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Who’s Selling Data? New California Privacy Law Gives Users More Control

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "With more streaming services on the market than ever and a global pandemic incentivizing people to stay at home, it's...

Google Will Pay News Publishers for Content Starting Later This Year

Variety reports: "Google is prepping a “new news experience” to launch later in 2020 — for which the internet giant will finally directly compensate...

SoundExchange, Recording Academy & More Launch ‘Fair Trade’ Campaign to Pay...

Billboard reports: "Anytime there is a royalty for the use of a sound recording in the U.S., the music creator is entitled to receive...

In the Age of Coronavirus, How Do We Value Film Libraries?

Variety reports: "How to value a film library is a major question in the COVID-19 era as cinemas and streamers turn to older titles...

The Internet Archive has ended its ‘emergency library’ early

The Verge reports: "After four commercial publishers filed a lawsuit earlier this month, the Internet Archive ended its National Emergency Library program earlier than...

Twitch streamers are getting blindsided by years-old copyright notices

The Verge reports: "Over the last few days, a furor has been brewing on Twitch: out of the blue, streamers started seeing copyright takedown...

Royalty Exchange Transactions Pass $75M, Helping 875 Creators

Hypebot reports: "The Royalty Exchange, a digital marketplace for buying, and selling music catalog, announced that it passed the $75 million in transactions in...

Jaxsta Aims to Bring Back Liner Notes, and Create an IMDB...

Variety reports: "An IMDB for music, crossed with LinkedIn: That’s basically the elevator pitch for Jaxsta, a Sydney, Australia-based tech company that aims to...

British Songwriters, Composers See Royalties Climb to Record $990 Million

Variety reports: "PRS for Music, the organization that represents the rights of British songwriters, composers and music publishers, collected a record £811 million ($990...

Splice Sees Record Activity During Quarantine, Nearly 50% Surge to 1.1...

Variety reports: "Splice, the popular online music production marketplace that offers royalty-free samples and presets, has seen record-breaking activity since the start of the...