Google, Facebook Excluded from Safe Harbor Protections In Australia

Australian lawmakers just excluded Google and Facebook from safe harbor protection.  Could other governments soon follow suit? Earlier today, the Australian federal government announced that it would introduce legislation that would extend copyright sa…

Google Invests $70 Million to Destroy the Major Label Ecosystem

With a strong financial push from Google, United Masters may do away with record labels entirely. According to Troy Carter, Spotify’s Global Head of Music, the music industry (and especially major labels) have unfairly harmed fans.  To listen to one or…

Alphabet/Google leads $70m funding for startup aiming to challenge major labels

UnitedMasters has been set up by one-time President of Interscope Records, Steve Stoute
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Google Has Removed 3,004,747,844 Piracy Links from Search Results

Google has now received billions of takedown requests for infringing piracy links.  Actually, 3 billion and counting. The battle against digital piracy always seems to be a losing one.  Yet, in a seemingly uncelebrated milestone, Google has now receive…

I Just Found 58 White Supremacist Hate Band on YouTube

Google has gone on the warpath against hate-filled and extremist content on YouTube.  But does this include white supremacist and neo-Nazi music? How can you ensure that videos promoting hatred and discrimination don’t reappear on YouTube?  Simple, according to Google.  Keep them on the site.  The only thing you need to do is demonetize them. […]

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Google, CD Baby, Deezer Join Spotify by Removing Neo-Nazi Bands

Google, CD Baby, Deezer, and Spotify say “No” to hate-filled music on their platforms. Earlier this week, Digital Music News’ Paul Resnikoff published a controversial news article.  In the wake of deadly neo-nazi protests in Charlottesville, Resnikoff found that users on Spotify could easily stream music from thirty-seven white supremacist, neo-nazi groups.  The move prompted […]

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