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    27
    Feb

    Royalties Reallocation: Rock Stars Sue UMG Over Digital Distribution Dollars

    Posted by Josh Druckerman | (2) Comment

      We’ve been able to pay to digitally download sound recordings through legitimate services for over a decade now, and these services have grown pretty rapidly in terms of both scale and profitability. So much so, that iTunes (so far the most successful of the digital distribution platforms) has sold more than 10 billion songs [...]

    Tags : contract, copyright, Data, Digital, Distribution, Downloads, iTunes, License, Licensing, Music, record label, Revenue, Royalties, Universal Music Group
    Category : Uncategorized
    15
    Feb

    Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: Departing Warner Music Group Chairman Declares War on Universal-EMI Merger

    Posted by Lauren Majchrowski | (0) Comment

      Tuesday, January 31st, may have marked Edgar Bronfman’s final day as chairman of Warner Music Group, but that didn’t stop him from making one more promise regarding the label’s future plans on his way out.  In an interview with Peter Kafka at the “D: Dive into Media Conference,” Bronfman had some choice words regarding [...]

    Tags : EMI, European Commission, FTC, Market Control, record label, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group
    Category : Uncategorized
    30
    Jan

    The Megaupload Lawsuit…Not The One You’re Probably Thinking About.

    Posted by Dmitry Lapin | (0) Comment

      With the recent shutdown of Megaupload and the arrest of Kim “Dotcom” Schmitz (founder of Megaupload and formerly the number one ranked Call of Duty player) for massive amounts of alleged copyright infringement, other legal news relating to Megaupload might be overlooked. Well, have no fear, here is some information about the lawsuit filed [...]

    Tags : copyright infringement, DMCA, Megaupload, Notice and Takedown provision, Universal Music Group
    Category : Uncategorized

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