Copyright
(Hypebot) — The Copyright Royalty Board announced plans to increase the mechanical royalty rates for product sales, which is great for songwriters. But ...
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Rare Fan Recordings Of Beatles’ Shows Can’t Be Heard Due To ‘Annoying’ Copyrights
(Hypebot) — According to Glyn Moody of tech dirt, Copyright law is constantly getting in the way of uncovering musical history, including rare ...
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U.S. Copyright Office Updated Reporting Requirements For Digital Music Providers
(CelebrityAccess) — The United States Copyright Office has issued an update to the reporting requirements for digital music providers to the Mechanical Licensing ...
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Will Heirs Get Multi-Million Dollar Music Catalogs Back In 35 years?
(Hypebot) — Superstar artists and songwriters are selling their catalogs for enormous sums, but their heirs may actually be able sell them a second ...
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Copyright Board Rejects 9.1¢ Physical, Download Mechanical Rate, But What Should It Be?
(Hypebot) — The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board has rejected a proposed settlement between National Music Publishers, the Nashville Songwriters Assn. International and the ...
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Ed Sheeran Reacts To ‘Shape Of You’ Court Win: ‘There’s Only So Many Notes’
(Hypebot) — Ed Sheeran has won a long court battle over a plagiarism accusation regarding his hit single Shape of You. After the ...
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Artists That Plagiarized From Other Artists… Or Did They?
(Hypebot) — Did Dua Lipa steal the musical elements from a song she heard in an elevator? Keep reading to find out. A guest ...
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Who Owns Machine / AI Created Music?
(Hypebot) — If a computer automates a creative work, who owns the copyrights? The machine? The computers owner? No one? Let’s find out. ...
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Multi-Million Rights Deals Could Lead To Demands For Perpetual Copyright
(Hypebot) — Will the explosion in multi-million deals for artist rights and catalogs lead investors to push for perpetual copyrights so that they ...
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Recent Report Uncovers The Absurd Volume Of YouTube’s Absurd Copyright Claims
(Hypebot) — Youtube’s recent Copyright Transparency report reveals the superfluous copyright infringement cases it has had in the last year. A guest post by Timothy ...
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