Blog Utopia COO Roberto Neri puts forward his case for an overhaul of how music creators earn and receive money
News "Gymshark’s infringement was clearly willful. Among other things, the social media platforms on which Gymshark posted the infringing Gymshark Videos expressly state that users have no right to infringe music, particularly in connection with commercial activities."
News Warner Music Group, Alien Records and several others are also named in the suit
News Spotify's in-house AI expert, François Pachet, is a co-founder of the new technology, now being reviewed for a European patent
News But that doesn't mean new rates have been rejected or amended (yet, anyway)
News Bill rejected in its current form by 318 votes to 278 today (July 5)
News Works Claiming and Recordation function now available for premium users
News Act aims to reform US copyright policy to better compensate the creators of music
News 'It’s clear that the verses of ‘Get Free’ use musical elements found in the verses of ‘Creep’'
News 'Chill' playlists being infiltrated by Spotify-owned recordings, MBW learns
News Producer doesn't mince his words at Primavera
News Leonard Cohen and others welcome move
Blog Garbage photographer vents in reaction to request for free pics
News 'Thicke and Pharrell did not have the right to use Marvin Gaye's song without permission'
Blog Jeff Price highlights concerns around mechanical rights in the US