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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...

Music Artists’ Group Accuses Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos of ‘Willful Blindness’...

Variety reports: "Music streaming on Twitch is booming — and now a group of artists is challenging owner Amazon to pay its fair share." Read...

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." Read more

Why Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Represents a Big Piracy Risk Around the...

Variety reports: "Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic “Tenet” is charting a new course for blockbusters during the pandemic by opening in foreign territories before it...

TikTok announces a deal with UnitedMasters, its first music distribution partnership

TechCrunch reports: "Though TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain, the company announced this morning its first music distribution partnership, with indie music distributor...

The Art Of Clearing A Sample: Is It Worth It?

Hypebot reports: "Sampling is an integral part of music, and while the perfect sample can really make a song, improper licensing of said sample...

YouTube hit with UK class action style suit seeking $3BN+ for...

TechCrunch reports: "Another class action style lawsuit has been lodged against a tech giant in the UK alleging violations of privacy and seeking major...

Spotify, Epic, Tile, Match, and more are rallying developers against Apple’s...

The Verge reports: "Several of Apple’s biggest critics — including Epic Games, Spotify, Basecamp, Match Group, Tile, Blix, and Deezer — have banded together...

How Data is Redefining A&R’s Role In The Modern Music Industry

Hypebot reports: "Although A&Rs are still looking for the same qualities in an artist as they were fifty years ago, what they’re looking for...

AI Driven Film Payment Tech Can Predict Box-Office Success, Start Up...

Variety reports: "A payment system claiming to automate the collection, tracking and allocation of film company revenues, as well as predicting future box-office success,...