YouTube’s new policy on song snippets will cost musicians big bucks
YouTube won’t be helping musicians track down and demand payment from people who use tiny snippets of their music –
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Telecom companies want the CRTC to block piracy sites (as they define them)
If telecom companies in Canada have their way, it’s possible net neutrality will be limited in the Great White North
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Pizzagate, Pai and net neutrality: What happens next
As expected, the US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted along party lines to repeal Obama-era net neutrality regulations. Just
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Some Say the Internet Hasn’t Turned Out So Good for Musicians. This Video Explains.
Here’s producer T-Bone Burnett explaining why the Internet hasn’t turned out what it was supposed to be–especially for musicians. T
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ISP to Pay $8.4 Million for Copyright Infringement
In what’s bound to be viewed a scary decision for internet service providers (ISPs), Cox Communications, a cable and internet
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Weird ISP Piracy Case Gets Support from RIAA, MPAA
A federal court in Virginia ruled that an ISP could be held liable for one of its users sharing pirated
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Even Lawyers Make Predictions: Music Laws to Watch in 2017
‘Tis the season, after all, to take stock of all that came before in the god-forsaken year that was 2016
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Safe Harbour Provisions and Copyright Laws: A Fun Day In Court
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has within it something called “safe harbour” provisions, intended to protect internet providers from
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No “Safe Harbor” in DMCA for Repeat Copyright Infringers
An early cloud service for the storing and sharing of MP3s was led by a CEO who knowingly encouraged his
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Have You Noticed Certain Music Videos Disappearing from Your Facebook Feed? Here’s Why.
Cover videos are really popular on YouTube. People set up a camera and recorded themselves singing and performing a favourite
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A Legal Way to Post, and Monetize, Cover Songs
For artists who aren’t Mandy Jiroux and want to cover their favourite song on YouTube or another platform, there’s a
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