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On Monday, 1 Billion People Used Facebook

This will not be a long post. It is being written to share one fact: on Monday, 1 billion people used Facebook. That's 1/7th of the world's population, including people. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bloomberg L.P., Earth, Facebook, internet, Internet access, Mark Zuckerberg, music industry, The Washington Post, World population

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The Importance Of Creating A Paper Trail

While you hopefully won't end up in court, creating a paper trail when submitting your work is critical when it comes to protecting your intellectual property, be it music, art,. Continue reading

admin on 08/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Copyright registration, Germany, Intellectual property, IPhone, Motorola Mobility, Patent, Patent court

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The Real Problem With Music Streaming

Although debates over music streaming generally revolve around the meager incomes which they often earn for artists and songwriters, there may be a larger issue at stake concerning the overall. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., BMG Rights Management, Century Media Records, MTV, music industry, record label, Rise Records, Sony, Subscription business model, Warner Bros. Records

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Is Flipagram The Next Social Hub for Artists?

Gunning to be the social network where artists connect with their fans is an ambitious goal. But Flipagram has deep pockets and offers the one thing most of its competitors. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Acoustic fingerprint, Annoyance, Apple Inc., Carly Rae Jepsen, Facebook, Google, Instagram, iTunes, social media, Twitter

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: One Direction Gap Worries • T-Mobile Refuses P. Bay Block • Russia Eyes State Music Collection • More

Thursday 8.27.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 08/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, American Idol, Animas River, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Artist, Asia, Board of directors, Retail and Wholesalers, United States

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PRS Music Sues Soundcloud After “5 Years Of Unsuccessful Negotiations”

It's one step forward and one step back for SoundCloud. Rumors have the music site close to a key deal with Universal. But today UK music collection and licensing body. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., copyright, Europe, European Commission, Los Angeles, Music publisher (popular music), PRS for Music, record label, Sony, Soundcloud

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Understanding Music And Blockchain, Minus The Hype

Can blockchain technology really save the music industry? While it has often been praised as the savior which will lead artists into a decentralized and immutable transaction utopia, there remains. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Autopackage, Barack Obama, Bitcoin, Block size (cryptography), Citigroup, Electronic money, Investment, Jon Matonis, Play money

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The Future Of Music: A Manifesto For Executives, Creatives And Artists

[UPDATED] For much of recent history, the music industry has been infamous for its inability to adapt to digital technology. This said, certain companies within the industry, like Apple and Spotify, have. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (10)

Tags: Anand Lal Shimpi, AnandTech, Apple Inc., Bitcoin, Brian Klug, Chris Breen, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Toronto

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THE PITCH: no fee ticketing app DICE

THE PITCH asks promising music tech startups to "pitch" their product or service to the Hypebot community in 100 words or less. Today, no fee ticketing app DICE makes their PITCH:

Bruce Houghton on 08/26/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, All Music, Apple Inc., Artist, Cash flow, music video, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Vanity Fair (magazine), YouTube

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Indie Label Veteran Names To Head Universal Music Canada

Universal Music Group announced that they have named independent label veteran Jeffrey Remedios as President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Canada, effective September 21.

Bruce Houghton on 08/26/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Apple Inc., Arts & Crafts Productions, Bell Media, Broken Social Scene, Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber, Shania Twain, Universal Music Group, Virgin Records

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One Minute Of Silence Is Now The #1 Song In Austria

A one minute long recording of silence is #1 on the Austrian iTunes chart just days after its Friday release. Recorded by Austrian artists Raoul Haspel, the track "Schweigeminute" (German for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amnesty International, Apple Inc., Austria, Europe, European Union, iTunes, Refugee, Reuters, Traiskirchen, Vienna

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