In its initial incarnation and a peer-to-peer service, LimeWire had a few problems with rights holders, leading to the service shutting down; now, the platform is...
The Copyright Office's recently appointed Chief Economist Brent Lutes is working on a study on gender disparity in the copyright sector, in collaboration with Joel Waldfogel,...
Anghami — the leading music streaming platform in the Middle East and North Africa — has posted revenues of $35,5 million for fiscal year 2021, up...
Content and tech veteran Ned Sherman has joined Skybound Entertainment as Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer. He was previously partner and leader of the digital...
British neighbouring rights society PPL has collected revenues of £252.8 million (€299.7m) in 2021, a 12% increase (or £27.1 million) over 2020, but still £20m short from 2019’s record £271.8m....
BMG has promoted Dominique Casimir to Chief Content Officer. She was EVP Repertoire & Marketing EU, APAC & LATAM, and with global responsibility for Synch and...
SUISA Digital — a Liechtenstein-based subsidiary of Swiss rights society SUISA — is suing short format platform Snapchat for copyright infringement. SUISA said Snapchat "refuses" to...
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California has affirmed a previous ruling stating that Antonia Basilotta, known as Toni Basil, has full...
June 6-9, 2022 Canadian Music Week's conference and festival are back in person at the Intercontinental Hotel Toronto. Website here. June 13-16, 2022 Indie Week 2022,...
On May 12, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) introduced the Promoting Peace, Education, and Cultural Exchange (PEACE) through Music Diplomacy Act. The bipartisan and...
