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RIAA and MPAA file Amacus Briefs Against Cox Piracy Appeal

RIAA and MPAA File Amici Briefs Against Cox Piracy Appeal

January 9, 2017

Cox Communications will face a difficult time with industry leaders like the RIAA and MPAA against them. Back in December 2015, a federal jury in Virginia ruled against Cox Communications. The ruling held Co... Read More...

Top YouTube to MP3 stream ripper sued by the RIAA, the IFPI, and the BPI.

RIAA, IFPI, and BPI File Lawsuit Against Top YouTube to MP3 Site

Daniel Sanchez

September 26, 2016

Just say no to Youtube to MP3 ripping? The industry is clamping down on the fast-growing streaming conversion sector. In a joint effort, The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the ... Read More...

13 Years Later, the Music Industry Is Still Trying to Kill the Pirate Bay…

Charlotte Hassan

June 7, 2016

The RIAA have been battling with The Pirate Bay for years. But, their latest efforts have been geared towards trying to get The Pirate Bay's .org domain suspended, according to a report by TorrentFreak. The RI... Read More...

How Many Streams Make a Platinum Album? 1.5 Billion…

Charlotte Hassan

February 2, 2016

How many streams are there in a modern-day 'album'? The Recording Industry of America (RIAA) says 1,500, which means a Platinum Award requires a mere 1.5 billion streams. Most sectors of the music industry h... Read More...

Don’t F*&k With the Music Industry, Grooveshark Clones

Paul Resnikoff

November 2, 2015

The major recording labels, led by Universal Music Group, famously buried Grooveshark earlier this year. The company not only dissolved shortly thereafter, but its cofounder was suspiciously found dead a f... Read More...

On October 28th, a Federal Court Will Determine Aurous’ Fate

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2015

'The Popcorn Time for Music' may soon be popped for good. Aurous is now feeling the full, massive weight of litigation from major labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertai... Read More...

Exclusive: Aurous Announcing Its Legal Defense Team…

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2015

The following is a developing story; please check back for ongoing updates in this quick-shifting situation. Last update: 9:30 am PT Friday. Perhaps burying Aurous will be more difficult than the music ... Read More...

Federal Judge Orders Temporary Shutdown of Aurous

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2015

Update, Friday AM: Aurous has now pulled all available downloads from aurous.me following the court order; Aurous founder Andrew Sampson has confirmed the yank-down in a tweet this (Friday) morning. Th... Read More...

Aurous, the ‘Popcorn Time for Music,’ Is Launching In Less Than Two Weeks

Paul Resnikoff

September 29, 2015

You can shut down an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. But can you shut down a totally decentralized, BitTorrent-powered streaming music application? That's an urgent question for major labels and groups... Read More...

What If There Aren’t Any More Streaming Music Subscribers?

Paul Resnikoff

September 22, 2015

In about one month's time, we'll know how many people are willing to pay for Apple Music. That number is absolutely critical to the future of streaming music, a sector that is proving ineffective at gettin... Read More...

Aurous Abruptly Cancels Its Crowdfunding Campaign

Paul Resnikoff

September 21, 2015

Aurous Indigogo crowdfunding campaign,Monday 6:30 am PT... Late last week, BitTorrent-based music application Aurous unveiled a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, a direct snub to the music industry. T... 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...

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

Will the Music Industry Ever Get a Handle on Rightsholder Payouts?

You Release Music and Chase The Audience.

Live Music’s New Geography

After a Brief Shocker by Apple Music, Spotify Regains Supremacy in the US-Based Subscriber Race. Here’s the Latest DSP Subscriber Data for H1 2026.

You Wrote the Music. Who Gets the Value? A Special Interview With One of the Most Influential Figures In Music Publishing

RIAA and MPAA File Amici Briefs Against Cox Piracy Appeal

RIAA, IFPI, and BPI File Lawsuit Against Top YouTube to MP3 Site

13 Years Later, the Music Industry Is Still Trying to Kill the Pirate Bay…

How Many Streams Make a Platinum Album? 1.5 Billion…

Don’t F*&k With the Music Industry, Grooveshark Clones

On October 28th, a Federal Court Will Determine Aurous’ Fate

Exclusive: Aurous Announcing Its Legal Defense Team…

Federal Judge Orders Temporary Shutdown of Aurous

Aurous, the ‘Popcorn Time for Music,’ Is Launching In Less Than Two Weeks

What If There Aren’t Any More Streaming Music Subscribers?

Aurous Abruptly Cancels Its Crowdfunding Campaign

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

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