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Twitch apologizes for handling of mass copyright claims
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Twitch has apologized to its streamers for the way it handled a surge of copyright claims from record labels this year."
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Songtradr Acquires UK-Based Sync Licensing Company Cuesongs
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Los Angeles-based B2B music licensing marketplace Songtradr has acquired UK-based boutique sync licensing company, Cuesongs."
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Taylor Swift’s Masters: What Shamrock Gets for $300 Million, Why It...
Variety reports: "What the fund? The rights to the first six albums by Taylor Swift, arguably the most commercially popular artist in the world,...
Could Epidemic Sound Really Be Worth More Than $1bn?
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Epidemic Sound, the controversial Stockholm-headquartered production music house, is reportedly considering an IPO or sale at a company valuation of...
‘Several Hundred Million Dollars’ In Black Box Royalties Is Due To...
Hypebot reports: "We’ve known for years that there is a large pool of unpaid royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, and other digital service providers....
TikTok Inks Multi-Year Licensing Deal With ICE
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Pan-European licensing hub ICE and TikTok have agreed a multi-year licensing deal for the musical works represented by the ICE...
Comcast Must Face Sports TV Antitrust Suit
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "A federal judge partially accepts a complaint from Stan Kroenke's Altitude Sports over a negotiating impasse with Comcast over a...
Libra cryptocurrency project changes name to Diem to distance itself from...
The Verge reports: "The Libra cryptocurrency is getting a new name today, Diem, in an effort to show that the project has “organizational independence”...
Hip-Hop Streaming Platform Spinrilla Found Liable for Users’ Copyright Infringement
Billboard reports: "Hip-hop streaming platform Spinrilla is liable for copyright infringement by its users, a Georgia federal judge has ruled in a big win...
Stream-Ripping Is Next Frontier for Piracy Wars
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "The Recording Industry Association of America runs into some pushback after objecting to a tool that creates permanent copies of...
