In Response To Loss In Court, ASCAP CEO Continues Pro-Songwriter Attack On Pandora
As we reported earlier, US District Judge Denise Cote has issued a pro-Pandora ruling in the streaming music company’s court battles with ASCAP. In response, ASCAP CEO John LoFrumento fired back:. Continue reading
Pandora Wins Important ASCAP Lawsuit
Pandora has won a federal court decision rejecting efforts by ASCAP and some music publishers to define the license that enables Pandora to to play their music. The judge's decision effectively. Continue reading
New Hires. Titles and Deals @ Beatport, Creative Allies, Kobalt Music
Beatport appoints Terry Weerasinghe as Vice President of Music Services. He was formerly head of marketing for Native Instruments’ DJ division Fan-sourcing site CreativeAllies has announced that Kevin Carroll, VP of. Continue reading
Village People Could Be Banned From Singing ‘YMCA’
By Mike Masnick and republished from Techdirt. We've written many times about the issue of termination rights in copyright. Under the Copyright Act that went into effect in 1978, artists have. Continue reading
SourceAudio Raises $1.2M To Become D.I.Y. “iTunes Of Global Music Licensing”
SourceAudio has raised a round of $1,2 million to expand it's platform that connects buyers and sellers of licensed music. SourceAudio enables musicians, publishers and other rights holders to create. Continue reading
Grooveshark Settles Lawsuit, Signs Deal With Sony/ATV
Grooveshark has reached a settlement and signed licensing agreements with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. This follows a similar settlement and deal earlier this month with EMI Publishing. While disputes with Universal and. Continue reading
BMI Files Lawsuit To Block Pandora “Stunt”
Just 2 days after Pandora bought a small South Dakota radio station in an attempt to lower the rates it pays for streaming music online, BMI has filed a lawsuit. Continue reading
