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Do ISPs Have a "Duty" to Stamp out Piracy?
Helienne Lindvall at the Guardian asserts that ISPs must play their part in stamping out piracy. Her argument is that despite the convictions against the Pirate Bay, the site is still very much online. Likewise, contrary to the efforts of the courts to shutdown LimeWire, a few vigilant souls have restored the client. To her, this ...
Piracy Benefits Everyone Except the Content Owner. Can Canada Fix This?
“The vast majority of music consumed on the internet—over 90 percent—is pirated. When music is pirated, the artists don't get paid, but the ISPs, search engines, advertisers, websites and device manufacturers do. They all profit from enabling this pirate activity, while denying any responsibility to pay the people who create the music in the first place. ...
Oh It's Big: Piracy Crackdown Claims 82 Sites...
“Intellectual property crimes are not victimless. The theft of ideas and the sale of counterfeit goods threaten economic opportunities and financial stability, suppress innovation and destroy jobs." Attorney General Eric Holder. Surprise! Turns out that the takedown of a few rap-related sites is part of a much larger enforcement effort. In fact, a total of 82 ...
Another Strike Against 'Copyleft': Senate Judiciary Passes Hard-Hitting S.3804...
A very forceful S.3804 is moving right along, thanks to a unanimous approval by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. In short, the bill—known as the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, or COICA - gives the Department of Justice the ability to shut down infringing sites, among other enforcement powers. It has also been part ...
Does the Riaa Care About Artists Getting Paid?
In the midst of the discussion about Anonymous and the RIAA, one Hypebot reader had this candid statement to say about the RIAA: “The RIAA doesn't care about the artists they represent. The money they have made suing individuals for downloading music rarely makes it into the hands of any of the artists they represent, most ...
Mp3tunes Asks Judge to Reject EMI Lawsuit
MP3tunes has filed a motion for Summary Judgment (full filing below) in the EMI Recods lawsuit over MP3tunes' Sideload, a music search engine. EMI also complained that MP3tune's music locker is an infringement as well. Founder Michael Robertson says he's been unfairly singled out: “This case has enormous ramifications for the internet industry because all the ...
Are You a Publisher? Do You Like Money? Then Read On...
Label conglomerates often contain recording and publishing interests under the same roof, though no one said that this had to be a functional family. And, outside of 'married' recording+publishing corporations, quite large publishers often sail on their own. So, it's no surprise that labels were holding mechanical publishing payouts for often indefinite periods. Part of this ...
Want Recording Royalties? No Problem: The Hoops of Fire Are over There...
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) hates the idea of paying recording royalties on terrestrial plays. But according to details shared with Digital Music News late Monday, the NAB board of directors is still very interested in forging a sweetheart deal with the recording industry. In fact, the group is planning to float a formal compromise ...
Attention Music Publishers: Claim Your Royalties Today!
The following is a special message from Harry Fox Agency, who we've partnered with to deliver this message to publishers... Claim Your Royalties Today! If you are a music publisher who owned or administered musical works between 2007 and 2008, you may be entitled to receive royalties under Group II of the ...
What the Music Industry Should Do About Copyright
This guest post is by Charlotta Hedman (@fjoms), a journalist who blogs for the Music 4.5 project, a series of events for the tech and music industries. Copyright is confusing. Is it working, isn't it working and if it isn't working, what should be done about it? We decided that the best way to make some ...
