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What To Do About Music Piracy
by CHRIS RICH My examination of music piracy has been quite an eye opener. The online theft of what is generally called Intellectual Property has gotten to the point of triggering backlash which began in November, 2010, when the Department of Homeland Security began to implement significant legal actions against a motley of online sites and ...
2000-2010: RIAA Spends +$90 Million on Lobbying
Since 2000, the RIAA has spent over $90 million in government lobbying efforts in the U.S. alone. In 2000, the record industry spent a mere $4 million, in attempt to shape the public opinion of file-sharing. By 2009, that figure rose to $17.5 million. The motion picture industry spent less than half of what the record ...
Court Tells Universal We Can Resell Our Promo CDs
The U.S. Court of Appeals shot down copyright infringement allegations from Universal Music Group and affirmed an eBay seller's right to resell promotional CDs that he buys from used music and other stores. In an opinion issued Tuesday, the court held: “UMG transferred title to the particular copies of its promotional CDs and cannot maintain an ...
Music Industry Tops Worldwide Digital Cease and Desist Orders in 2010
Clearinghouse ChillingEffects logged 12,000 DMCA cease and desist notices, some for a single URL and others like for The Pirate Bay containing hundreds. Across all categories and territories, the music industry led the list. Details: The international music industry, represented by the trade group IFPI, issued the most DMCA take down notices in 2010: 1272 in ...
Is Pandora Violating Your Privacy? A Lawsuit and Investigation Say Yes...
Is Pandora crossing the line with your personal data? That's the accusation of a recent lawsuit against Apple, Pandora, and a number of other top apps, and there's more to this than you might expect. The suit, which currently seeks class action status, alleges that various iPhone and iPad apps are slyly collecting and selling a ...
The FCC Just Issued Its Neutrality Guidelines. so What Does This Mean for Music?
“On this winter solstice, we will witness jaw-dropping interventionist chutzpah as the FCC bypasses branches of our government in the dogged pursuit of needless and harmful regulation. The darkest day of the year may end up marking the beginning of a long winter's night for internet freedom." The Federal Communications Commission has officially dipped its toes ...
Soundexchange Posts Improved 2009 Royalties, 2010 Estimates
Digital collection agency SoundExchange has released 2009 financials showing $155.5 million distributed to artists and copyright holders from $204 million collected from streaming services including internet and satellite radio, and cable TV music services. That's a 20% increase in collections and a 55% increase in payments over 2008. SoundExchange says the increase comes from the jump ...
The Great Mirage of Music Ownership
iTunes and Amazon have spent lots of money trying to convince the next generation of music buyers that owning a physical box set is the same thing as having MP3s of it on their iPod. Even after all these years, most fans are still less than persuaded. Steve Jobs will proudly tell you that an MP3 ...
ASCAP Links with Rightsflow
ASCAP and RightsFlow have partnered to offer mechanical licensing services to ASCAP's nearly 400,000 songwriter, composer and publisher members through RightsFlow's Limelight online utility. ASCAP members will receive a 25% discount on Limelight service fees. Limelight provides artists and record labels with services to clear cover songs and secure mechanical licenses for physical releases, digital downloads, ...
IRIS and A2IM Launch Another Anti-Piracy Campaign
IRIS Distribution has launched its “I Share Everything But My Music" T-Shirt campaign. Their goal is to promote music ownership and support for the musicians that create it. The logo on the T-Shirt aims to educate kids about music piracy without being heavy-handed. It's a difficult message to communicate. If the point is too aggressive, kids ...
