Category archives: publishing

Senate Introduces Register Of Copyrights Selection, Accountability Act

After passing in the U.S. House easily, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 was just introduced to the Senate and, if passed, will modernize the copyright office and help allow it to develop apart from the Library of Congress. ___________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of…

Fast Rising Kobalt Music Adds $75 Million At $775M Valuation To Finance Growth

Music publishing and rights management firm Kobalt has raised $75 million in growth capital. The Series D round was led by Hearst Entertainment with participation from Balderton Capital and MSD Capital. _____________________________ Including today’s $75 million round, Kobalt has raised $191 million. The company is valued at $775 million. Lead…

Will The Music Industry Soon Be Under The Control Of Computers?

While much of what is unfair about payments to artists stems from the low rates, the lack of accuracy and accountable when it comes the metadata associated with said music, something which could be helped with the implementation of things like blockchain tech. _______________________ Guest post by Erin M. Jacobson…

TuneRegistry Links with Harry Fox To Help Indie Songwriters Get Paid Spotify, Streaming Mechanical Royalties

[UPDATED] Indie music rights management platform TuneRegistry has announced a partnership with the Harry Fox Agency to initiate electronic delivery of song registrations. ___________________________ TuneRegistry’s new partnership with the Harry Fox Agency completes its goal of making in easy for independent music creators to submit music registrations and metadata to…

US Entertainment Firm Milks Croatian Promoter w/ Trademark Rights It May Not Own

Although trademark bullying is certainly an all too common occurrence, the bully in question typically owns the trademark it’s swinging around, although this may not be the case with World Wide Entertainment Group Inc., something which has led to a lawsuit from a Croation festival promoter which World Wide was…

Sas Metcalfe, Laurent Hubert and others promoted at Kobalt Music Group

Jeannette Perez, Lonny Olinick and Marissa Mencher also step up as Richard Sanders departs
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Music Journalism Is Still Dead

This article explores why music journalism no longer exists as it once did, and how the power of the press has shifted and diminished in much the same way as major labels have, and how that might be good for culture in general. ________________________ Guest post by David Gerard of…