Music Publishing News Roundup 10.21.16: Google, Amazon Exploit Songwriter Loophole • Australasian Revenue • Core Rights + SOCAN

Australasian collection society APRA AMCOS reported record revenue of a third of a billion Australian dollars for the financial year 2015-2016.  

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John Oates, Berklee Students Write and Record “Smoke And Mirrors,” Offer Song And Stems Free

This piece examines the creation of a new song recorded by multi-platinum songwriter John Hall and a crew of Berklee College of Music students, before later being released free to the public.

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7 Things I Wish I’d Been Told About Releasing Music

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty but sometimes other people are helpful enough as to make mistakes for you. Here a once-awful music producer shares seven things he wishes he'd known about. Continue reading

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ASCAP Sues 10 Music Venues For Not Being Licensed To Play Music

ASCAP has filed 10 separate legal actions against bars and restaurants nationwide,  alleging the unauthorized public performance of its members’ copyrighted songs. 

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Device Restricted Music Subscriptions Are Coming…

Apple's decision to ditch the headphone jack highlighted the idea that future music services might soon be device specific, and it looks as though Amazon is taking the plunge by. Continue reading

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Google, Amazon Leverage Copyright Loophole To Use Songs, Not Pay Songwriters [Chris Castle]

To avoid properly compensating songwriters, big data purveyors Amazon and Google are claiming they are unable to find contact information for the deserving songwriters, instead opting to file copyright notices. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.14.16: Dylan’s Nobel • ‘Unofficial’ Content To Spotify, Apple Music • BMI + Song Arts Academy

Bob Dylan becomes the first musician ever in history to earn the Nobel Prize in Literature.  The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature is being awarded to Bob Dylan "for having. Continue reading

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Everything A Musician Must Know About Digital Distribution

With brick and mortar music stores no longer being the only (or even best) way for artists to get their music into the hands of fans, the distribution process has changed. Continue reading

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Music Streaming Reaches A Tipping Point

It seems the industry has finally reached a point where music streaming revenue has become the greatest contributor of royalties for both artists and labels and, as purchases continue to drop, this increasing prominence. Continue reading

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Will Someone Explain To The RIAA That SOPA Didn’t Pass?

A recent lawsuit filed against YouTube-mp3.org, one of many easy-come easy-go sites which allow users to get audio download via YouTube video, suggests that major labels and the RIAA are. Continue reading

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Last Fortnight In Music Supervision and Sync 10.10.16

 A run through of the latest and greatest news in sync licensing and music supervision over   the past fortnight, courtesy of Synchblog.  

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