ARTISTS DELIVER LETTER TO WHITE HOUSE
MORE THAN 11,000 ARTISTS SIGN LETTER ASKING ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT ARTISTS’ RIGHTS Washington, D.C. – “A delegation of emerging artists in The Copyright Alliance’s grassroots network of creators today delivered to the White House a letter signed by more than 11,000 artists nationwide. The letter asks President Obama and Vice President Biden to pursue policies [...]
Music Biz Expert Passman: Subscriptions Can Save Us
“If you work in the music business, you probably already know the name Donald Passman. For the uninitiated, his book “All You Need to Know About the Music Business,” which was first released in 1991 and comes out in a seventh edition today, is the book on how the music industry works. If you ever [...]
Vevo Launch Date Set
By Antony Bruno, Denver “The Vevo online music video service is expected to launch Dec. 8, according to sources close to the company. The launch will kick off with an invite-only party at Skylight Studios in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood for key executives and advertising partners. The joint venture between Universal Music Group and Sony [...]
How Spotify Might Save the Music Industry
“Today’s music industry can be a gloomy place, full of cranky concert promoters facing more competition than ever, sleek music label executives who’ve seen their huge bonuses cut as revenue plummets, and musicians bemoaning the illegal distribution of their art. But according to some of the most respected and esteemed minds in this troubled business, [...]
Music Industry Signs Online Distribution Agreement With European Union
October 20, 2009: The European Commission has signed an agreement with the online music industry designed to improve consumers’ access to online music across the 27-nation European Union, it said Tuesday. Read the Full Article HERE: http://www.nytimes.com/external/idg/2009/10/20/20idg-music-industry-signs-online-distribution-agreement-w-38088.html
Burning CDs Checked Out from the Library: Ripping or Ripping Off?
When you burn CDs checked out from the library onto your computer, are you ripping — or ripping off? Defenders call it fair use; others call it piracy Read the Full Article HERE: http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-1028-library-cdsoct28,0,2130763.story
Many Copyright Office Fees Changed
“Many Copyright Office fees changed on August 1, 2009. The fee for online registration of a basic claim through the electronic Copyright Office remains the same at $35. Registration of a basic claim on Form CO is now $50, while registration of a basic claim on paper forms is $65. For a complete fee schedule [...]
Mandatory Deposit for Electronic Works
“The Copyright Office is extending the time in which reply comments may be filed in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding amendments to regulations governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the United States and available only online. Reply comments must be received in the Office of the General Counsel of the [...]
Fee Suspended for Litigation Purposes
“The Copyright Office is publishing an interim rule relating to fees for special handling of registration claims that have been pending for at least six months. Special handling is the expedited processing of an application and is granted in certain circumstances when compelling reasons are present. Because of current delays in the processing of applications [...]
