Category archives: publishing

Radio Once Again Seeks To Pay Songwriters Lower Rates

In an ongoing quest to hang on to precious dollars, a committee representing 10,000 radio stations is dropping a lawsuit on performing rights organization Global Music Rights, in hopes of reducing the payout required to songwriters. _____________________ Guest post by Erin M. Jacobson, this first appeared on Forbes US singer…

YouTube Delivers Fans, But There’s A Big Value Gap [Russ Crupnick]

Although the high volume of music traffic which YouTube attracts would make it seem as though the platform is the industry’s best friend, the value gap which the service perpetuates has earned it a fair amount of ire. ____________________ Guest post by Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch In many ways, YouTube…

Coalition Of Top Music Industry Trade Groups Congratulate Trump On Win, Signal Agreement With Piracy Promises

Despite deep distrust of President – elect Trump within much of the music community, a diverse group of industry trade groups including A2IM, ASCAP, BMI, The RIAA, The Recording Academy and the NMPA have written an open letter congratulating him on his win and signaling support for his campaign pledge…

Trademark Basics For Musicians

Here, we break down the basics behind trademark law, take a look a how to define who owns a trademark, trademark licensing, how one infringes on a trademark, and other important things to keep in mind. ___________________________ Guest post by Becki C. Lee Esq on Watt Your band name may…

Hedge Your Bets! Inside The Flo and Eddie SiriusXM Settlement

Here Stephen Carlisle digs into what what on in the surprise settlement reached between SiriusXM and Flo and Eddie Inc., just before the trial was scheduled to take place. ___________________________ Guest post by Stephen Carlisle of Nova Southeastern University On November 14, 2106, literally “on the eve of trial” over…

Congress Brings Sanity To Appointment Of Head Of US Copyright

It looks as though the churning waters in the U.S. Copyright Office are beginning to calm somewhat following the retaliatory constructive termination of Maria Pallante. Since then congress has taken corrective action and issued a warning to the current Librarian of Congress. _______________________ Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music…

10 Most Searched For Lyrics Of 2016

LyricFind has shared its most searched for lyrics of 2016. They deliver lyrics to 100+ services including Google, Amazon Music, Deezer, Pandora, Shazam and iHeartMedia. Earlier this year, Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself” marked LyricFind’s 15 billionth lyric display. _______________________________________ The Top Ten Lyrics of 2016 Song Artist 1 Love Yourself…