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Splice Payouts to Creators Top $25 Million as Company Prioritizes Female...
Variety reports: "Splice, the popular platform for rights-cleared sounds and beats, has paid out more than $25 million to musicians in its artist-to-artist marketplace,...
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...
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...
Ubisoft launches lab for blockchain and social entertainment startups
Venture Beat reports: "Ubisoft announced the fifth season of its Entrepreneurs Lab, an incubator program in Paris and Singapore. The call for projects related...
Bux acquires ‘social’ cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport
TechCrunch reports: "Bux, the Amsterdam-based fintech that wants to make investing more accessible, has acquired the European “social” cryptocurrency investment platform Blockport. Terms of...
China’s New Internet Censorship Rules Outline Direction For Content
Variety reports: "Chinese authorities have approved a new set of comprehensive regulations that expand the scope of online censorship, emphasize the war against “negative”...
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...
AI R&D is booming, but general intelligence is still out of...
The Verge reports: "Trying to get a handle on the progress of artificial intelligence is a daunting task, even for those enmeshed in the...
What I Learned About The Future Of Music By Playing Around...
Hypebot reports: "As AI technology continues to develop, questions are being raised in the music business over what kind of impact it will have...
Justice Department Backs Price-Fixing Claim Against Nation’s Radio Stations
Hollywood Reporter reports: "The DOJ sticks up for Irving Azoff's Global Music Rights, which licenses works to songs performed by The Eagles, Jay-Z, Taylor...
