Tag: United States Copyright Office

MON. BRIEF: U.S. Register Of Copyright Pushed Out • Instagram Tests Live Video • SeatGeek Sues ScoreBig • More

MONDAY 10.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A sudden shift at the U.S. Copyright office reminds just how political music policy making is. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 10/24/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Chairman, copyright, Copyright registration, Federal Communications Commission, iTunes, law, record label, Spotify, United States Copyright Office

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.21.16: Google, Amazon Exploit Songwriter Loophole • Australasian Revenue • Core Rights + SOCAN

Australasian collection society APRA AMCOS reported record revenue of a third of a billion Australian dollars for the financial year 2015-2016.

Guest Post on 10/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Music Award, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, Authors and Publishers, Chris Castle, Copyright registration, Google, Library of Congress, Society of Composers, songwriter, The New York Times, United States Copyright Office, United States Department of Justice, YouTube

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Google, Amazon Leverage Copyright Loophole To Use Songs, Not Pay Songwriters [Chris Castle]

To avoid properly compensating songwriters, big data purveyors Amazon and Google are claiming they are unable to find contact information for the deserving songwriters, instead opting to file copyright notices. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/18/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Copyright registration, IPhone, Los Angeles, Mass media, record label, recording studio, Show business, United States Copyright Office, YouTube

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Big Tech Files Mass NOIs To Avoid Paying Statutory Royalties In Latest Artist Relations Debacle [Chris Castle]

In an ongoing saga of failures to ingratiate themselves with music business creatives, it seem big tech companies such as Google have recently been exploiting a loophole in the Copyright. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/05/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Library Association, Carla Hayden, Chicago Public Library, Chief information officer, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Google, Government Accountability Office, Library of Congress, List of African-American firsts, United States Copyright Office

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The Time For A Copyright Small Claims Court Is Now

While major stars like Robin Thicke and Zeppelin can afford to combat massive lawsuits, the average artist may have a tough time footing the bill for a bitter and protracted court. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Carol M. Highsmith, copyright, Copyright registration, Dorothea Lange, Getty Images, Library of Congress, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, United States, United States Copyright Office

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Recording Industry Claims Keeping Copyright Terms At Life Plus 50, Instead Of Life Plus 70 Too Expensive

Although one would expect record labels to be happy that the TPP includes a provision extending the life of minimum copyright at the expense of the listening public, it seems. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/23/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Artist, Cable television, Capitol Records, copyright, Copyright registration, Federal Communications Commission, Inc., Independent record label, record label, Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, United States Copyright Office

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A2IM, RIAA & Concord File Amicus Brief To Fight Pre-1972 Recordings Court Decision

A recent court decision that pre-1972 recordings are subject to the “safe harbor“ provisions of the DMCA ran contrary to all previous rulings, and sent shock waves through the music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Capitol Records, copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act, Recording Industry Association of America, United States Copyright Office, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Vimeo

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Songwriters Deserve Better Than This, Says NMPA’S David Isrealite

A U.S. Department Of Justice decision to require 100% licencing of music has sent shock waves through the publishing and songwriting sectors. In this op-ed, David Israelite, the President and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/11/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., copyright, Copyright registration, Florida, IPad, IPhone, IPod, Patent, United States Copyright Office, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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2nd Class Status For Indie Music Avoided As Pandora, Webcasters Told To Pay Same Rates As Majors, A2IM Responds

[UPDATED] A recent question from the Copyright Royalty Board the the U.S. Register Of Copyrights sent shock waves through the independent music community. Could webacasters pay major and indie labels. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/26/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Copyright Royalty Board, Independent record label, Internet radio, Merlin Network, Pandora, Pandora Radio, record label, royalties, SoundExchange, United States Copyright Office

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Comparing Radio Airplay To Streaming

Music streaming has certainly earned itself something of a negative reputation when it comes to providing monetary compensation for artists and songwriters, but terrestrial radio may not be all that much better,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Eyewitness News, List of online music databases, New York City, Pope, SoundExchange, Spotify, Streaming media, United States Copyright Office

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Spotify Fails To License And Pay On Dozens Of Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven Songs

The music business world is reeling after the news that Spotify neglected to license and pay royalties on a large portion of Victory Records' song catalogue. While certainly alarming, it. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/22/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accra, Copyright Royalty Board, music industry, Music licensing, Pandora, Pandora Radio, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction, Streaming media, United States Copyright Office

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