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Tuesday, November 05, 2013

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 ASCAP Celebrates 100 Years in 100 Days with Launch of Interactive Centennial Site By ASCAP -- ASCAP hits its 100-year milestone on February 13th, 2014...As it approaches its birthday, ASCAP is celebrating its 100-year history – and looking ahead to its future – by launching its 100 Years, 100 Days campaign and website today. Survey and Interview: iTunes Radio Little Threat to Pandora By Brad Hill -- Investment firm Canaccord Genuity surveyed Pandora users who have tried iTunes Radio, to get a picture of its existential threat to Pandora. The survey's headline indicates a limited downside to Pandora: "92% of iTunes Radio Listeners Still Use Pandora." Digitally Pirated Music, Films and Software Cost $80bn per Year By CBR Staff Writer Disney and Dish Wrangle Not Over Broadcast Fees, but the Future of TV By Brian Stelter Seeking More Pay for Delayed Play By Bill Carter -- ...with the pace of delayed viewing increasing ever more rapidly, a chorus of network executives is pushing for a new change — payment for seven days of commercial viewing on everything from computer screens and tablets to TV sets. UK Implements Copyright Term Extension From 50 to 70 Years By Intellectual Property Watch -- Recorded performers and musicians will also benefit, after 50 years following publication of the sound recording, from some additional novel and innovative measures including... The 10 Companies That Own the Internet By Zoe Fox Think Before You Post By John C. Greiner -- I understand completely that the headline to this article is a trite cliché...But having said that, it also appears the admonition is not trite enough to be universally obeyed. An Atlanta police officer recently learned a tough lesson on this point from a federal appeals court. Becoming Attractions: a Brief History of Film Trailers By David Fear Bach Unwigged: The Man Behind The Music By Tom Huizenga How Long Is The Perfect Concert? By Stephen Thompson -- Anyone who's ever worked in front of a crowd can tell you what it's like to lose an audience's interest; to feel a shift in the split-second between a moment that works and a moment that causes an audience's entire collective mind to wander simultaneously. Sound Professionals - Our Job May Be Putting Us Into An Early Grave By Russ Hughes -- For most of us our days are spent sat in front of mixers, or computers. In fact the producer's chair has long been seen as an ultimate cool. It seems it's not the sex and drugs and rock and roll that will get us in a grave these days, but simply sitting down all day. Digital Music, In The Truest Sense By Scott Simon -- Like a tap dancer of the hands, Darren Drouin slaps, clicks, claps and snaps his way to YouTube stardom. He even includes a tutorial on "freestyle finger snapping" so you can snap your own tune. Video: Freestyle Finger Snapping [Wonder what would happen if we mashed this up with a little Eephing.] 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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