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David Lowery Reminds Musicians To File For Share Of $10M Rhapsody, Napster Songwriter Settlement
David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker led a class action lawsuit against Rhapsody (aka Napster). The case, which alleged the streamer had unlawfully reproduced and distributed copyrighted compositions, has preliminarily settled, and musicians may be entitled to compensation. “I’m really proud of my advocacy on behalf of independent…
How To Get Your Share Of $10 Million Lowery v. Rhapsody and Napster Settlement
Artist advocate and musician David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker helped lead a class action lawsuit against Rhapsody International (aka Napster). The case, which alleged that the streamer had unlawfully reproduced and distributed certain copyrighted compositions, has preliminarily settled, and indie musicians may be entitled to compensation. Instructions…
Rhapsody and Napster To Pay Songwriters Up To $10M In Class Action Settlement
The law firm representing musician and artist advocate David Lowery and other songwriters has filed a motion for preliminary approval of a settlement that will see self-published songwriters paid as much as $10 million by Rhapsody and it’s Napster music streaming service. The settlement, filed in the US District Court…
Rhapsody makes two senior hires and ‘formally’ launches Powered by Napster service
Angel Gambino joins as Chief Commercial Officer and John Law as VP, Head of Product
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RealNetworks Takes Control Of Napster Music Streaming Service For Just $1M Up Front
RealNetworks has doubled its stake in Rhapsody International, which operates the Napster music streaming service. RealNetworks now owns 84% of Napster and will operate it as an independent subsidiary. The transaction values Napster at less than $140 million. Bill Patrizio will continue to be Napster’s CEO, and Rob Glaser will…
Why has Sony Music just launched a streaming service (and Spotify rival) in Japan?
Streaming has overtaken downloads in revenue terms for first time this year in the market
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Sony Music launches its own streaming service in Japan
The new service is called Mora Qualitas and will be powered by Rhapsody’s Napster platform
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A million new tracks are being uploaded to streaming service Napster every 6 weeks
Bill Patrizio revealed intriguing stat at Midem last week
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After Several Years, Rhapsody Napster Posts Surprising Profit
Is streaming profitable? For Rhapsody/Napster, it actually (finally) is. According to a regulatory filing by RealNetworks, Rhapsody International posted a profit of over $1.6 million in the third quarter, with a record revenue of more than $54 million. Rhapsody International owns Napster music service. This news comes several months after Rhapsody/Napster restructured their San Francisco […]
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