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Delhi High Court orders ISPs in India to block access to 20 stream ripping sites

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Delhi High Court has ordered ISPs in India to block access to 20 stream ripping sites, following legal action taken by local recorded music industry organisation IMI and international labels' body IFPI, acting on behalf of Sony Music India, Universal Music India and Warner Music India. The two organisations said it was "the first successful blocking action targeting stream ripping sites in India" and that the decision resulted in "disrupting one of the most prominent forms of music piracy in th...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Warner Chappell Music names Wan Yin Koh as Vice President, Business Development, Digital for the Asia Pacific region

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Warner Music Group's publishing division Warner Chappell Music has appointed Wan Yin Koh as Vice President, Business Development, Digital, for the Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Wan Yin reports to Natalie Madaj, Executive Vice President, Global Digital. In her new role, Wan Yin will "spearhead Warner Chappell Music’s digital licensing and partnership strategies across the region, focusing on driving revenue growth and navigating the complex, rapidly evolving digital ecosystems of the ...

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Bruce Resnikoff named Chairman of Universal Music Enterprises as Jamie Krents is promoted to President and CEO

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Universal Music Group (UMG) has elevated Bruce Resnikoff (pictured, left) to Chairman of Universal Music Enterprises (UMe), the global catalogue division of UMG, while Jamie Krents (pictured, right) has been promoted to President and CEO of UMe, in addition to his current role as President and CEO of UMG’s Verve Label Group. As part of his new position, Resnikoff will focus on "expanding UMe’s activities including estate management, as well as acquiring name and likeness, recorded music, and au...

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RCA Records re-launches JIVE Records led by Mike Weiss and David Melhado

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Sony Music label RCA Records has re-launched JIVE Records as a frontline standalone label and appointed former UnitedMasters executives Mike Weiss (pictured, right) and David Melhado (pictured, left) as the new unit's co-Presidents. "JIVE Records returns with a mission to honor its legacy while reimagining it for today’s music landscape," said Sony Music in a statement. "Driven by bold creative instincts, JIVE Records, which will exist as a frontline standalone label, will focus on new signings...

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