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Deconstructing the Week in Music October 5 – 18

Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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Here’s a recap of what went on in the music industry this week. Make sure to check out anything you might have missed and leave your comments. Know something we don’t? Submit a story.

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No Royalties for Ringtone ‘Performances’

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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There are two big stories in the news today related to intellectual property and music royalties. The first, which I will save for a separate post, is the passing of the Performance Rights Act by the Senate Judiciary Committee. I’ve written about the PRA before, but there have been some new developments since then and [...]

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EMI Drops Lawsuit, Licenses Entire Catalogue to Grooveshark

Posted on 13. Oct, 2009 by refe.

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You might remember a while back that EMI filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against music streaming service Grooveshark. Well, in an interesting twist on that story it looks like EMI has not only dropped the lawsuit, it has now licensed it’s entire catalogue to Grooveshark in the US.
This is the first major label to jump [...]

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Copyright and Music – Do Great Artists Steal?

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by refe.

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Last year guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit against Coldplay alleging that ‘Viva La Vida’ contained “substantial, original portions” of a track he put out in 2004 called ‘If I Could Fly.’
Coldplay responded by saying that if the two songs were similar it was purely coincidental. Dozens of video mashups, music theory analyses, and [...]

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Performance Rights Act Discussed in Heated Senate Hearing

Posted on 05. Aug, 2009 by refe.

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The Senate judiciary hearing on performance rights and parity was held yesterday on capitol hill to discuss the controversial Performance Rights Act. If you are unfamiliar with the bill you should know that it carries significant implications for the music industry. If this bill passes, terrestrial radio will be required to pay royalties to the performers [...]

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Listener Value vs. Commercial Value

Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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What makes music valuable? And who is it valuable to?
I recently had a discussion with a musician who is convinced that new business models – specifically those involving free or open licenses, such as Creative Commons – “devalue music.” The spirit behind his position is simple: the less control he has over the tracks he [...]

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How Creative Commons Can Enhance Your Business Model

Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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Recorded music – aside from being a powerful art form – can be an incredible promotional tool. Now that recorded music as a product is declining in value, its role has transitioned even more toward the promotion of other revenue such as live performances, merchandise, licensing, etc.
Unfortunately, traditional copyright law has not quite caught up [...]

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Deconstructing the Week in Music 6.15-6.21

Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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Here’s a recap of what went on in the music industry this week. Make sure to check out anything you might have missed and leave your comments. Know something we don’t? Submit a story.

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Creative Culture and the Growing Copyright Extremism

Posted on 19. Jun, 2009 by refe.

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Creative culture is on the rise, thanks largely to recent technology. Anybody can shoot a video or record a song and upload it to YouTube and millions of people might see it. Digital technology has put the arts back into the hands of the people.
Copyright lawyer and chairman of Creative Commons Larry Lessig gave a presentation about [...]