Tag: BMG Rights Management

U.S. Senate Votes To Restore Net Neutrality

In a rebuke to the Trump administration, the Senate has approved a resolution that is the first step in blocking the FCC's wide-ranging move to deregulate Internet providers scheduled to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/17/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ajit Varadaraj Pai, Anti-piracy, BMG Rights Management, Congressional Review Act, Cox Communications, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, Joe Manchin, Music Ally, United States

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‘Six Strikes’ Potentially Dead, ISPs Continue To Threaten Pirates With Disconnection

Following the demise of the woefully ineffective anti-piracy 'six-strikes' policy, major telecom companies like Verizon, Comcast, and TWC are continuing to threatening users with disconnection based on what Techdirt Karl. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/06/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anti-piracy, AT&T, BMG Rights Management, California, Comcast, Cox Communications, Facebook, Internet service provider, Music Ally, Verizon Communications

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Austin Welcomes New Short Run Vinyl Pressing Plant

Further evidence that the return of vinyl is as strong as ever, the city of Austin will soon see a new vinyl pressing plant known as Gold Rush Vinyl –. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/11/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 40 under 40 (Fortune magazine), Alabama Shakes, Audio mastering, BBC Introducing, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio Lancashire, BET Awards, BMG Rights Management, Los Angeles, music, music business, musicians, record label, vinyl

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Pirate Bay Ordered To Pay Labels A Paltry $477,000

Despite being an early target of multiple lawsuits brought my several labels and music trade groups, torrent tracker Pirate bay is still operating and helping to enable music and media. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/23/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 40 under 40 (Fortune magazine), Audio mastering, Ballad, BET Awards, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, BMG Rights Management, Polycarp, record label, Twitter

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The Orchard Acquires Two Top European Music Distributors and Merlin CEO Charles Caldas Isn’t Happy

Music and film distributor The Orchard is acquiring two leading European independent music distributors – Germany's finetunes and Norway's Phonofile – from holding company SendR SE. But some in the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Alison Wenham, Alpina, American Association of Independent Music, Andrology, Anne Finucane, BMG Rights Management, Brexit, European Union, Germany, independent music, Independent record label, Japan, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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THU. BRIEF: Facebook Licensing? Labels ‘Hopeful’ • Copyright Bill Passes • NeYo Invests In Tech • Dr. Luke Downgraded • More

Thursday 4.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear RIAA and IFPI, How did Facebook get so big and profitable without licensing music? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Bittorrent, BMG Rights Management, CD-R, Compact disc, Digital Music News, Facebook, Never Miss a Beat, Recording Industry Association of America

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The Real Costs of Music Publishing

Let’s talk about running a music publishing company. Whether you are just starting, or operating a publisher as we speak, it is important to know when and why to spend. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 03/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: BMG Rights Management, copyright, Grammy Award, music industry, Music publisher (popular music), publishing, record label, Songtrust, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Spotify

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This Company Will Press Your Cremated Ashes Into Vinyl [VIDEO]

Want your love of music to live on past the grave? If donating to a local music program or other charity doesn't do it for you, there's an alternative. Your. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/13/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2000 AD (comics), AMC Theatres, Architectural design competition, BBC, Bluetooth, BMG Rights Management, Death, Digital audio, Drake (musician), Gramophone record, Jam band, Jay-Z, music, Nickelback, Rihanna, Slightly Stoopid, United Kingdom, vinyl, Wi-Fi

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this cycle back through the past week's music industry news, we revisit several important stories from the music industry, including Songtrust's partnership with DotBlockchain Music, Nielsen's acquisition of Gracenote,. Continue reading

admin on 02/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, BMG Rights Management, Broken Bow Records, country music, Jason Aldean, Jay-Z, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media

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4 Things I Would’ve Done Differently In My Successful Music Crowdfunding Campaign

Here Chris Robley describes four things that he would've done differently in the wake a crowdfunding campaign campaign which, although successful, could have been improved upon for an even better. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/05/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Administrative leave, Apple Inc., Apple Software Update, Audio engineering, Baker City Herald, Ball pit, Bandcamp, Behavioral retargeting, BMG Rights Management, Broadway theatre, CD Baby, Chief executive officer, Facebook, KOIN, Oregon, PledgeMusic, Portland, United States

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