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Chris Cornell, Soundgarden And Road Rash
In this piece Chris Castle recalls his early experience licensing music for video games, and how his initial skepticism gave way to the enthusiasm of Chris Cornell and the other members of Soundgarden, with positive results for all those involved. _______________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music, Technology, Policy…
Collection Society Demands Copyright Fees From Music Schools For Teaching Music
While collection societies should often go the extra mile to liberally interpret copyright laws in order to get money for content creators and licensees, one company in Japan has taken things a step further, insisting music schools pay up for teaching children how to play music. Read on and tell…
Music Biz Journalist Rhian Jones Shares Her Song Stories
Music shapes our identities and changes our lives. It brings back our memories and stirs up our emotions. My Song Stories asks music professionals and indie artists questions about the songs in their libraries. Today, Rhian Jones, a freelance music business journalist, shares the artists and songs that have impacted…
BMI Honors Tim James with Three Million-Air Awards
BMI singer-songwriter Tim James stopped by the company’s Nashville office to celebrate airplay milestones […]
Downtown Music Publishing Nashville Promotes Danny Berrios
Danny Berrios has been promoted to Director, A&R at Downtown Music Publishing’s Nashville office. In […]
SoundExchange Expands Mission With Acquisition Of CMRRA, The Harry Fox Of Canada
SoundExchange has broaden its mission with the acquisition of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA), a licensing collective representing 85% of songs recorded and broadcast in Canada. ________________________________ SoundExchange has acquired Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA). The music licensing collective represents 85% of all songs recorded,…
Sony/ATV Updates SCORE Royalty Portal With Access To Real-Time Data
Sony/ATV has upgraded its royalty portal SCORE, providing writers real-time access to their current royalty […]
Warner and indies pinched market share from Universal and Sony in 2016 – report
Warner/Chappell climbs to 12% global share of publishing as indies rule sector
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Dear Google, You Could Start Fixing Content ID By Taking Down Dozens Of YouTube Videos On How To Defeat It
While some in the industry may be putting a lot of faith in YouTube’s Content ID system, the method by which it identifies and removes videos infringing on copyright can be easily gotten around, although the question remains how much the Content ID team at Google knows about this industry…