The bill contained a number of proposals that would, in essence, have monetarily benefitted artists and featured performers to the detriment of record labels with whom these artists had signed contracts. Proposed by Labour politician Kevin Brennan MP, the headline suggestion of the ‘Brennan […]
YouTube-ripping service Yout.com sued the RIAA last year in an attempt to have its platform declared legal in the US. The music industry group asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that Yout clearly circumvents technological protection measures. However, Yout counters that YouTube doesn’t […]
The major record companies still dominate Spotify, but that dominance is lessening as the market share of DIY artists and (non-Merlin) indies grows. But what about the other way around? Do the majors rely more or less on Spotify’s payouts than they used to? Source: Major record companies are […]
As popular music streaming services like Spotify cut much of musicians’ revenues, new technologies like nonfungible tokens (NFT) will likely help artists grab back their fair share, Saxo Bank predicted. According to one of Saxo Bank’s “Outrageous Predictions 2022: Revolution,” music […]
Defendants claimed to own 50,000-song catalog
Prime minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to introduce a news media bargaining code for Canada within the next two months. Like Australia, Canada will seek to compel Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for the use of their content. It will grant collective bargaining powers to Canadian […]
Shopify, an Ottawa-based e-commerce company launched in 2006 by snowboarders seeking a platform to sell equipment, is now a juggernaut with a market value reported to be at least $180 billion and 1.75 million businesses in its portfolio. On Wednesday, five major publishers sued the Canadian […]
Republicans pushed back on President Biden’s nominee to join the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Gigi Sohn, at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday over past comments she’s made regarding conservative media — resistance that could put her nomination in danger. Source: GOP […]
House lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation making internet platforms more accountable to online users, in what is expected to be a showdown between Washington and Silicon Valley. At a hearing Wednesday on Section 230 bills, House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Frank Pallone (D., […]
Battle lines emerging over non-music audio rights
