In June of 2007, the Belgian Court of First Instance ordered Scarlet, a Belgian Internet Service Provider, to use filtering technology to purge their network…
In comparison with last year’s holiday season, recorded music sales revenue has decreased markedly. According to Nielsen SoundScan, volume sales of 1) albums (physical and…
If a recent October article in Business Week had been published six months earlier, I would have most certainly thought it to be an April…
The drop in annual recorded music sales is nowadays taken for granted in almost every domestic market. Indeed, global music sales, as reported by the…
For the first time in 28 years, The Eagles, responsible for hits such as “Hotel California” and “Desperado”, released on October 30 their new CD…
According to the music publication NME (nme.com), the newly reunited Led Zeppelin has entered the UK’s Top Forty singles chart with their 1971 classic, “Stairway…
During the last couple of years, there was a spike in vinyl sales. This year, the format is expected to grow 23.4% and Newbury Comics…
The Harvard Law R.A.P. may conjure images of iced-out beat-boxers briefing cases in a dusty old library. However, this clinical program offered by one of…
“The business model is crumbling” From the piano roll to the VHS, from the DVD to the iPod®, the entertainment industry is a constantly changing…
What exactly is sampling and at what point does it become illegal? Sampling is the process of taking a piece of music, whether an instrumental…
“Voluntary Compliance is Mandatory” It is again that time of year when we must face one of the certainties of life. Income taxes! To most…
Synch Licenses Break Through During this time in the music world where conditions are less than desirable and constantly changing, we, as young student musicians,…
Songwriting competitions are a very popular way for amateur songwriters to have their music heard. For a writer that may or may not perform, a…