Musician Posts Public Domain Songs, Major Labels Claim Ownership, YouTube Attacks Musician

By Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) of the essential tech site Techdirt. We've talked in the past about how YouTube's ContentID system fails at fair use and the public domain — whereby. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: How To Book Your Band’s First Show & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud    Simon Tam: How to Book Your Band's First Show Bruce Warila: Are we a community of copyright cowards?

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Are We A Community Of Copyright Cowards?

Ads clutter webpages and scams are everywhere. Do you hate those ads that are sites that rip off artists? You can do something about it…. See how on Music Think. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: Are EDM & Hip Hop Better Suited For New Music Industry & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud   Ariel Hyatt: Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites – Official.fm Ben Sommer: Why Copyright Is Evil Derek Miller: Electronic and Hip Hop Better Suited. Continue reading

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Why Copyright Is Evil

A copyright gives the creator of a work exclusive rights to it and an owner of a copyright has the right to make copies, license, and use the work. On. Continue reading

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New Ways To Think About The Copyright Debate

Copyright laws have been debated throughout various industries including the music industry. On Music Think Tank, Simon Tam gives his opinion on the copyright debate and other ways to think. Continue reading

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Who Wins Investment Cash Race? Artist With Epic Song vs. Developer w/ Snazzy iPhone app?

There are musicians that don’t respect or care about copyrights. This may not be the best thing for your career. On Music Think Tank, Bruce Warila writes about why artists. Continue reading

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Apple’s “Mastered For iTunes” Won’t Defuse Next Year’s Copyright Time Bomb

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. In 2013, a time bomb embedded in the Copyright Act of 1976 starts to detonate, as valuable copyrights fall back into the. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap – Back to Basics: Copyright(s) & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Bob Baker: Great! You've Got Their Attention – Now What? Dan Turner: BACK TO BASICS: COPYRIGHT(S) David Greenberg: Marketing OneOH!One: Break On Through. Continue reading

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BACK TO BASICS: COPYRIGHT(S)

Many DIY artists deal with the challenge of understanding the various aspects of the music industry. One of the more complex parts of the music industry is understanding contracts and. Continue reading

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