Music publishing desperately needs some form of public ledger withholding all records of whom is owed what. Blockchain -still- seems to radiate the best potential solution for an e... More
Tag Archives: copyright
Why the Music Industry Needs the Blockchain (Musonomics)
YouTube, Spotify, Major Labels Join Initiative to Streamline Music Royalties (Pitchfork Media)
The way artists and labels get paid could finally become less byzantine if a sweeping new initiative is successful. Universal Music, Sony Music, and Warner Music have joined with S... More
Capitol Hill Unrest Over FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Heats Up (Morning Consult)
You can forgive the Federal Communications Commission for assuming they’d receive more plaudits than they have for their effort to open up the cable TV set-top box market. Agency... More
D.C. to Re-Examine Safe Harbor and Two Royalty Rates (Billboard)
The music industry has barely caught its breath from its latest episode in Washington D.C and two new issues, both of great importance, have already appeared on the horizon. The fi... More
Time For Hollywood and Silicon Valley to Stop Fighting Over Copyright (The Hill)
Toughening up the rules around copyright infringement through felony streaming legislation, though, is not the answer to Hollywood’s ills. Legitimate streaming services that, but... More
EU Copyright Reform Plans Due Dec. 9th
By Paul Sweeting We now have a date for when the first pieces of the European Union's long-range plan to create a single EU-wide market for digital goods and services will begin t... More
Fair Use Ruling Could Boost Computer Learning
This week's landmark copyright ruling in the "Dancing Baby" video case was a set-back for the studios and record companies in their efforts to police the use of their works on YouT... More
Judge Grants Injunction Against Zediva; ‘DVDs Over the Internet’ Start-Up ‘Intends to Appeal’
Zediva, the unlicensed streaming video service fighting for its life in a California federal court, has yet to persuade a judge on its interpretation of copyright law. U.S. Distric... More
Senate Bill Seeks To Give DOJ New Powers Against ‘Infringing’ Sites
Courts would be able to order Internet service providers to block consumer access to file-sharing websites and others “dedicated to infringing activities,” as part of the gover... More
US Trade Representative: New Forms Of Digital Piracy Emerge
Even as foreign trading partners clamp down on illegal optical media production and distribution, new forms of digital piracy are emerging, according to a recent report from the U.... More