An unreleased album featuring two original tracks by legendary saxophonist and jazz musician John Coltrane is being released. The album in question is titled Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album. The album is chock-full of music (including two orig…
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What Could the Vienna Court Ruling Mean for YouTube and Facebook?
Looks like YouTube can’t use its favorite “safe harbor” defense any longer. In a preliminary ruling, the Vienna Commercial Court has found that no, YouTube isn’t a neutral host provider. Once the ruling goes into effect, YouTube must prevent third part…
The Game Lost His $20 Million Lawsuit Against Viacom
Rapper, The Game, just lost his $20 million lawsuit against Viacom over a “violent” contestant on his VH1 dating show, “She’s Got Game.” The Game filed a $20 million lawsuit against Viacom in May last year over his dating series, and was turned down by…
Who Says Major Labels Own Radio? Kobalt’s AWAL Acquires in2une
Kobalt CEO Willard Ahdritz loves to take shots at major labels. Now, he’s hitting them where it really hurts. Once upon a time, the major recording labels owned the promotional pipeline to big radio. They used that pipeline to pump their roster…
YouTube Found Liable for Serious Copyright Infringement In Austria
The Vienna Commercial Court in Austria has ruled that YouTube is not a neutral host provider, and can be held partly liable for copyright breaches in videos uploaded by its users. On Tuesday, the Austrian Commercial Court found that YouTube is directly…
Scot Tobias: People Just LOVE Ticket Scalpers!
Did you know people LIKE getting ripped off by ticket scalpers? Well of course they do, idiot! At least, according to one ticket scalper, SORRY, “secondary ticketing reseller,” Scot Tobias. Scot Tobias, the founder and president of Worldwid…
Spotify Is About to Squeeze CD Baby, Tunecore and ReverbNation with Direct Artist Deals
Spotify is making a big move into direct artist distribution, a potentially serious strike against third-party distribution services like CD Baby and Tunecore. This has been a lingering threat for artist distributors since the heyday of iTunes Music. …
83% of All Piracy Is Motivated by a Lack of Paid Options, Study Claims
According to Muso, most people know that piracy is wrong, but do it anyway. Want to know the reason why people pirate media content? Because they can’t find any legal alternatives. That’s according to a new study published by British antipiracy firm,…
Fender, Yamaha, Casio, Roland, and Korg Face Federal Price-Fixing Charges In the UK
Are major instrument manufacturers setting artificially high prices? That’s the allegation of regulators in the UK, who are investigating suspicious practices by popular manufacturers Fender, Yamaha, Casio, Roland, and Korg. The UK’s Compet…
Apple Is Producing a Music-Themed TV Series With Sara Bareilles & J.J. Abrams
J.J. Abrams and Sara Bareilles are teaming up for a new Apple series from Jessie Nelson, who’s screenwriting credits include I Am Sam, Stepmom and Corrina, Corrina. Online streaming platforms such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Series have become a more p…