Musicians File Class Action Suit Against UMG And Sony To Reclaim Copyrights
Five musicians filed class action lawsuits against Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group earlier this week in an attempt to recapture ownership to the copyrights of their hit songs. Continue reading
Court Approves $112M Spotify Artists Compensation Fund Settling Class Action Lawsuit
[UPDATED] The court has approved the settlement of combined class action lawsuits originally brought against Spotify for copyright infringement by musicians David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick. The settlement guarantees an. Continue reading
Does Sensenbrenner Bill Mean It’s Time For A Grand Jury? [David Lowery]
In what could be bad news for songwriters, digital music services are seeking to make it much hard for music creators to sue broadcaster and digital music services, requiring them. Continue reading
Songkick Alleges Former Exec Shared Trade Secrets With Live Nation’s Ticketmaster
A major new chapter in the ongoing battle between Songkick and Ticketmaster unfolded this week as Songkick amended its 2015 antitrust suit lawsuit to include information and accusations that it. Continue reading
WED BRIEFING: Turtles Lose SiriusXM Suit • Music Pubs Push FB • Growth: Apple vs Spotify • More
Wednesday 12.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web After repeated wins, the Turtles loss was unexpected and a reminder of how fucked up copyright law is. Updated continuously under. Continue reading
How We Listen To Music In Our Cars
While listening to music in the car has long been a tradition, the way in which we do it has changed significantly over the years, as technology has developed to. Continue reading
SiriusXM Must Pay Up To $99M In Flo & Eddie Class Action Settlement [READ FULL FILING]
Details of the Flo & Eddie class action settlement with SiriusXM over plays of pre-1972 recordings has emerged in the form of a court filing and analysis. The ruling could. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup 11.11.16: Songwriter Taylor Swift • Copyright Exemption Costs $150M • EU Value Gap
Taylor Swift makes her return to the Hot Country Songs top 10 as writer on Little Big Town’s “Better Man.” The group revealed Swift to be the mystery writer of. Continue reading
Live Nation Reports Record Earnings Despite $8.2 Million Artist Nation Management Division Loss
Live Nation is on its way to a record breaking year, but a strong earnings report was tarnished by growing losses at Artist Nation, the company's artist management division which. Continue reading
