Jason Mendelson, co-founder of the venture capital firm Foundry Group, recently co-authored “Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist”(John Wiley, 2011) with...
Jason Mendelson On Venture Capital
1Reassessing Spotify
2ISP Takedown Notices
3by Megan Graney
Sirius XM vs. SoundExchange
On March 27th, 2012 PRNewswire reported that Sirius XM Radio filed a complaint against SoundExchange, Inc. and American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). The complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. According to Sirius’ complaint,...
Read MoreIMR’s Scoping Report
At the end of February, WIPO and its International Music Registry group (IMR) released a long-awaited “Study on the Role and Functions of the International Music Registry.” The MBJ has been covering the subject since December 2011, and last month we reported on a parallel initiative—the...
Read Moreby Jodi Beggs
Pricing Music
A good pricing strategy is critical for any industry, from automobiles to...
The Epic Saga of Finnish Metal
Finland, the small and remote country in the Northeastern corner of Europe, is...
by Aaron Gottlieb and Zosia Boczanowski
Music’s Fizzy Logic
In July of last year, the Coca-Cola Company formalized a partnership with full...





