The music business has been screwed up for a hopelessly long time, but change is afoot: Congress, courts and the Justice Department are all poised in coming months to shake up how companies… Read more »
Music lovers finally caught a break this week as a federal judge ruled SiriusXM can appeal a jaw-dropping ruling that created a new type of copyright royalty, and that could oblige digital media companies… Read more »
Internet radio service Pandora is striking back against former members of the band The Turtles, claiming that the musicians’ lawsuits — which seek a new set of royalty payments for songs dating from before 1972 — amount to an illegal restriction… Read more »
The music industry’s surprise victory against SiriusXM last week led to predictions of follow-on lawsuits — a prediction that is already coming true. Read more »
In a ruling that could put major new costs on digital radio services, a judge ruled that the music industry can claim additional copyright in pre-1972 recordings under state law. Read more »
The Justice Department will reexamine rules that require music publishers to license their song catalogs to everyone on a more or less equal basis. Read more »
Here we go again. The music industry is taking another run at Pandora and other digital services in Congress, claiming they should pay for pre-1972 recordings even though AM/FM stations do… Read more »
Record companies are using obscure state laws to take another legal whack at Pandora. Making a scapegoat out of the internet radio service is unlikely, however, to make new money for… Read more »
Musicians and popular radio service Pandora are throwing mud at each other again. Who do you side with? Here’s an easy-to-read Q&A to explain the issues. Read more »