Google narrowly escapes having to pay artists what’s fair, undoing YouTube’s “value gap.” But, with today’s Copyright Directive failure, will the music industry throw in the towel? The European Parliament has voted against the ‘Directive on Copyright …
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Could Paul McCartney Swing the Crucial EU Copyright Directive Vote for the Music Industry?
According to Paul McCartney, Article 13 will actually help protect musicians, songwriters, and music creators. Paul McCartney has joined the music industry’s effort to support a reform of copyright rules in Europe. The British singer/songwriter called …
Two Stranded Fyre Festival Attendees Awarded $5 Million In Damages
Fyre Festival co-producer Billy McFarland now faces even more damages for his botched music getaway — millions more, to be exact. Last year’s Fyre Festival was decidedly a complete failure on all accounts. The festival, ‘produced’ by…
Latest Industry: Facebook, Apple, MMF, Warner/Chappell, SGAE, YouTube, Drake, AWAL, More…
So, who did Facebook give YOUR information to? Facebook has admitted to providing 61 businesses access to user data, including public profile information, after stating it wouldn’t. The social network provided users’ personal information t…
Google Spends Over $36 Million to Scuttle the European Union’s Copyright Directive Initiative
Just how far is Google willing to go to avoid paying artists what’s fair? Several weeks ago, the European Union Legal Affairs Committee ruled on a controversial measure. Dubbed Article 13, internet tech giants – including Facebook, Google, Microsoft –…
Vivendi Is About to Acquire One of the Largest Music Festivals In the World
The Vivendi behemoth is in the late stages of another mega-acquisition. Paris-based Vivendi SA has its fingers in many industries, including music TV, film, video games, telecommunications, and entertainment ticket sales. Last year, the company raked …
Fact Check: Is Best Buy Really Getting Rid of CDs?
Reports claim that Best Buy has already gotten rid of CDs on their floors. Best Buy begs to differ. Last week, it was reported by numerous sources, including Billboard, that Best Buy would be removing all compact discs from their stores by July 1st. …
Spotify Is Issuing Refunds to Subscribers Who Felt Spammed by Drake
Spotify is now refunding at least some subscribers who felt spammed by ‘Drake ads’ this past weekend. Drake is laughing all the way to the bank. Spotify, on the other hand, may have some cleaning up to do. Now, a highly-vocal group of ang…
Comcast Is Already Throttling Mobile Video Unless Subscribers Pay More
If you’re a Comcast subscriber and you use the company’s Xfinity Mobile service, you may have recently gotten some unwelcome news in your inbox. The communications giant has decided to throttle video and mobile hotspot speeds for customers …
Apple Music Is Crushing Spotify In User Engagement — And the Latest Drake Numbers Prove It
Spotify pulled out every single stop to promote Drake’s latest, Scorpion. So why didn’t they come close to Apple Music’s numbers? Riddle me this: Why is Spotify, a platform with approximately 160 million users and 70 million paying s…