Sensing Blood In Water, Major Labels Sue ISP Cox For ‘Ignoring’ Their DMCA Notices
Major labels have for some time been excited by the prospect of being able to use the DMCA to get Internet Service Providers to boot users from the internet, and. Continue reading
Making Vinyl Packaging Awards 2018 Call for Entries
If you were involved in the creation of a vinyl or CD package produced in the past year you are eligible to enter the 2018 Making Vinyl Packaging Awards, which. Continue reading
Major Labels Team To Sue YouTube Music Ripping Sites
Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Entertainment filed a lawsuit last Friday against two Russian music ripping websites, FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com. Ripping music from YouTube and other streaming sites is now the most. Continue reading
The Nashville Number System: What Is It?
Something familiar to any musician on the street worth their salt, the Nashville Number System is a form of shorthand notation which allows those familiar with chord numbers to act. Continue reading
iHeartRadio Passes 120 Million Users
iHeartMedia may be bankrupt, but radio still lives… online at least. iHeartRadio says that it has surpassed 120 million registered users, adding another 10 million listeners over the last few. Continue reading
Court Rejects ‘One Size Fits All’ Bit Torrent Ruling
Stephen Carlisle, Esq. wades into the ongoing saga of Bit Torrent litigation. In a decision with major implications. the Ninth Circuit Court recently rejected a "one size fits all"approach to. Continue reading
Music Drives Social Media [MusicWatch]
We know that social media is primary driver of music discovery and music sales. But the reverse is also true – music drives social media – according to a new. Continue reading
5 FREE Ways To Promote Music Long Before It’s Released
In this piece Patrick McGuire details the importance of a solid pre-release program, and how it's necessary for building hype and excitement, growing your audience, and ensuring your release makes. Continue reading
How Amazon’s Twitch.tv Cheats Music Creators
[UPDATED] In this piece, Erin M. Jacobson, Esq. reveals how both music creators and music rights' owners are both being cheated out of a significant new source of potential revenue. Continue reading