Music Industry Legal Actions To Watch In 2017

Here music industry lawyer Erin M. Jacobson looks at what are expected to be some of the top music industry legal cases coming in 2017, what we can expect to. Continue reading

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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

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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

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The Kesha-Dr. Luke Lawsuit Exemplifies Everything That Is Wrong With The Music Industry

Ke$ha's decision to drop her California lawsuit in order to continue making music does not indicate that her allegations were in any way false, as she continues to pursue said. Continue reading

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A Critical Look At DoJ’s 100% Music Licensing Scheme

The U.S. Department Of Justice is set to allow 100% music licensing – the practice of letting one owner of a song to license it for any use without permission from. Continue reading

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To Pay Or Not To Pay Interns, That Is The Question

The connotation of the word "intern" is now changing as it has gone from "free worker" to "paid temp employee" thanks to a class action lawsuit on behalf of 3,000 former. Continue reading

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Rdio Dropped From Zenbu Pre-1972 Music Lawsuits

(UPDATED) Just 5 days after Google, Apple's Beats, Sony, Rdio, Songza, Slacker and Grooveshark were served with simultaneously filed lawsuits alleging exploitation of pre-1972 sound recordings without license or payment, the. Continue reading

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