Victory In Europe: Two Year War Over Copyright Directive Has Begun

With the passage of new copyright legislation in Europe, many are assuming that Big Tech will finally be held accountable to the new laws, but Chris Castle takes a somewhat. Continue reading

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Copyright Directive: Can We Avoid Rotten Apples Through An Early Harvest? [Neil Turkewitz]

Now that the EU Copyright Directive has (for better of for worse) passed into law, in this Op-Ed Neil Turkewitz takes a long and hard look at what the fallout. Continue reading

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EU Gives Final Approval To Article 13 Copyright Directive, YouTube, Facebook Expected To Be Hit Hard

On Monday morning, the EU Member States gave the Article 13 copyright directive the final green light, after months of contentious debate. Nineteen member countries voted yes, six voted against. Continue reading

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This Week In Music Commentary

This week we heard commentary from inside the industry on why labels reissuing vinyl should go the extra mile to ensure maximum quality, how YouTube's 1 billion plays club is. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

Some of this week's most popular articles on Hypebot covered recent important updates to 'Spotify for Artists.' the latest in the PledgeMusic dumpster fire,  what the approval of Article 13. Continue reading

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Everything You Need To Know About Article 13

The Article 13 copyright directive passed the European Parliament this week, bringing with it sweeping copyright reform, limits to Safe Harbor and an end to YouTube as we know it,. Continue reading

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A Wholistic Perspective On The Article 13 Solution To The Value Gap

Sweeping Article 13 copyright reform passed the European Parliament yesterday, effectively ending Safe Harbor protections for YouTube and shifting the paradigm for all sites based on user generated content.  In. Continue reading

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WED. BRIEF: Article 13 Passes • BMG Revenues Up • Bonny Exits Spotify • Top Music Biz Schools • More

  WEDNESDAY 3.27.19 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under the More News tab

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Article 13 Copyright Directive Is Approved Ending Safe Harbor For YouTube

The European Union gave its final approval to the Article 11 and 13 Copyright Directive designed to update copyright law in Europe for the online age. Members of the European Parliament. Continue reading

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Major Labels Split On Supporting Article 13; As Music Publishers Complain They Can’t Make Money From Parodies

The controversial Article 13 of the EU's Copyright Directive has apparently lost some support from the major labels, after the music publishers learned the article would prevent them from making. Continue reading

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