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
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Infringement
This is how insane music copyright claims have become: Totally. F**cked.
About ten days ago, the Geeks&Beats podcast I host with Michael Hainsworth received a takedown notice from Universal Music, alleging
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Random music news for Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, had her tenth birthday yesterday. She still thinks she’s a puppy, which is fine by
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Why Are So Many Artists Giving Co-Writing Credits to Others?
We’re running out of melodies. After almost seventy years of modern rock and popular music, it’s become insanely hard to
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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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The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Verdict: Still Causing Issues–And This is Very Bad for Music
I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that
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“Dancing Baby,” Prince Case Shuffling Off to the Supreme Court?
Hard to believe that after nearly 10 years, the “Dancing Baby” lawsuit is still in process. Even harder to believe
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I Called It: The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Has Made the Music Industry Paranoid
When the verdict in the “Blurred Lines” vs. “Got to Give It Up” trial came down, I told everyone who
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Trent Reznor Slaps Down Alberta Politicians
You knew this had to happen. When Alberta premier Rachel Notley got together with the mayors of Edmonton (Don Iveson) and
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Now T.I. is Caught Up in the “Blurred Lines” Case
You thought it was over, did you? Hah! Pamela Chelin reports in The Wrap how this whole thing just keeps
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