ASCAP Daily Brief

Wednesday, January 22, 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. "Copyright theft is theft as in identity, not in car." Richard Bennett - Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Tech Policy Is Not A Religion By Robert Atkinson -- "Digital libertarians" and "digital technocrats" want us to believe their way is the truth and the light. It's not that black and white. [Long and wonky but essential reading for those who create Intellectual Property (music in our case), and those who appreciate the value human creativity brings to our lives.] The 'Reason and Nature' of Intellectual Property: Copyright and Patent in The Federalist Papers (.pdf) By Randolph J. May and Seth L. Cooper -- "A thoroughly primitive 18th Century utilitarian understanding of IP rights would regard them as a means to the greatest good for the greatest number according to some sort of calculation about collective human pleasure and pain responses. But a utilitarian understanding of human life, liberty or property devoid of any inherent sense of what is right, just or good, would have been foreign to those who framed and ratified the US Constitution." Billboard's Stream & Digital Counts Begin Affecting Top 100 – What Does This Mean For The Future Of Charts, Music? By Andy Lykens -- Bon Jovi jumped back in the top 100 a short while ago with their 1986 hit "Livin' On A Prayer." It was boosted to #25 thanks to a viral video of a fan dancing like a maniac at a basketball game combined with Billboard's recent inclusion of streams and downloads into it's chart-determining formula. 1992 – A New Home in Music City By ASCAP100 -- After 30 years, ASCAP’s Nashville branch outgrows its initial headquarters. In order to accommodate the burgeoning country music business, the Society builds a new, state-of-the-art building in 1992, where it continues to reside and flourish today. So Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Trent Reznor Walk Into a Bar... By Andrew Orlowski -- Today finally sees the launch of the much-delayed and much-hyped anticipated Beats Music service in the USA. REVIEW: Beats Music By Brad Hill Dotcom's Baboom Service Launches in NZ: 'Only Pay for Music If You like It' By Chris Keall How Vinyl Records Are Made By Chris Higgins Weekly Copyright Issues Wrap Up...January 17th, 2014 By The Copyright Alliance Nashville's Music Row to See More Mixed-Use Projects By Getahn Ward -- [Couple of things about this article 1. For we "old timers," the dissipation of the music business away from Music Row is sad. There was no better music vibe in the world than The Row in its heyday. And, 2. The smaller picture on the lower left side of this article is a head-on shot of the building Lawrence Welk built on Music Row while I was head of his publishing companies. Great writers, great staff, more fun than a barrel of hillbillies. Wait a minute, it was a barrel of hillbillies. Loved it.More here.] Google Glass User Detained at the Movies over Piracy Fears By Brian Fung -- Don't wear Google Glass to the movies if you actually want to see the movie. Tavi Gevinson Rockets from Rookie to Teen Pop-Culture Heights By Deborah Vankin -- High schooler and creator of online magazine Rookie, Tavi Gevinson is busy fashioning a DIY media empire that speaks to teens. Amazon Knows What You Want Before You Do By Mike Cassidy -- With the latest news from Amazon (via the Wall Street Journal), I'm convinced the day is coming that I'm going to wake up in a pair of pajamas that I never ordered and never knew I wanted... The Best Sounding Plug-in In The World By Russ Hughes -- ...modern plug-ins have virtually leveled the playing field and given all of us, irrespective of being rich or poor, access to great tools for use in our DAW. Listen to All the Best Original Song Oscar Nominees By Lindsey Weber 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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