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(Hypebot) — Musicians and other music professionals are understandably nervous about the likelihood of BMI being sold to venture capitalists. Attorney and artist ...
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Chris Castle: Orleans Lawsuit Against WMG Reveals The Truth About Streaming Fees
(Hypebot) — Chris Castle dissects a recent lawsuit between American pop rock band Orleans and Warner Music Group regarding the fees taken from ...
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US Regulators Eye Spotify’s Environmental, Social, And Governance (ESG) Failures
(Hypebot) — It seems the US Securities and Exchange Commission is catching up with Spotify over its negative impact on the environment and relations ...
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Chris Castle: How New Mechanical Royalties Could Affect Indie Labels
(Hypebot) — Music Industry expert Chris Castle goes in-depth on how newer record labels may be positively and negatively affected if mechanical rates increase. ...
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Zuckerburg Wants To Rule The Metaverse And We All Need To Pay Attention
(Hypebot) — Mark Zuckerburg. Meta and Facebook are making some big money moves to make the metaverse a reality and that has huge implications ...
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RIAA’s Mitch Glazier Offers Plan To Settle Frozen Mechanicals Crisis
(Hypebot) — Mitch Glazier, head of the RIAA, wants independent songwriting groups to help inform the contentious Copyright Royalty Board negotiations over frozen ...
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Atty. Chris Castle Calls Out Radio’s Latest Pitch On Performance Royalties
(Hypebot) — “Nobody is buying what they’re selling because it’s just more snake oil.” says Attorney Chris Castle of the NAB, the radio ...
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All Sound & Fury: The Confused Thesis Of U.S. Copyright Office’s Unmatched Music Report
(Hypebot) — Although the Copyright Office’s recent unmatched music report makes an effort to match transitory royalty payments and settle up with songwriters, it ...
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Music NFTs Face Multiple Legal Hurdles
(Hypebot) — Chris Castle digs into the thorny future of NFT payments and transactions – the newest “saviors” of the music business. Guest ...
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When Will The Mechanical Licensing Collective Begin Making Payments To Artists
(Hypebot) — The Mechanical Licensing Collective is now essentially the sole mechanical licensing/royalty go-between in the US, and artists are wondering when and ...
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