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David Bowie In 2002: ‘I’m Fully Confident That Copyright Will No Longer Exist’

January 14, 2016

...from an prescient interview with David Bowie by the New York Times, June 9th, 2002. ''I don't even know why I would want to be on a label in a few years, because I don't think it's going to work by la... Read More...

Google Responds: ‘Take Down Stay Down Is Unjustified’

Charlotte Hassan

December 1, 2015

What if 'Takedown' became 'Take down, Stay down' for obvious, repeated infringers? Unsurprisingly, Google hates the idea. Major copyright holders have been struggling to control massive online infringement ... Read More...

K-Pop Meltdown: Korean Media Giant Faces $50 Milion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2015

K-pop is one of the most explosive and exciting genres of the past few years, but it now appears that some of its superstars have been getting stiffed. Enter DFSB Kollective, a leading K-Pop agency that is... Read More...

Google Refuses to Block the Pirate Bay on ‘Free Speech Principles’

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2015

In a recent, open letter submitted by Google to Daniel H. Marti, United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. It has been suggested that Internet platforms should remove entire sites ... Read More...

Jay Z Prevails In “Big Pimpin'” Copyright Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2015

Jay Z has now been cleared of copyright infringement over the track "Big Pimpin'," the end to a somewhat interesting test of international copyright process. The late-90s rap classic, which also involved m... Read More...

Don Henley: ‘The Internet Is Slowly but Surely Killing the Idea of Copyright’

Paul Resnikoff

September 30, 2015

...from Don Henley's recent interview with Charlie Rose: Charlie Rose: Most great artists, have at least told me, I’d say a majority have come to this table, many many great artists... they say it’s hard... Read More...

Why an Anti-Gay Rally Is Allowed to Use Your Music

Paul Resnikoff

September 16, 2015

It was another shocking moment for a band with a popular song. As Kim Davis stepped on stage in front of a cheering Christian extremist audience, Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' played in the background, eve... Read More...

In 2002, Verizon Offered to Pay the Music Industry $1-a-Month for Every Internet Subscriber

Paul Resnikoff

September 15, 2015

It's a question that haunts the music industry to this day: what if instead of destroying Napster, they had licensed it? Well, it turns out the music industry had another missed opportunity with Napster's ... Read More...

File-Swapping Giant ShareBeast Ripped Down by the FBI

Paul Resnikoff

September 14, 2015

ShareBeast was one of the largest file-swapping sites in the world. But based on massive and willful copyright infringement, the FBI has seized the domain. Prior to the teardown, the RIAA had submitted more... Read More...

The 100 Biggest Copyright Infringers of All Time (as Ranked by Google)

Paul Resnikoff

September 8, 2015

Rankings calculated by total takedowns by Google, based on requests by content owners and/or their agents. Infringing sites and urls published by Google as part of its Transparency Report, which lists all ... Read More...

It’s Your Copyright. Don’t Apologize for Defending It.

Peter Csathy

August 27, 2015

The following guest post comes from Peter Csathy, a venture capitalist, media/tech executive, journalist, and CEO at Manatt Digital Media. We live in a world where many share the belief that content is ‘... Read More...

If ‘Happy Birthday’ Was Written In 1893, Why Is It Still Copyrighted?

Charles Duan

August 10, 2015

The following guest post comes from Charles Duan, an attorney at Public Knowledge. My two-year-old son Alex loves songs—or rather, he loves one song, “The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round.” The song... 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

Kroger Moves to Toss Sony Music-Led Infringement Lawsuit, Arguing Cox v. Sony Invalidates Everything

JYP Entertainment Sues Distributor OneSync Over the Alleged Infringement of Stray Kids Member Han’s ‘Back to Life’

The Music Industry Litigation Tracker — Cases Bubbling Right Now: Sony Music v. Kroger, SoundExchange v. Music Choice, Suno v. Apple (Round II), Penske Media v. Google, More

Billboard Owner Penske Media Officially Appeals AI-Focused Google Antitrust Lawsuit Dismissal

BTS Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Swim’ Abruptly Dropped After a Few Months

David Bowie In 2002: ‘I’m Fully Confident That Copyright Will No Longer Exist’

Google Responds: ‘Take Down Stay Down Is Unjustified’

K-Pop Meltdown: Korean Media Giant Faces $50 Milion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Google Refuses to Block the Pirate Bay on ‘Free Speech Principles’

Jay Z Prevails In “Big Pimpin'” Copyright Lawsuit

Don Henley: ‘The Internet Is Slowly but Surely Killing the Idea of Copyright’

Why an Anti-Gay Rally Is Allowed to Use Your Music

In 2002, Verizon Offered to Pay the Music Industry $1-a-Month for Every Internet Subscriber

File-Swapping Giant ShareBeast Ripped Down by the FBI

If ‘Happy Birthday’ Was Written In 1893, Why Is It Still Copyrighted?