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"Copyright theft is theft as in identity, not in car."
Richard Bennett - Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
The Siren Song of Efficiency in Music LicensingBy Bartlett D. Cleland -- Yes, music licensing could be more efficient, and the music industry sees the potential for greater value if it were, which should lead to greater efficiency. However, creating some new fair use exception to intellectual property protection is not the answer. As in every other area of the economy, it is markets that will lead to greater efficiency in music licensing, but weakening property rights will destroy those same markets.
12 Days of Music MonetizationBy Ariel Hyatt -- I reached out to some of my favorite colleagues in the music business and asked them to contribute an article that talks about "making money from your music." I left it fairly open and their responses are FANTASTIC! Here is a list of the topics and each one is a full-length article...
FCC Shelves Pandora's Bid For South Dakota Radio StationBy Ed Christman -- Pandora has received word from the FCC that it is no longer processing its application for the transfer of the ownership of broadcasting license for KXMZ, the Rapid City, SD radio station it acquired last June.
1987 – Horne of PlentyBy ASCAP100 -- Lena Horne is added to the distinguished list of ASCAP Pied Piper Award recipients, in recognition of her 50 years as an actress, recording artist and performer...
How Technology Killed the FutureBy Douglas Rushkoff -- Sure, the rate at which information spreads and multiplies has accelerated, but what's taking place now is more than a mere speeding up. What we're experiencing is the amplification of everything that happens to be occurring at the moment, and a diminishment of everything that isn't. It's not just that Google search results favor the recent over the relevant; it's that suddenly an entire society does. [Thanks to Neil Turkewitz for the link.]
Learn About a New Music Genre Every DayBy Paul Lamere -- The Echo Nest knows about 800 genres of music (and that number is growing all the time). Among those 800 genres are ones that you already know about...But there are also hundreds of genres that you've probably never heard of. Genres like Filthstep, Dangdut or Skweee.
DEAN KAYDean 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).
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