a new U.S. policies on net neutrality and American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) president Rich Benglof has been leading a campaign on behalf of the indie music community encouraging the commissioners to guarantee a level playing field on a transparent and open internet. Bengloff recently penned an op-ed piece for the ...
Court to FCC: You Dont Have Power to Enforce Net Neutrality
A federal appeals court gave notice Friday it likely would reject the Federal Communications Commissions authority to sanction Comcast for throttling peer-to-peer applications. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit suggested as much during oral arguments from the FCC and Comcast. The Philadelphia-based cable concern is appealing the agencys 2008 decision ordering ...
