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Soundcloud Is About to Revolutionize Streaming Payouts, Launching User-Centric Royalties for...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "One of the most hotly-debated concepts in the modern music rights business is user-centric licensing. This model sees streaming royalties...

Facebook Can Be Forced To Remove Content Internationally, Top EU Court...

The Verge reports: "On Thursday, the European Union’s top court ruled that lower court judges could order Facebook to remove illegal comments from its...

Six ways video game composers are missing out on money

Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Video game music is more accessible than ever before, but a lack of business knowledge among composers means money is being left...

Nintendo Clamps Down on YouTube Game Music Channels

gamesindustry.biz reports: "Nintendo appears to be purging YouTube of all unauthorized music uploads from its various classic soundtracks. YouTuber GilvaSunner, whose channel features tunes...

Music Tech Investment Firm DBTH Capital Raises $38.6M

Billboard reports: "DBTH Capital Ventures, a new firm focused on investments in music rights technology, has raised €35 million ($38.6 million) in an initial funding...

Universal Music Central Europe Chief Talks Copyright Directive With European Parliament...

Billboard reports: "Frank Briegmann, president and CEO of Universal Music Central Europe and Deutsche Grammophon, met this week with European Parliament president David Sassoli...

Supreme Court Hands Google a Landmark Win — and Hollywood a...

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "In a closely-watched case about computer code, Justice Stephen Breyer warns that copyright enforcement can sometimes lead to "harm to...

NFL Heads to the Supreme Court In TV Rights Case

Hollywood Reporter reports: "A significant antitrust battle could upset how the league sells game telecasts for billions of dollars and usher in an era...

Hollywood Docket: Music Industry Antitrust; Video Game Humvees; Paul Haggis DNA

Hollywood Reporter reports: "A roundup of recent developments in entertainment and media law including a long-dormant case about copyright law's anti-hacking provisions." Read more

Europe has Slight Lead over U.S. in Emerging Blockchain Digital Securities...

VentureBeat reports: "Blockchain technology and tokenization are transforming global financial markets, with the companies driving this disruption scattered around the globe, according to a...