Music Publisher
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P2P music sharing needs regulation to work
News Government legislation and a reliable royalty system must be implemented for peer-to-peer music file sharing networks to work in Asia, say industry watchers.
Tags: Peer to peer, Digital rights management (DRM), Music, Regulation, BayTSP, P2P, Japan, research director, digital-rights management, network
Eminem sues Apple for copyright infringement
News Rap singer alleges Apple needs permission from publishers before selling music on iTunes, news report says.
Tags: Copyright
Napster close to major music deal
News The file-swapping company is close to announcing an agreement with music publishers that will help clear the way for its planned subscription service.
Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share
News Music publishers and songwriters want Apple and other Web retailers to pay performance fees for music samples and video downloads. What's right here?
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Music, Apple Inc., TV, Apple iTunes, movie, performance, payment, music publisher, Income
Judge sides with YouTube on several copyright issues
News US Federal court dismissed some of the copyright complaints made by a class of plaintiffs because they were made overseas and aren't protected by US copyright law.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Federal Government, Viacom Inc., Google Inc., Class Action, YouTube Inc., New York, copyright law, Judge
Hey Eminem, blame the system, not Apple
News A copyright suit filed by the rap star only points to bigger problems with the music industry that won't be easily solved in the courtroom.
Tags: Copyright
Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?
News YouTube's internal e-mail indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
Tags: Web 2.0, Digital rights management (DRM), Google Inc., Viacom Inc., Web 2.0, Matz, TV, Entertainment Company, Entertainment Industry, Video
A different approach to music
Blogs How original can your idea be? Sometimes, the best ideas are not radically new ones but just a twist on an existing idea...
Music industry's new Internet problem
News Streaming music sites with freely accessible content are being used by growing number of listeners as substitute for buying music.
Tags: Music, MySpace, Song, Apple iTunes, Sales, Music Industry, Last.fm, Imeem, Saila-Ngita, online music
Media gurus: User-generated content a big threat
News Amateur videos, podcasts, wikis and blogs can compete effectively against offerings from big media companies, industry execs say.
Tags: Web sites, Web services
French sports groups join suit against YouTube
News A music publishing company also joins the class action lawsuit filed last month.
Last waltz for Grokster
News File-swap stalwart pulls plug on P2P network as it settles copyright case with movie and music foes.
Tags: Peer to peer, Music, Copyright
Music lyrics site pulls content offline
News A popular Canadian song lyrics site has taken most of its content temporarily offline as a peace offering to potentially litigious music publishers.
Ring tone music piracy thriving in Asia
News The boom in the mobile phone download industry in Asia has produced extensive music piracy, and copyright owners are fighting a hard battle to claim royalties.
Label deal to unclog music logjam
News A last legal roadblock to mainstream music-subscription services on the Web appears ready to fall, with a deal between music publishers and the record labels on the table.
