Category archives: publishing

You Have To Look At These Two Spotify Charts – Is The The Future Of Streaming Music

New information regarding Spotify’s financials shows that it still remains the front runner in the ongoing streaming wars, but also reveals that it may face trouble from rising rights costs and a drop in the average profit per user. ________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MiDiA and the Music Industry Blog…

Sony Attempts To Charge ‘Administrative Fee’ For Fair Use

Recently, the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association had its lecture videos taken down owing to their inclusion of brief clips of bluegrass music. Although the use of the music was clearly fair use, Sony initially demanded a fee for the use of the recordings, raising some alarming questions regarding copyfraud and…

Music Publishing News Roundup: Massive African Copyright Lawsuit • Google EU Music Deal • Spotify Revenue Report

The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has filed an N16 Billion lawsuit against telecommunications giant, MTN, for copyright infringement. The lawsuit, which is the biggest copyright lawsuit ever in the continent of Africa, alleges copyright infringement by six of MTN’s brands. COSON is Nigeria’s sole government approved collective management for…

Shamrock Capital Advisors Close $250 Million Fund To Invest In Music Publishing, Record Masters, Other Intellectual Property

Content is still king. Or at least it is to Shamrock Capital Advisors and the investors who joined their new $250 million fund to invest in music publishing rights, recorded music masters and other intellectual property. _______________________________________________ Shamrock Capital Advisors today announced the final closing of Entertainment IP Fund (EIP),…