It’s difficult for me to write a response to the CEO of the RIAA Mr. Sherman’s NY Times Op-Ed piece “What Wikipedia Won’t Tell You” that is not emotional. What should be a black and white conversation about respecting copyright is mired in the fact that the RIAA’s credibility has eroded as quickly as its control of the music industry.
Or said another way, the RIAA has become part of the problem of protecting copyright due to its occasional less than honest approach to things. You just can’t take what the RIAA says at face value as their agenda is not clear—is it to protect copyright or is it to protect the interests of its label members at any cost?
February 16, 2012
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In a recent editorial, Cary Sherman (Chief Executive of the Recording Industry Association of America, which represents music labels) makes the argument that in order to stop SOPA, websites like Google and Wikipedia are presenting lies in order to advance an agenda:
“The hyperbolic mistruths, presented on the home pages of some of the world’s most popular Web sites, amounted to an abuse of trust and a misuse of power. When Wikipedia and Google purport to be neutral sources of information, but then exploit their stature to present information that is not only not neutral but affirmatively incomplete and misleading, they are duping their users into accepting as truth what are merely self-serving political declarations.”
February 16, 2012
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TuneCore’s heading to Nashville, with two FREE events on February 27th that will discuss how artists’ recordings and songs generate money, where that money is, and why they are not getting their royalties in the emerging digital music industry. Both events are free and open to the public, limited space available.
TuneCore Presents: Every Artist’s Six Legal Copyrights: How They Generate Money, Where Your Money is, and Why You Aren’t Getting It
TuneCore Founder/CEO Jeff Price & President TuneCore Publishing Administration Jamie Purpora will present a seminar on the exclusive rights every artist receives as soon as he or she creates an original work. These rights protect your songs and generate money. Learn why you’re not getting all of the royalties you’re owed in the digital music industry.
February 16, 2012
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in Music Publishing & Copyright,Songwriting,The Industry
The first royalty payments from iMatch are in, and they got me excited – the total amount is over $10,000 for the first two months.
This is magic money that Apple made exist out of thin air for copyright holders.
Let me explain:
iMatch monetizes the existing behavior of the consumer for copyright holders and artists. Consumers don’t need to do anything new—they just need to listen to their pre-existing music.
February 7, 2012
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And To Whom They Must Pay Royalties In Order To Sell Music In Their Stores
In order for a digital music service like AmazonMP3 and others to allow a song to be downloaded, it must get two separate licenses and make two separate payments.
The licenses are:
-One from the person or entity that controls the recordings (like a record label)
-One from the person or entity that represents the rights of the songwriter
February 2, 2012
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