Tor Hansen Of Yep Rock and Redeye Testifies To Congress On Copyright and Indie Music

From the American Association of Indepdent Music (A2IM). On Thursday July 26th Congress’ House Judiciary Sub-Committee on the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing on “Innovation in. Continue reading

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Seeking Success For Your Songs In The World Of Music Licensing

Want to learn more about the music publishing industry? On Music Think Tank, David Dusty has posted tips from Mallory Zumbach, the Creative Director at Round Hill Music, that will. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Thom Yorke vs. Spotify & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud    Josh Kruk: Thom Yorke vs. Spotify: Rebel Without a Plan Chris Rucks: The Top 5 Biggest Mistakes To Make When Clearing Music. Continue reading

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The Top 5 Biggest Mistakes To Make When Clearing Music For Licensing

Music licensing can be complex and musicians can make mistakes when trying to clear music. With so many songs out there, making a quick choice won’t be easy. Check out. Continue reading

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Take FMC’s Music + Money Quiz

This week the Future of Music Coalition launched a group of quizzes to test your knowledge of music and money from copyright to compensation. The quizzes range from "Easy" to. Continue reading

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Do Non-Exclusive Agreements Earn More From Music Placements?

Do you understand what a non-exclusive agreement is and what it means when you sign one? It’s important to understand the difference between exclusive and non-exclusive contracts and how the. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: How the Digital Music Revolution is re-shaping Album Artwork & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud David Roberts:Local Networking for Musicians Tommy Darker: The Rise of the Musicpreneur (Part 2/3) Mark Roberts: How the Digital Music Revolution is re-shaping. Continue reading

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Red Bull DIDN’T Steal My Music. More Important Lessons For Indie Artists.

Last week, David Philips wrote a post about how Red Bull stole his music to use in a YouTube video. However, this week he follows up on his last post. Continue reading

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Red Bull stole my music! 3 important lessons for indie artists.

Have you ever heard your song in the background of a video for a major brand and you haven’t given the brand permission to use the song? This situation happened. Continue reading

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Are Our Creative Lives To Be Ruled By “Algorithmic Copyright Cops”?

The recent tale of a musician's cover song videos of works in the public domain being taken down due to misidentification by YouTube's ContentID system is but one example of. Continue reading

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