ASCAP Daily Brief

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

We are pleased to offer you the ASCAP Daily Brief powered by The Dean's List This daily email, compiled by ASCAP Board member, music publisher and songwriter Dean Kay, cuts through the media clutter to bring you links to the most relevant news and commentary on the rapidly evolving music industry and how it affects your future livelihood. Now the ASCAP Daily Brief can be accessed on the Headlines page of ASCAP.com and in the ASCAP RSS Feed. Tech companies and criminals have made billions supporting the illegal exploitation of our cultural past while ruthlessly pursuing the dismantling of incentives creators need to fashion our cultural future [MUST VIEW: This 60 Minutes investigation proves that the tech industry is a bigger threat to our well being than the NSA. I'm not paranoid after all.] VIDEO: The Data Brokers: Selling Your Personal Information By Steve Kroft -- Over the past six months or so, a huge amount of attention has been paid to government snooping, and the bulk collection and storage of vast amounts of raw data in the name of national security. What most of you don't know, or are just beginning to realize, is that a much greater and more immediate threat to your privacy is coming from thousands of companies you've probably never heard of, in the name of commerce. Google: Too Big to Nail? By John C. Greiner -- The case, currently pending in federal court in San Jose, asks the court to certify a class of Google customers who claim that Google intercepted and read private e-mails to create tailored advertising and build user profiles... The Robots Are Coming for Your Job. Here's How to Respond By Matt McFarland -- [Eric Schmidt (Google again) wants us to embrace robot co-workers. Wonder if he has ever been to Detroit?] Amazon Reportedly Inching Toward a Music Service (UPDATE) By Brad Hill -- Billboard offers a report of discussions with music industry sources, indicating that Amazon's negotiations with music labels is going badly, offering licensing rates that one label owner calls "insane."...With low proposed fixed pools (one for indies and one for major labels), Amazon appears to be attempting to devalue the wholesale cost of music. [Of Men and Mice] Disney Bets $1 Billion on Technology to Track Theme-Park Visitors By Christopher Palmeri -- [Thanks to J. Fred Knobloch for the link.] What is the Effect of File Sharing on the Creation of New Music? By George S. Ford, PhD -- Congress is now actively reviewing copyright law, with some hoping to strengthen copyright's protections while others aim to weaken them. As the debate heats up, an increasing amount of research effort is being devoted to the study of copyright, with significant attention directed at the effects of piracy. [Thanks to Neil Turkewitz for the link.] Weekly Copyright Issues Wrap Up...March 7, 2014 By The Copyright Alliance -- Provided courtesy of American Continental Group (ACG). The Oscar Selfie: Why Copyright Analysis Should Be Left To Copyright Lawyers By Paul Fakler -- [Thanks to Terry Hart for the link.] The DMCA Is Not An Alibi: The Googlization of Art and Artists By Chris Castle -- According to Google's most recent Transparency Report, Google receives 20 million take down notices a month for search alone. Spanish p2p Websites Stop Linking to Infringing Content By Telecompaper Neil Young Touts MP3 Player That's No Piece of Crap By Richard Chirgwin -- Crazy Horse man saddles up "Pono" for digital audiophiles. Self-Employed Musician? Get Ready For Tax Time! By Hypebot -- Until software programmers come out with a package especially for us musicians, there are some basic things you'll want to know – even if you hire a professional to help – to save yourself time and stress with tax prep. How Flight Drummers Got 500,000 YouTube Views In 10 Months By Clyde Smith -- Flight Drummers is a drumming education company that used YouTube to grow their services and events. Over a course of 10 months they grew a small YouTube channel to a subscriber base of over 8400 and over 500k views. Mike Curb Puts His Own Spin on Music Business By Nate Rau -- Mike Curb estimates there were 700 independent record labels doing business when he launched his Sidewalk Records label in 1964...With 433 No. 1 records and more than 1,500 top-10 records, Curb's company has achieved success he didn't expect when he lived in the janitor's area of an office building because he couldn't afford an apartment. [Are you kidding me?] Wealthier People Are More Musical, Report Suggests By George Arnett -- Do wealthy people really have a better grasp of music? That is the finding of analysis by researchers at Goldsmiths University into what is claimed to be the biggest musical psychology survey ever. DEAN KAY Dean Kay has been at the helm of some of the most highly respected and forward thinking music publishing companies in the world, first as COO of the Welk Music Group, then as President/CEO of the US division of the PolyGram International Publishing Group, and now as President/CEO of his own precedent setting venture, Lichelle Music Company. Prior to his involvement in publishing, he was a successful songwriter, having had hundreds of his compositions recorded - including "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra. Mr. Kay has been a member of the Board of Directors of ASCAP since 1989 and is Chairman of its New Technologies Committee. He is also on the Board of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). The ASCAP Daily Brief-Powered by The Dean's List is intended as a guide to direct music professionals to key articles about issues facing the entertainment industry. Recipients are encouraged to read further about the issues by accessing the complete article through the links provided. Author attribution is provided with each article, and none of the links allow readers to by-pass subscription archive gateways. Please note that all editorial comments are indicated in brackets. Questions? Comments? Please Contact Us

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