‘Graduated response plans’ are geared towards fighting illegal online file sharing and have been implemented over the past two and a half years in France,…
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…
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…
A good pricing strategy is critical for any industry, from automobiles to music. Even though economists and psychologists have plenty to say about prices beyond…
Peregrination, defined as travel from one place to another especially on foot, is often associated with a religious experience. Not so the South by…
At the inaugural Grammy Award ceremony in 1959, recipients were culled from a meagre twenty-eight categories. These indicated the sociopolitical status quo under the Eisenhower…
Finland, the small and remote country in the Northeastern corner of Europe, is highly regarded by the global metalhead community. Its capital Helsinki contends for…
In July of last year, the Coca-Cola Company formalized a partnership with full service licensing company Music Dealers. The deal narrows the gap between artists…
Blogworld’s annual New Media Expo, billed as “The First and Only Industry-wide Conference, Tradeshow and Media Event for All New Media”, is comprised of bloggers,…
This is the second in a series of articles tracking ongoing efforts worldwide to develop a single registry of songs. In our December cover piece,…
Chris Woods is the cofounder and COO of TuneSat. Since launching in 2009, TuneSat has helped rights holders collect millions of dollars that would otherwise…
Less than ten years ago, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg developed Facebook. Since then, many books, an Oscar winning movie, and, of course, the Internet have…
In a creative industry, what pattern of artistic influences increases the likelihood that an artist will produce innovative products? This research examines all major artists…
Recent debates over a pair of proposed Hollywood backed antipiracy bills have highlighted the public’s concern in allowing government control over major parts of the…