Category archives: Top Stories

Top 10 Illegal Sites Received 70 Million Complaints Last Year

According to Google’s transparency report, the top 10 infringing sites received 70 million complaints last year. This news comes after major copyright holders have been struggling to control massive online infringement for nearly two decades. There have been major efforts surrounding a proposed modification to the longstanding ‘Takedown’ policies, powered by a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) loophole. But, […]

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Executive Shuffle: Universal Music Group, Columbia Records

The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Universal Music Group (UMG)has hired Gautam Srivastava as Executive Vice President of Human Resources. Srivastava will be based in the company’s Santa Monica headquarters in Los Angeles, and will be responsible for overseeing all UMG’s global human resources operations across over 60 countries.   Srivastava will report to Lucian Grainge, Chairman and Chief […]

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Justin Bieber and Skrillex Face Lawsuit Over ‘Sorry’

Justin Bieber faced with yet another lawsuit… According to reports, Justin Bieber and Skrillex are facing legal action from a not-so well-known artists by the name of White Hinterland. Hinterland also known as Casey Dienel, alleges that the opening of Bieber’s song ‘Sorry’ was chopped from her song ‘Ring The Bell’ and that her vocal loops […]

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Google Avoids $9 Billion Oracle Lawsuit With ‘Fair Use’ Excuse

Is Google using ‘fair use’ as an excuse? Yesterday, a jury in a California District Federal court threw out Oracle’s claim that Google abused the use of their copyright of their code. The judge declared that the search giant’s use of the code in Android was fair use, which completely freed the tech giant of […]

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Snapchat Raised $1.8B In Funding Round, Predicted Revenue $1 Billion By 2017

Snapchat is growing at an unprecedented rate… Snapchat has raised over $1.8 billion in its latest funding round. SEC filings published today (Thursday May 26th) reveal Snapchat’s latest funding round totaled $1,808,560,006. Investors included General Atlantic, Sequoia Capital, T. Rowe Price, Lone Pine, Glade Brook Capital, IVP, Coatue Management and Fidelity, and several others, according to Techcrunch. […]

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Exclusive: Copyright Office Discusses DMCA’s Safe Harbor Provisions

Is Section 512 or the DMCA’s safe harbor provisions working as intended? Jay Rosenthal, partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP who represents music industry content owners participated in both Copyright Office roundtables and has exclusively shared his findings with DMN.  Rosenthal gives us the lowdown on the discussions that took place and any outcomes (if […]

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iHeartMedia Wins Legal Battle Against Creditors

iHeartMedia wins corporate lawsuit, after battling major debt… Massive radio conglomerate iHeartMedia has long been struggling to stay afloat after saddling itself with billions in debt. Though, today there has been a breakthrough in the case after they won their corporate lawsuit, according to The San Antonio Express News. Back in March, iHeartMedia was faced with a […]

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Spotify Weighs In On Apple Music With Updated Family Plan

Spotify won’t let their family plan stand in the way of being the number one streaming service in the market… The major benefit of Apple Music, aside from its radio service, was the family plan – the fact that up to 6 users could have full access to the streaming platform for just $14.99 a […]

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Chance The Rapper Is The First Artist To Hit Billboard 200 Chart With Streaming-Only Album

Chance the Rapper’s ‘Coloring Book’ is the first album to hit the Billboard 200 chart despite only being available on streaming services. There is no physical version of the album for fans to purchase, whether CD or vinyl.   There’s nothing on iTunes. It’s only available on Apple Music to stream, it’s not even on other streaming services […]

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Soulja Boy’s Poker Sponsorship Worth ‘Less Than $1 Million Cash’

The terms of Soulja Boy’s recently signed sponsorship deal with World Poker Fund Holdings may have been wildly exaggerated. Soulja Boy’s recently confirmed ‘brand ambassadorship’ sponsorship deal with World Poker Fund Holdings is worth a tiny fraction of what the rapper claims, according to one source with direct knowledge of the deal speaking to Digital Music News. […]

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