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Why we’re passing on blockchain pitches
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Gaming is a constantly evolving, tech-driven industry awash in entrepreneurs, disruptors, and innovators, often with loads of venture capital willing to support...
How Would Opening Up Facebook Change the Internet?
The Verge reports: "On October 22nd, some of Silicon Valley’s biggest critics introduced a bill that’s meant to undercut social media monopolies. The Augmenting...
TuneIn Loses Appeal Against Judgment in Sony and Warner Copyright Infringement...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "The company was hoping to overturn the judgment in the Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment copyright infringement lawsuit...
How AI Is Transforming The Music Industry
Hypebot reports: "Though the music business has often been an early adopter of new tech, doing so has often resulted in considerable blowback, and...
Deezer Eyes France Launch of ‘User-Centric’ System of Divvying Up Royalties
Billboard reports: "Paris-based streaming service Deezer, which boasts of 14 million active users, is pushing ahead with a pilot plan that would reconfigure how...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Answers to questions about Copyright in 2021
Hypebot reports: "Although they were easy to miss in the end of year kerfuffle, several new copyright bill and proposals were not only announced,...
