Sony Attempts To Charge ‘Administrative Fee’ For Fair Use

Recently, the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association had its lecture videos taken down owing to their inclusion of brief clips of bluegrass music. Although the use of the music was clearly. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Massive African Copyright Lawsuit • Google EU Music Deal • Spotify Revenue Report

The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has filed an N16 Billion lawsuit against telecommunications giant, MTN, for copyright infringement.  The lawsuit, which is the biggest copyright lawsuit ever in the. Continue reading

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Shamrock Capital Advisors Close $250 Million Fund To Invest In Music Publishing, Record Masters, Other Intellectual Property

Content is still king.  Or at least it is to Shamrock Capital Advisors and the investors who joined their new $250 million fund to invest in music publishing rights, recorded music. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup: YouTube • NMPA Dubset Deal • Indie Publishers Join Forces

YouTube has built a new open-source implementation and validation tool that will deliver more accurate reporting of music content to music publishers and collection societies.  MORE:

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12 Really Bad Ideas Raised At The Copyright Office’s DMCA Roundtable Discussions

With a copyright reform bill anticipated in the near future, the Copyright Office has been holding a series of roundtable talks which it will use to support its alterations to copyright. Continue reading

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YouTube Adopting New Tool For Faster, More Accurate Royalty Payments

Good news for artists on YouTube, it looks as though the service will soon be implementing a new data standardization tool which will help artists get clearer information regarding views and. Continue reading

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Adele Tops Ivor Novello Songwriting Awards 2016 Winners

Adele took top honors as Songwriter of the Year at Britain's prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards on Thursday night.. Adele, who won the award this year for her her third album,. Continue reading

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Deadline Nears For $50,000 USA Songwriting Competition

The May 27th deadline is approaching to enter the 21st Annual USA Songwriting Competition. This year's top prize is $50,000 in cash and merchandise.  

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A Primer On Streaming Music Royalties

For all the discussion surrounding streaming royalties, there is often much confusion regarding how they actually work. Here we break down the various types of streaming, the difference between paid and. Continue reading

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Releasing New Music? Focus On Singles

A  look at how the new music economy has developed to favor the promotion and popularity of singles rather than full albums, as has historically been the case.

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