Linking to Pirate Content Copyright Isn’t Illegal, EU Court Rules

The advocate general Melchior Wathelet is the individual behind this notion. The opinion was raised due to an ongoing case between Playboy and a Dutch web page GeenStijl.nl.  The Dutch site linked to leaked Playboy photos that were hosted on a file-hosting site File-factory, back in 2011.  Playboy successfully requested removal of the photos from File-factory, but […]

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The Inevitable Unbundling Of Streaming Music Platforms

One of the obstacles to successfully monetizing streaming stems from the challenge of getting a more casual music listener to shell out $10 a month for extra music they don’t especially want, but by offering a greater variety of payment tiers, more fans might be willing to pay for streaming….

Watch Fifth Harmony’s Sultry, Stripped-Down ‘Ex’s and Oh’s’ Cover

Fifth Harmony delivered a stunning, intricately layered cover of Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s” during an appearance on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Thursday.

The group’s full appearance is available to watch, with their cover of “Ex’s and Oh’s” starting at the 8:34 mark. The quintet traded vocal duties during the…

Bob Dylan Debuts “Melancholy Mood,” Details New Album

Bob Dylan debuted the first song, “Melancholy Mood,” off his upcoming album, Fallen Angels, which is due out May 20th. On his last record, 2015’s Shadows in the Dark, Dylan made his own versions of Frank Sinatra classics. On Fallen Angels, Dylan is onc…