Music Piracy

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Scores No. 1 on the Billboard 200 With Only 873 Digital Album Sales

A Boogie wit da Hoodie Scores No. 1 on the Billboard 200 With Only 823 Digital Album Sales

January 15, 2019

A Boogie wit da Hoodie tops Billboard's album charts — without selling many albums. Last summer, Drake’s latest project, Scorpion, had the honor of becoming the lowest-selling No. 1 album in 27 years. Acc... Read More...

Lady Gaga Issues an Apology to Fans, Pulling Collaboration with R. Kelly from iTunes and Streaming Services

Daniel Sanchez

January 10, 2019

Lady Gaga takes a strong stance against R. Kelly, apologizing for her 2013 collaboration with the beleaguered R&B singer. In the past week, Lifetime aired a six-part documentary on R. Kelly. Dubbed Surv... Read More...

South Korea Mobile Music Services Must Now Pay More in Royalties

Mobile Music Services Face Higher Royalties in South Korea — and Customers Are Paying for It

Daniel Sanchez

January 2, 2019

South Korean music fans who love to download music now have to pay a higher price. According to a new report, South Korean mobile music services have raised their subscription fees. The move comes after n... Read More...

A New Bill in the Philippines Could Put ISPs Out of Business Should They Fail To Block Access to Pirating Sites

Daniel Sanchez

December 28, 2018

The Philippines government won’t tolerate piracy of any kind. The Philippines isn’t exactly known for safeguarding copyright owners’ legitimate works. That could soon change, however. According to a ne... Read More...

The Most Notorious Piracy Hubs in the World, According to the EU

Daniel Sanchez

December 10, 2018

Has the European Union just given a boost to piracy websites? For years, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published a list of the most notorious piracy hubs in the world. The list has inc... Read More...

Echoing SOPA and PIPA, the Music Industry Renews Calls for Widespread Site-Blocking

Daniel Sanchez

November 30, 2018

Once again, without truly understanding the consequences, the music industry has pushed for widespread site-blocking to take on piracy. But what does the RIAA stand to benefit from the effort? Eight years a... Read More...

Mariah Carey's Worst-Selling Album Ranked on iTunes Top 100

Glitter, Mariah Carey’s Worst-Selling Album, Is Surging on iTunes

Daniel Sanchez

November 16, 2018

Mariah Carey’s latest album, Caution, has sparked renewed interest in Glitter. Seventeen years ago, at the height of her fame, Mariah Carey starred in a music romantic comedy. In Glitter, Carey played an ... Read More...

Dismissing the Singer’s Sales as ‘Unverified,’ Kris Wu Lands at No. 100 on the Billboard 200

Daniel Sanchez

November 14, 2018

Chinese music fans found a clever way to download Kris Wu’s album. But it looks like Billboard has disqualified the purchases. Nearly two weeks ago, Kris Wu dropped his latest album. With digital downloa... Read More...

How Exactly Did Kris Wu Game iTunes? Simple. He Didn’t.

Daniel Sanchez

November 8, 2018

A simple trick helped Kris Wu reach No. 1 on iTunes. How exactly did a relatively unknown foreign singer manage to reach No. 1? That’s the question of the week. Last Friday, Kris Wu, a Chinese pop star... Read More...

AT&T Starts Cracking Down on Pirates on Its Network

AT&T Starts Cracking Down on Infringement on Its Network — With Actual Account Terminations

Daniel Sanchez

November 7, 2018

ISPs have typically given infringing users endless 'strikes' while rarely disconnecting accounts. But according to a new report, AT&T will start cracking down on suspected pirates in a more serious way. ... Read More...

A FLVTO.biz Clone Is Already Popping Up — With Half-a-Million Monthly Pageviews

Paul Resnikoff

November 5, 2018

We've seen this whack-a-mole story before — but usually the clones wait until the mothership is destroyed. As the major labels wage legal war against YouTube 'stream ripper' FLVTO.biz, a clone site is alread... Read More...

FLVTO.biz’s Attorneys Remain on the Counter-Offensive Against the Major Labels — Is This Case Getting Tossed?

Paul Resnikoff

October 24, 2018

Attorneys for YouTube 'stream ripper' FLVTO.biz are raising serious jurisdictional questions in their defense against the major labels. But that's just one of several counter-attacks. Earlier this year, maj... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Reservoir Fires Off Infringement and DMCA Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Demanding Nearly $340 Million in Total Damages

After a Fruitless Legal Attack, RIAA Takes the Anna’s Archive Problem to the US Government

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

IFPI Urges the EU to Include X on Its 2027 ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watchlist,’ Says the Platform ‘Remains a Significant Concern for the Music Industry’

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

A Boogie wit da Hoodie Scores No. 1 on the Billboard 200 With Only 823 Digital Album Sales

Lady Gaga Issues an Apology to Fans, Pulling Collaboration with R. Kelly from iTunes and Streaming Services

Mobile Music Services Face Higher Royalties in South Korea — and Customers Are Paying for It

A New Bill in the Philippines Could Put ISPs Out of Business Should They Fail To Block Access to Pirating Sites

The Most Notorious Piracy Hubs in the World, According to the EU

Echoing SOPA and PIPA, the Music Industry Renews Calls for Widespread Site-Blocking

Glitter, Mariah Carey’s Worst-Selling Album, Is Surging on iTunes

Dismissing the Singer’s Sales as ‘Unverified,’ Kris Wu Lands at No. 100 on the Billboard 200

How Exactly Did Kris Wu Game iTunes? Simple. He Didn’t.

AT&T Starts Cracking Down on Infringement on Its Network — With Actual Account Terminations

A FLVTO.biz Clone Is Already Popping Up — With Half-a-Million Monthly Pageviews

FLVTO.biz’s Attorneys Remain on the Counter-Offensive Against the Major Labels — Is This Case Getting Tossed?