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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

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver