Dear Hugo Boss, Thanks for Stealing Our Music. Signed, The xx.
The xx, 'Intro' Hugo Boss 'Master The Light Spring/Summer 2014' TV spot. ... Read More...
Dear Audi, Thanks for Stealing My Music. Sincerely, Sohn.
Screengrab from Audi's A3 Ad.
Forget about asking for free music. Did Audi just completely rip off Sohn?
Here's what happens when a major corporation with millions of dollars decides they don't want to lice... Read More...
Don Henley: ‘Videoing a Concert With a Phone Is a Violation of Our Copyright’
The Eagles have been stepping up measures to ban smartphone picture-snapping, filming, and standing at their shows. But this goes beyond simple etiquette.
“Videoing a concert with a phone is a viola... Read More...
YouTube Will be Ripping Down Indie Music Videos ‘In a Matter of Days’
Don't like YouTube's terms and payouts? Well, you can always go f*&k yourself. According to details just disclosed by a YouTube executive, videos from independent labels that dislike YouTube's payout ... Read More...
A Rational, 5-Point Plan for Modernizing Music Copyright…
The following speech was delivered last week by Paul Williams, president and chairman of performance rights organization ASCAP in Los Angeles.
Good morning, everybody. I’m Paul Williams, and I create musi... Read More...
Congress Wants To Hear Your Songs And Stories To Help Fix The Copyright Law
"If we're going to preserve America's ability to create and export the world's greatest music, we have to modernize the music licensing system in a way that allows songwriters and artists to thrive alongsid... Read More...
Don Henley: “In Google’s World, We Are Not Creators, We Are Not Artists…”
It started as an interview about the brand-new Forum and the Eagles' mega-reunion tour. From the Los Angeles Times...
LA Times: As far as the record business goes, have you read Jaron Lanier's book "Who O... Read More...
Europeans Have No Idea What a ‘Pandora’ Is…
We can debate the impact of iTunes Radio on Pandora, but that's an American discussion. Or, more correctly, a United States discussion. Because in Europe, there isn't a question at all: Europeans largely ha... Read More...
A Tiny Percentage of Artist Income Comes from Copyright, Study Finds…
The purpose of copyright is to encourage the production of intellectual property by offering protection and compensation to its creators. But what if those creators are enjoying neither protection, nor com... Read More...
New Zealand Invents the ‘Single Music License’ for ALL Performances…
If the royalty system is totally and completely f&*ked up, why don't we fix it?
Enter the country of New Zealand, which is about to introduce a reasonable, one-stop license for any public perfo... Read More...
The Dummy’s Guide to Issuing DMCA Notices & Removing Infringing Content…
The following guide comes from Iranian independent guitarist Salim Ghazi Saeedi, who last month discovered his music being sold illegally on myfreemp3.eu. That was the start of a self-education process. A... Read More...