What To Do When Your Song Is Among Copyright Office’s 60M Notice Of Intent To Use Filings
This week SoundExchange subsidiary SXWorks launched a free database that allows songwriters and publishers and songwriters to search more than 60 million address unknown Notice of Intention to Use (NOI). Continue reading
Music Modernization Act Seeks Sweeping Royalty Reform
While legislative gridlock seems to be the order of the day, a new legislative effort to institute a comprehensive reform of music licensing regulations is pushing ahead in the U.S.. Continue reading
Enrique Iglesias Sues UMG For Unpaid Streaming Royalties
Latin music superstar Enrique Iglesias has filed a lawsuit against his former label, accusing them of underpaying streaming royalties. According to the suit, filed in a Miami on Wednesday, Iglesias alleges. Continue reading
SoundExchange Launches Free NOI Loookup Of 60M Songs
[UPDATED] SoundExchange subsidiary SXWorks has launched a free database that allows music publishers and songwriters to search more than 60 million address unknown Notice of Intention to Use (NOI) song. Continue reading
YouTube To Assign ISNI IDs To All Musicians, Songwriters
YouTube has signed on to the global International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) initiative which assigns an ID to every creator, It is designed to make identification and therefore payments more. Continue reading
Did A Court Just Make Creative Commons Unenforceable?
Here Attorney and legal scholar Stephen Carlisle explores a perplexing court decision that changing the context in which a photographic image is displayed constitutes 'transformative use' rendering a Creative Commons. Continue reading
10 Field Artists Working Across Aesthetic Boundaries
While field recording has existed for over a century, it has changed and progressed along with the rest of the industry. Here we look at ten people working in field. Continue reading
Song, Score, Sound Academy Awards 2018 Nominees Named
A diverse group ranging from May J. Bilge to Sufjan Stevens have been nominated for the Best Original Song award at the 2018 Oscars to be announced March 4th live. Continue reading
Spotify Lawyer Leads Law Institute “Restatement of Copyright” Project [Chris Castle]
Chris Castle investigates a suspicious development in the world of copyright, after the American Law Institutes moved to write up a "Restatement of Copyright", a project with some concerning ties. Continue reading
What Did It Take To Have A Billboard Top 5 Hit In 2017? Here’s The Breadown
In this extensive piece, Dean Olivet breaks down each song from 2017 that successfully hit the Billboard Top 5, looking at the compilation and structure of each chart topper and. Continue reading
