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Singing “Happy Birthday To You” on TV or in a movie used to be a very expensive affair. Finally, after settling down for $14 million, U.S. District Judge George H. King supported the award of 33% for attorney’s fees, totaling around $4.6 million. The copyright for the original song was supposedly held by Warner/Chappell Music, […]
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Want to solve the songwriting legal crisis? Here are 6 urgent steps. It’s a dark future for songwriting. Cases involving Ed Sheeran, Led Zeppelin, Sam Smith, and Pharrell are just the beginning of a vicious Pandora’s box, one that could cripple songwriting as we know it. Indeed, what started with a few cases is becoming a downward spiral, with potentially […]
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Open access to the internet is supposed to allow users to pick and choose what kind of content they’d like to receive, whether it’s mainstream content or content made by independent artists and developers. This should be even more true in the music industry online. But apparently, not everything is all fun and games in […]
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If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. This classic childhood song (one of my daughter’s favorites) tends to repeat itself, with just a few minor changes in the lyrics, but the end result is always the same: you’re going to have to find some way to express yourself based on how you […]
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Very, very long lines at the airport is a new way of life in the U.S. for those looking to travel, usually adding from 2 to 3 hours more of having to wait at the airport. Conscious about this fact, the TSA introduced the PreCheck program, which allows you to speed through security without having […]
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As we move away from the pay-for-music debate, we enter into a world of millions of publicly available songs that no one wants to listen to. Literally. Now that anyone can release her music to the world with simply an internet connection, why is so much music being ignored? +Want To Know Who The Best Digital Distribution […]
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Maybe you need YouTube more than YouTube needs you. Music videos and music-related video content account for just 4.3% of overall YouTube traffic, according to data now released by San Francisco-based Pexeso. By stark comparison, gaming-related content accounts for 33.4% of the total, which mirrors the massive draw of channels like Twitch. Entertainment-focused content also dwarfs music […]
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People come in from all over the United States, especially the South, just to see the Margaritaville icon Jimmy Buffett. Some fans are apparently more hardcore than others. Better known as the “Parrotheads,” these hardcore Buffett fans tend to bring with them “tent toilets,” which are basically homemade toilets. In an attempt to dissuade homemade-toilet-loving […]
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It’s already been gamed multiple times. Now, the Billboard Album Charts are about to become a complete industry joke, not to mention a complete waste of resources. Once upon a time, the Billboard album charts mattered, because albums mattered. But instead of shifting their charts towards other formats like downloads, streaming, and playlists as albums died, […]
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Apple has a brand new public job posting available out there for anyone talented enough to do the job. According to the job posting on Apple’s website, they’re looking for a skilled lyrics curation manager, with the promise to work 40 hours a week at its Santa Clara Valley office. A few requirements from the […]
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