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Labels & Publishers Win $1 Billion Piracy Lawsuit Against Cox Communications
Billboard reports: "Cox Communications was found liable for the piracy infringement of more than 10,000 musical works by a U.S. District Court jury in...
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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Keeping Rightsholders Safe From Fake Artists
Hypebot reports: "While the age of illegal downloads may be largely behind us, other unlawful and deceptive practices have sprung up to take their...
Facebook’s Libra Probably Won’t Help People Without Bank Accounts
The Verge reports: "Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra claims to solve a very dire problem: helping people without access to banks. I have my doubts about how...
Spotify Says It Overpaid Songwriters And Wants Money Back
Hypebot reports: "In it's latest spat with music publishers, Spotify says they owe the streamer for overpayments. Last year's US Copyright Royalty Board rate...
Hollywood Coalition Asks Congress to Strengthen Copyright Laws
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "A broad coalition of more than 350 leaders of Hollywood's creative community has sent a letter to every member of...
Copyright Management Firm Pex Acquires Dubset Media
Billboard reports: "Artists and rights holders looking to track and manage their works on the web will be familiar with Pex, which helps identify...
Judge Will Clarify Whether Many Musicians Can Later Reclaim Rights From...
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "A lawsuit that seeks to vindicate the copyright termination rights of UMG recording artists continues to take shape."
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All Eyes On Zoom: How The At-Home Era’s Breakout Tool Is...
Forbes reports: "Zoom CEO Eric Yuan’s kids finally care about what he does for a living. Sure, they were there that morning in April...
Years Of Copyright Maximalism Is Killing Pop Music
Hypebot reports: "When the “Blurred Lines” decision was handed down – stating that creating a song that had too similar of feel to a...
