by Ashley Jones | Nov 30, 2021 | Front Page, Issues, Media
There is a lot of buzz around the concept of a “Metaverse.” The company formerly known as Facebook recently announced its ambition to create a futuristic, immersive social experience, and to achieve this, it will become a new hub for listening to, discovering and...
by Ashley Jones | Oct 25, 2021 | Front Page, Issues, Media
The NMPA and NSAI are in a “David versus Goliath courtroom scenario that began with rate proposals that were submitted from all sides to the court last week,” write the organizations’ leaders. Next year, a trial will take place that will determine...
by Ashley Jones | Oct 19, 2021 | Front Page, Issues
This guest column was written by David Israelite, president & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, the trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriting partners. They say there are no secrets in the music...
by Ashley Jones | Oct 15, 2021 | Front Page, Issues
You might want to sit down for this one, songwriters. Music streaming service owners including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora and Google have all filed documents with the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) this week to tell them what they think they should pay...
by Ashley Jones | Apr 5, 2021 | Front Page, Issues, Media
“Last year music creators sent more than 2 million notices to Twitter of unlicensed and infringing appearances of copyrighted music on the platform.” Twitter is always thinking of new ways to communicate and connect. The most recent example came just last...
by Charlotte Sellmyer | Feb 17, 2021 | Front Page, Issues, Media
A total of 20 DSPs have transferred a combined $424.38 million in accrued historical unmatched royalties to The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) as required in order for them to seek the Music Modernization Act‘s (MMA) limitation on liability for past...
