Compliance

Keeping up with compliance and enforcement of music, creative, and IP related legislation

Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Refuses to Disclose ‘Black Box’ Account Figures as Total Payouts Top $1 Billion

February 27, 2023

More questions than answers continue to surround the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) as both royalty payouts and unallocated 'black box' holding accounts reach astronomical levels. The Mechanical Licen... Read More...

Pictured at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 (l to r): Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL; Gebre Waddell, CEO & Founder of Sound Credit; and Tim Smith, Bee Partners (Photo Credit: Sound Credit)

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

February 7, 2023

Pictured at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 (l to r): Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL; Gebre Waddell, CEO & Founder of Sound Credit; and Tim Smith, Bee Partners (Photo Cred... Read More...

TikTok CEO Meets with EU Officials Over Privacy & Child Safety Concerns

Ashley King

January 11, 2023

Photo Credit: EU Audiovisual Service TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with EU officials to discuss privacy concerns and child safety protections. The European lawmakers asked the TikTok chief several questions fo... Read More...

Multiple Universities Begin Banning TikTok After ByteDance Admits Employees Improperly Accessed User Data

Dylan Smith

December 23, 2022

Several buildings on the University of Oklahoma campus. Photo Credit: Nicholas Benson After a number of states prohibited government employees from using TikTok due to security concerns – and as Congress weig... Read More...

Virginia bans TikTok government officials

As Jordan Bans TikTok, Virginia Joins List of US States Banning the App

Ashley King

December 19, 2022

Photo Credit: Stephen Poore Virginia joins the growing list of U.S. states that have banned TikTok for government officials. "TikTok and WeChat data are a channel to the Chinese Communist Party, and their co... Read More...

Pixel 4 iHeartMedia deceptive ads FTC settlement

iHeartMedia, Google Settle Deceptive Ads Lawsuit with FTC

Ashley King

November 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Daniel Romero iHeartMedia and Google have settled a lawsuit with the FTC and seven states over deceptive advertising of its Pixel 4 smartphones. The lawsuit claims that Google paid radio hosts ... Read More...

Tunedly Aims to Disrupt the Music Industry With TunedCoin Project

Ashley King

November 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Tunedly (Chris Erhardt and Mylène Besançon) Blockchain technology is rapidly evolving with new use cases. Supply chain tracking and tracing, compliance auditing, and simplified payment processin... Read More...

Apple Keeps Rejecting Spotify’s Audiobook App Store Updates

Ashley King

October 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify A new report says Spotify is facing issues getting Apple to approve an App Store update featuring audiobooks. The New York Times reports that Spotify's latest update has been rejected a... Read More...

CRB Orders Phonorecords IV Settling Parties to File All ‘Supplemental’ Written and Oral Agreements Following Pushback

Dylan Smith

October 18, 2022

Photo Credit: Bill Oxford Earlier this month, leading music publishers and streaming giants including Spotify released an unredacted version of their Phonorecords IV settlement. But songwriter organizations t... Read More...

FLVTO.biz withdraws from major-label suit

Warner Music Group and Believe Continued to Operate In Russia After Officially Announcing Exits, Reports Say

Dylan Smith

September 20, 2022

Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Astemir Almov Warner Music Group (WMG) continued to operate in Russia even after announcing that it would cease conducting business in the nation, while indie label and distribut... Read More...

Tencent Music Officially Prepares to List Shares In Hong Kong — Trading Begins Next Week

Dylan Smith

September 14, 2022

About six months after disclosing its intention of spearheading a secondary stock listing, Tencent Music (NYSE: TME) is reportedly preparing to make shares available on Hong Kong’s exchange “as soon as next w... Read More...

New Grant Offers Free Festival Passes to People with Disabilities – Lollapalooza, EDC, Stagecoach & More

Ashley King

September 1, 2022

Photo Credit: AccessibleFestivals.org A new grant program offers free festival passes to several popular festivals for people with disabilities. Here's what you should know. The Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Gr... Read More...

Songwriter Organizations Urge Congressional Action on the Mechanical Licensing Collective’s ‘Black Box’ Royalties — ‘Very Blatant Conflict of Interest’

Is Your Band Big In Japan? Shifts In Public Performance Tracking Could Generate Some Major Surprises

Schneider Retreats From YouTube Content ID Court Battle After Failing to Secure Class Action Status

Is the YouTube Content ID Lawsuit Fading Away? Maria Schneider Makes Another Attempt for Class Action Status as Trial Date Looms

Assistive vs. Generative AI: What’s the Difference and What Are the Copyright Implications?

Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Refuses to Disclose ‘Black Box’ Account Figures as Total Payouts Top $1 Billion

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties

iHeartMedia, Google Settle Deceptive Ads Lawsuit with FTC

Tunedly Aims to Disrupt the Music Industry With TunedCoin Project

Apple Keeps Rejecting Spotify’s Audiobook App Store Updates

CRB Orders Phonorecords IV Settling Parties to File All ‘Supplemental’ Written and Oral Agreements Following Pushback

Tencent Music Officially Prepares to List Shares In Hong Kong — Trading Begins Next Week