Will heirs get multi-million dollar music catalogs back in 35 years?
Superstar artists and songwriters are selling their catalogs for enormous sums, but their heirs may actually be able sell them a second time. UPDATED: Attorney Wallace Collins speculates that under. Continue reading
Sen. Josh Hawley introduces ‘laughable’ Copyright Term Reduction Bill
Everything about this bill that would reduuce the length of copyright is ridiculous and almost certainly unconstitutional, writes Mike Masnick. Op-ed by Mike Masnick of Tech Dirt Apparently, I never. Continue reading
Discord, Reddit are music industry’s next targets
Discord are Reddit are the newest targets in music industry’s ongoing battle against piracy and copyright infringement. Recent industry actions against YouTube ripping sites have resulted in court awarded damages. Continue reading
Artists that plagiarized other music, or did they?
Did Dua Lipa steal the musical elements from a song she heard in an elevator? Keep reading to find out. A guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. You. Continue reading
Who owns machine / AI created music?
If a computer automates a creative work, who owns the copyrights? The machine? The computers own? No one? Let’s find out. A guest post by Stephen Carlisle of Nova Southeastern. Continue reading
What is YouTube Content ID and how does it work?
You may have heard of the term Content ID, but what exactly is it and how does it work to protect your tracks? A guest post by Horus Music. Content. Continue reading
Can (and should) AI-generated works be protected by copyright?
Should Artificial Intelligence (AI) music and other creations recieve the same copyright protections that human generated works do? Learn current interpretations of the law and join the debate. A guest. Continue reading
YouTube’s Content ID System doesn’t work
Youtube’s Content Id System proves faulty when it recently flagged a video of a cat purring for copyright infringement, writes Timothy Geigner of Techdirt. Op_Ed by Timothy Geigner from TechDirt.. Continue reading
All economic indicators are flashing red at the Copyright Royalty Board on frozen mechanicals
With inflation reaching record highs, songwriters should prepare for changes in royalty rates. A guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions. All of the economic indicators are telling. Continue reading
Multi-million rights deals could lead to demands for perpetual copyright
Will the explosion in multi-million deals for artist rights and catalogs lead investors to push for perpetual copyrights so that they can make even more money? Op-ed by Glyn Moody. Continue reading
