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More musical copyright craziness: Every melody has been copyrighted and stored on one hard drive.

Wait. What? Damoen Riehl and Noah Rubin have set out to catalogue and copyright every single melody that’s musically and

About ten days ago, the Geeks&Beats podcast I host with Michael Hainsworth received a takedown notice from Universal Music, alleging

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, had her tenth birthday yesterday. She still thinks she’s a puppy, which is fine by

We’re running out of melodies. After almost seventy years of modern rock and popular music, it’s become insanely hard to

In what’s bound to be viewed a scary decision for internet service providers (ISPs), Cox Communications, a cable and internet

A federal court in Virginia ruled that an ISP could be held liable for one of its users sharing pirated

I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that

Hard to believe that after nearly 10 years, the “Dancing Baby” lawsuit is still in process. Even harder to believe

When the verdict in the “Blurred Lines” vs. “Got to Give It Up” trial came down, I told everyone who

You knew this had to happen. When Alberta premier Rachel Notley got together with the mayors of Edmonton (Don Iveson) and

You thought it was over, did you? Hah! Pamela Chelin reports in The Wrap how this whole thing just keeps

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver