Impersonation is the Highest Form of Flattery, or is it? The Danger of AI...
From AI generated essays to art, this technological revolution has and will continue to create many legal issues for its engineers and affected creatives alike.…
View ArticleInterview with Donald S. Passman on his 11th Edition of “All You Need To Know...
In this interview with Donald S. Passman, we discuss his 11th edition of “All You Need to Know About the Music Business”. Read below as…
View ArticleThe Copyright Hearings
For more than a year now the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet has been conducting a series of hearings as…
View ArticleReporting on SoundCloud
In the years since the rise and subsequent fall of Napster, the distribution of recorded music has, for better or worse, become primarily about maximizing…
View ArticleCopyright in Public Places
“All the world’s a stage,” wrote Shakespeare in As You Like It, and he said as much in other plays. The public performance of creative…
View ArticlePost-1978 Copyright Reversions
2013 marked the first year that sound recording and musical composition copyrights could revert from labels and publishers, respectively, to artists and songwriters. The Copyright…
View ArticleSampling Without A License
Sampling has been controversial from the very start. Supporters of the practice argue that artists sample songs they love and build on them to create their…
View ArticleThe Performance Right Juncture: Compositions
Two exclusive rights of copyright are at the heart of the worldwide business of music. They involve musical compositions and sound recordings, the rights of…
View ArticleThe Performance Right Juncture: Sound Recordings
Prior to 1972, no federal copyright protection existed for sound recordings. Congress rectified that situation by extending copyright to any recordings that were fixed on…
View ArticleThe Case For SoundCloud
SoundCloud’s mission has been to offer a free-to-register music platform with little or no advertising. It has gained a reputation since its foundation in 2007…
View ArticlePandora’s Evolution
Of late, the sustainability of streaming giant Pandora has become questionable. Losses are fivefold what they were a year ago, even though revenue has grown…
View ArticleYouTube’s Value Gap
In the beginning of the XXth Century music consumption did not compare with today. Music publishers, for instance, were used to generate revenue mostly through…
View ArticleConsent and Songwriters’ Rights
In June, the United States Department of Justice both denied a review of ASCAP and BMI’s consent decrees and extended the reach of the decrees…
View Article2016 in Review
New developments marked the US music business in 2016, There was welcome growth in recorded music sales driven by more streams and streaming services. Still,…
View ArticleTrademark: The Importance of Brand-Artist Protection
In an industry dominated by corporate sponsorship, discussion regarding music-brand relationships has been a pressing topic of interest. Lately there has been an increase in…
View ArticleChina and the Monopoly of Music Streaming
Despite the immense size of China’s music streaming market, Chinese recorded music revenues are minimal. The country made the Top 20 in the IFPI’s ranking…
View ArticleAn Introduction to the Berne Convention
The United States and Canada are two of the 174 member countries in the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Arts. This…
View ArticleMusic Creators Comprehension of Copyright
By Scott M. Huff Introduction It has been said, “it all starts with a song.” Anyone in the music business would agree that a musical…
View ArticleThe Music Industry (Taylor’s Version): How Taylor Swift Is Impacting the...
Taylor Swift is a household name that has been making headlines and breaking records in the music industry for over fifteen years. As an artist,…
View ArticleThe Hardships of Hipgnosis Songs Fund in Light of Phonorecords III
by Kaja Deric and Vincent Williams Introduction In the years following the enactment of the Music Modernization Act, there have been numerous advancements in royalty…
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