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
Amazon & Book Publishers Just Made Music Industry Look Like Neanderthals
UPDATED: Who knew that the people running book publishing empires were far more forward thinking than your average music exec? After all, they are still, for the most part, peddling. Continue reading
CueSongs Partners With AudioSocket
Peter Gabriel co-founded CueSongs, a one-stop music licensing hub for online and digital media, today announced a partnership with Audiosocket. Audiosocket’s music catalog will now include CueSongs’ roster of established. Continue reading
International Songwriting Competition Announces Winners, U.S. Musician Grabs Grand Prize
The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has announced the winners for the 2012 edition of the contest. ISC's Grand Prize was awarded to Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California, USA, for his. Continue reading
