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by Kristin Thomson

DIY Musicians––Alone Together

One of the music community’s most popular – and romantic – memes is that...

by Megan Dervin-Ackerman

Amanda Palmer’s Prowess

Amanda Palmer, a punk cabaret singer and one of the most productive users of...

by Frederic Choquette

Reassessing Spotify

The arrival of Spotify to the United States in July of 2011 brought a lot of...

by Emilie Bogrand

ISP Takedown Notices

‘Graduated response plans’ are geared towards fighting illegal...

by Aaron Gottlieb and Zosia Boczanowski

Music’s Fizzy Logic

In July of last year, the Coca-Cola Company formalized a partnership with full...

by William Minion

Podcasts: The Cinderella Trade

Blogworld’s annual New Media Expo, billed as “The First and Only...

by Peter Alhadeff

Waiting for GRD

This is the second in a series of articles tracking ongoing efforts worldwide...

by Peter Alhadeff and MBJ Staff

Toward Global Rights

Music is a complex commodity bundled with many rights. As intellectual...

by Andrea Johnson

Music Supervisors and Synch Licenses

After watching prime time dramas such as ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, the amount...

by Mary LaFrance

U.S. Performance Rights in Sound Recordings

In 2008, the Department of Commerce urged Congress to expand the statutory...

by Aaron Gottlieb

Protect IP: A Dramatic Step In US Anti-Piracy Legi...

The Protect IP Act (Senate Bill S968), short for Preventing Real Online...

by Zosia Boczanowski

Spotify: Not Out Of The Woods Yet

Spotify could be in danger of becoming just another flash in the pan music...