Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Copyright Case

This week the Supreme Court refused to hear a case regarding payments due for the use of pre-1972 sound recordings. While most artist advocates see it as a setback, Ross Pruden of TechDirt sees it as victory for the DMCA’s safe harbors clause. _____________________________ By Ross Pruden of Techdirt For…

A New Strategy For Releasing Music

As the music industry continues to change, so too must the strategy for releasing music. With the single once again more important than the album, artists and labels both big and small are having to reevaluate when to make their material available, and in what capacity. ______________________ Guest post by…

QUICK HITS: Holder Exits BMI For Sony/ATV • Warner Music • Pasquale Rotella • Much More

Music Business News For The Time Deprived Sony/ATV Music Publishing has appointed Ian Holder as Vice President, Creative based in New York. He joins after 10 years at BMI where he was Director of Writer/Publisher Relations. • Magnus Ribbeklint has been named Vice President, Marketing, Warner Music Nordics, a role…

Ian Holder leaves BMI after 10 years to join Sony/ATV as Vice President, Creative

Former Columbia exec leaves BMI after 10 years to join major publisher
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Bill Introduced That Will Politicize U.S. Copyright Office

Rep. Bob Goodlatte and U.S. congressional leaders have promised copyright reform; and if a new bill just introduced is any indication, that will mean putting more control in the hands of the RIAA and MPAA, says Mike Masnick. ___________________ By Mike Masnick of Techdirt Well, we all knew this was…

Music Publishing Update 3.24.17: The Drake Effect

By now you’ve probably heard–or at least heard about–the momentous latest release from hip-hop artist, Drake, More Life. Drake describes the work not as an album or mixtape, but "a body of work bridging the gap between major releases," a playlist of sorts. The work features 22 tracks of varying…